chased leaders, ridden and bumped over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
keen early, held up towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on to take 2nd near finish
with leader, ridden every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway and switched left over 1f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, no extra near finish
slowly into stride, never troubled leaders
held up, never troubled leaders
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on
slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
Burning Incense can land this at the expense Swinbrook and Guidenstern. The selection was in winning action at Windsor on his penultimate start and lost nothing in defeat when second of fifteen at Haydock last time out. He looks a horse on the upgrade at the moment and with conditions to suit he looks the one to stay on the right side of. Swinbrook carries top weight and as a consequence will find this tough but he did perform well in defeat when second in a big field here over seven furlongs last time out. A repeat performance will see him run well yet again. Guidenstern was only raised three pound for his Salisbury win but was bitterly disappointing at Haydock last time so is one to treat with caution. So for the winner we return to Burning Incense.
Swinbrook (USA) 16-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on, 4th of 19, 2 1/2l behind Mine (9-10) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jul.
Hidden Dragon (USA) 22-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, hung left from halfway, weakened entering final furlong, last of 13, 15l behind Indian Trail (9-12) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jul.
Romany Nights (IRE) 7-1 (9-8) Led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 6l behind Fullandby (9-7) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Jul.
Burning Incense (IRE) 13-8fav (8-13) Towards rear, ridden and headway to chase winner over 1f out, ran on towards finish, just failed, 2nd of 15, shd behind King Orchisios (9-7) at Haydock 6f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Lord Mayor (10-6) Held up, ridden 2f out, kept on, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Protector (10-12) at Vichy 5f stk in Jul.
Guildenstern (IRE) 9-2co-fav (9-11) Dwelt, soon in touch, lost place over 1f out, switched left and kep on inside final furlong, eased when no impression towards finish, 8th of 12, 7l behind Blue Tomato (9-9) at Haydock 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
Buy On The Red 4-1 (9-12) Tracked leader, effort approaching 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no quicken, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Caustic Wit (9-2) at Epsom 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jul.
Who's Winning (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden well over 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Little Edward (9-6) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.