held up, never troubled leaders
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
keen in touch, ridden 2f out, soon one pace
pulled hard in touch, ridden and every chance and hung right 1f out, no extra near finish
steady start, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, hampered and not clear run soon after, not recover
keen, held up in rear, headway from over 1f out, driven and stayed on to lead post
in touch, ridden and slightly outpaced over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
close up, ridden over 2f out, led just inside final furlong, headed post
tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon ridden, hung right over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, soon short of room and hampered, not recover
held up, no trouble leaders
keen, held up in last place, switch right over 1f out, switch left entering final furlong, ran on towards finish, not reach leaders
in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance when short of room over 1f out, not recover
led over 5f, weakened final furlong
A tough finale for punters and the tentative vote goes to the unexposed Parisian Dream ahead of Trepa, Aggravation and Optimus. The selection won well at Salisbury last time out on his third start and shaped as if this step up in trip would be right up his alley. He needs this quicker ground and is fancied to defy this mark of 76 on his handicap debut. Sonny Parkin won this race last year off a 3lb lower mark so warrants respect along with stablemate Old Romney. Optimus has won off this mark in the past and must be feared having proven that he is in good form with a claiming win last time out. Aggravation is now 3lbs above his highest winning mark having won two of his last three, whilst at a price Silent Applause could go well with a first-time visor installed. All in all this looks a tricky end to the racing, and just the tentative vote goes to Parisian Dream.
Ninth House (USA) 7-1 (8-13) Prominent on outer, ridden and brief effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Atlantic Story (8-8) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Rubenstar (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Mid-division, hampered 3f out, no danger after, 10th of 16, 7l behind Bold Marc (9-4) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Jun.
Carmenero (GER) 25-1 (9-1) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, effort 2f out, short of room over 1f out, switched left, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 4l behind Evident Pride (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-90 (3) std.
Sonny Parkin 7-1 (9-8) Raced stands' side, dwelt, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, headway final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 14, 2l behind Archiestown (9-6) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jul.
Aggravation 3-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up in rear and off pace, headway and switched right 2f out, chased leading pair on far side 1f out, no chance, 4th of 7, 5l behind Veiled Applause (9-2) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jun.
Smart Ass (IRE) 66-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong but never going pace to trouble leaders, 6th of 14, 9l behind Whazzis (8-7) at Ascot 1m lst fll stk (1) gs in Jul.
Silent Applause 16-1 (9-7) Held up, headway over 2f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, stayed on strongly, not reach winner, 2nd of 15, 2 1/2l behind Colinca's Lad (9-3) at Newmarket 1m app hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Parisian Dream 6-1 (9-3) Held up, headway 3f out, ridden to challenge final furlong, led close home, won at Salisbury 7f 3yo mdn (4) gf in Jun beating Esteem Machine (9-0) by a hd, 11 ran.
Old Romney 14-1 (8-11) Pulled hard, soon prominent, raced centre 7f out, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon lost place, 9th of 10, 16l behind Winter Sunrise (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Trepa (USA) 16-1 (9-1) Started slowly, always in rear, never a factor, last of 9, 12l behind Sandrey (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (4) gs in May.
Arctic Desert 14-1 (9-11) Dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, chasing leaders when hampered over 1f out, kept on, 7th of 16, 6l behind For Life (8-4) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Treasure House (IRE) 8-1 (9-12) Always towards rear, 14th of 17, 13l behind Napoletano (9-0) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun.
Black Sea Pearl 11-1 (9-7) Held up behind mid-division, saddle slipped over 2f out, not recover, 10th of 14, 8l behind Le Chiffre (9-9) at Kempton 1m app hcp (5) std.
Stanley George (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 9l behind Bajan Pride (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Optimus (USA) 4-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, shaken up to lead over 1f out, soon clear, readily, won at Sandown 1m clm (5) gd in Jul beating Smart Cat (9-2) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
