in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish
mid-division, headway 3f out, led approaching final furlong, held on well
towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish
in touch, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, kept on same pace
chased leader, ridden over 2f out, no extra towards finish
behind, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous
in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon headway, led over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra towards finish
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish
rear division, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on and no impression
Nonrunner
The last three winners of this have lumped more than 9st to victory and two of those winners started favourite so class appears to be coming to the fore. Clever Cookie has developed into a very smart stayer but is a hold-up horse and, though a low draw can be a distinct advantage, the top weight could be in danger of finding trouble in-running from stall one - he would also have preferred a much easier surface. Willie Mullins' Max Dynamite is a fascinating runner as he's a decent hurdler and was a Group-class performer on the level in 2013. The lightly-raced Seamour beat a whole host of today's rivals when scoring at Haydock last month and looks the pick of Brian Ellison's quartet but one of those behind, NEARLY CAUGHT, is fancied to turn the tables here and come out best overall. Hughie Morrison's charge has always looked capable of winning a race like this and handled Polytrack well enough on his reappearance so shouldn't mind the quicker surface. Last year's winner Angel Gabrial is 7lb higher and was behind stable companions Gabrial's King and Gabrial's Star in the Chester Cup but Oasis Fantasy is worth a second look. He was only beaten half-a-length by Quest For More over 1m6f at Goodwood last month and got no sort of run behind Blue Surf at Epsom last time - the step up to 2m could bring about further improvement.
Max Dynamite (FR) 100-1 (9-2) 7th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Kizuna (9-2) at Longchamp(FR) 1m 4f 3yo Grp 2 (1) sft in Sep '13.
Quest For More (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Tracked clear leader, closed 3f out, challenged 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, driven out to hold on, won at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp 0-105 (2) gd in May beating Oasis Fantasy (8-9) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Suegioo (FR) 16-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, behind, outpaced 4f out, headway under pressure 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 4th of 15, 2 3/4l behind Seamour (8-7) at Haydock 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in May.
Angel Gabrial (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) In touch in mid-division, pushed along and effort 3f out, edged left over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 7l behind Clever Cookie (9-6) at York 1m 6f Listed stks (1) gd in May.
Blue Surf 20-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven out, won at Epsom Downs 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gf beating Gothic (8-10) by 1l, 19 ran.
Nearly Caught (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) Led 2f, tracked leader, led again over 3f out, headed inside final 2f, soon ridden, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 15, 2 1/2l behind Seamour (8-7) at Haydock 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in May.
Totalize 20-1 (9-4) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on, not reach winner, 2nd of 15, 1 3/4l behind Seamour (8-7) at Haydock 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in May.
Notarised 11-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, led 2f out, kept on, won at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gd beating Thunder Pass (8-7) by 1l, 11 ran.
Montefeltro 20-1 (9-8) Behind, outpaced 3f out, stayed on into mid-division final furlong, never nearer, 9th of 15, 10l behind Seamour (8-7) at Haydock 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in May.
Aramist (IRE) 9-2fav (9-1) In rear, ran in snatches, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, nearest finish, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Elidor (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May.
Buthelezi (USA) 12-1 (9-2) Led 10f out, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 19, 1 3/4l behind Blue Surf (9-6) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Oasis Fantasy (IRE) 9-2fav (9-0) Held up, headway over 2f out, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 19, 1 1/4l behind Blue Surf (9-6) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Gabrial's Star 16-1 (8-10) Mid-division, not clear run over 2f out, switched right well over 1f out, soon edged left, headway final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 17, 5l behind Trip To Paris (8-9) at Chester 2m 3f hcp (4yo+) (2) gs in May.
Min Alemarat (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Tracked winner, weakened over 2f out, last of 10, 38l behind Only Orsenfoolsies (8-10) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in May.
Seamour (IRE) 15-2 (8-7) In touch, headway 4f out, ridden to lead inside final 2f, stayed on well, won at Haydock 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in May beating Totalize (9-4) by 1 3/4l, 15 ran.
Gabrial's King (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) Towards rear of mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on final furlong, never troubled leaders, 8th of 15, 6l behind Seamour (8-7) at Haydock 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in May.
Swnymor (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders and keen, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 11, well behind Aramist (9-2) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp 0-95 (3) sft in May.
Resiliency (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Elidor (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May.
Rite To Reign 4-1fav (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure from over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Seamour (8-7) at Haydock 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in May.
Clever Cookie 9-4fav (9-6) Held up in last, headway 3f out, led travelling smoothly over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well to assert inside final furlong, won at York 1m 6f Listed stks (1) gd in May beating Nabatean (9-0) by 2 3/4l, 10 ran.
