held up, headway over 6f out to join leader, ridden and weakened quickly over 3f out
close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace
held up, headway 3f out, ridden and stayed on same pace final furlong
tracked leader, ridden and weakened 2f out
pulled hard, held up in mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
slowly into stride, pulled hard, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer
tracked leader, led over 1f out, soon edged right, ridden out (no official time recorded)
pulled hard, held up well in rear, headway over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
soon led, joined 6f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon switched left, kept on same pace
in touch, ridden and out paced 3f out, kept on again inside final furlong
A highly competitive opener to start the day and the vote goes to Coalition to hold off Random Quest and Thewhirlingdervish. Sualda would come into calculations having won at Beverley and Chester but he is taking a big step up in trip and is watched on this occasion while Mamcazma appears to be weighted up to the hilt at the moment although he showed his well being by running Mephisto to six lengths at Goodwood. Random Quest ran his best race of the season at Ascot when just touched off by Dorothys Friend at Ascot but earlier efforts were disappointing and it remains to be seen if that was a fluke, whereas Thewhirlingdervish who finished just behind Random Quest at Ascot, has been running consistently all season. The selection however is Coalition who was second to Top Trees at Sandown and had earlier chased home Tudor Bell at Salisbury. Coalition gets the vote.