dwelt, held up in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out
led, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, never dangerous
held up in rear, headway 2f out, led entering final furlong, ran on strongly
tracked leader, led 2f out, headed entering final furlong, soon no extra
towards rear, headway 2f out, beaten when not much room entering final furlong
in touch, pushed along and lost place halfway, stayed on one pace final 2f
tracked leaders, effort and every chance entering final furlong, one pace towards finish
European Dream, Hassaad and Zero Tolerance are the three to focus on here, with Zero Tolerance taken to score on ground he relishes. European Dream is chasing a hat-trick after wins at Ripon and Redcar, but a six pound penalty for his latest success may just find him out, although he will handle the ground. Hassaad was backed into favouritism for the highly competitive Zetland Gold Cup following an Ascot win on his re-appearance, but was very unlucky, meeting trouble in running when travelling well. He was a disappointment next time, staying on but never really getting in a blow. He has only run once before on an easy suface, being well beaten on his debut, so he is taken on. After finishing down the field in highly competitive contests, Zero Tolerance ran very well to be close fourth at York last time. He has been given a month's break, and with the ground likely to be more testing here, he is given the nod, and Zero Tolerance can lead them home.
European Dream (IRE) 3-1fav (9-7) Held up in touch, ridden headway 2f out, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong to lead close home, won at Redcar 1m hcp 0-100 (2) sft beating Bailieborough (9-0) by a nk, 8 ran.
Zero Tolerance (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened towards finish, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Blythe Knight (8-9) at York 1m lst hcp (1) gs in May.
Swing The Ring (IRE) (8-7) Mid-division, soon beaten over 1f out, 12th of 13, 15l behind Garnica (8-9) at Baden-Baden 7f Grp 3 (1) sft in Oct.
Rio Riva 9-2jt-fav (9-7) Held up towards rear, always behind, 12th of 14, 30l behind Unshakable (8-8) at Epsom 1m 1f hcap (2) gs.
Kings Point (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Held up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 10l behind Blythe Knight (8-9) at York 1m lst hcp (1) gs in May.
Best Prospect (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Held up, never on terms, 13th of 17, 11l behind Emirates Skyline (9-4) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in May.
St Andrews (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, gradually faded, last of 8, 9l behind King of Argos (9-3) at Goodwood 1m hcap (2) gd.
Moody Tunes 11-2 (9-11) Held up behind leaders, switched right and led over 1f out, driven and kept on final furlong, won at Haydock 1m hcp 0-90 (3) hvy beating Vacation (9-13) by 1l, 9 ran.
Hassaad 11-8fav (9-4) Held up well in rear, headway on wide outside from 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never reached challenging position, 6th of 15, 5l behind Pintle (9-3) at Sandown 1m hcap (3) gd.
