pulled hard, tracked leaders, ridden 5f out, weakened 3f out
reared start, slowly away, headway 10f out to be in touch, ridden and weakened 3f out
dwelt, held up, headway over 3f out, led and hung left 2f out, headed and kept on inside final furlong
in rear, headway 6f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway when switched right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
dwelt, keen tracked leader 12f out, ridden over 2f out, every chance when hung left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
in touch, tracked leaders 8f out, ridden over 3f out, outpaced over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, driven to lead near finish
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, held when short of room over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed near finish
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, soon headed, still every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Significant rain would improve the chances of Hamilton winner Bollin Felix but if the ground stays on top then OUTRAGEOUS REQUEST may be the one to side with. He looked in need of this further step up in trip when chasing home a subsequent winner in Colloquial at Sandown and has the scope for further improvement. Wells Lyrical may just need this run whilst Plymouth Rock and Cotillion haven't always impressed with their attitude. Keenes Day has dropped to a nice mark having struggled for form this season whilst Veiled was progressive when last seen and impressed over hurdles in the winter.
Wells Lyrical (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Broke well, soon held up in touch, effort over 5f out, soon weakened, 19th of 32, 35l behind Darley Sun (8-6) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Liszt (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Reared start and slowly into stride, reminders, headway and soon prominent after 2f, led halfway, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased, last of 9, 32l behind Final Victory (8-8) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gd in May.
Plymouth Rock (IRE) 15-8fav (9-5) Held up in touch, headway on inside 3f out, chased leading pair over 1f out, stayed on to 2nd well inside final furlong, closed on winner near finish, always just held, 2nd of 9, hd behind Lady Eclair (9-6) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Veiled 2-1fav (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway over 5f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 5l behind Bushy Dell (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Sep.
Bollin Felix 3-1 (9-7) Towards rear, slightly outpaced over 4f out, headway to race center over 4f out, ridden to race stands side over 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jul beating Lady Luachmhar (9-10) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Cotillion 8-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, led 1f out, ran on well, clear final 75 yards, won at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jul beating Omokoroa (9-2) by 5l, 9 ran.
My Arch 5-1 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, ridden 2f out, one pace, 5th of 10, 4l behind Markington (9-1) at Beverley 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Outrageous Request 9-2 (9-9) Mostly tracked leading pair, driven along on inside over 2f out, stayed on under pressure to 2nd final 100 yards, never going pace to challenge winner, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Colloquial (10-0) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Satwa Gold (USA) 8-1 (8-13) Held up in last pair, ridden on outside 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 9, 6l behind Colloquial (9-5) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Jul.
Omokoroa (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon edged right and headed, kept on same pace, no impression on winner, 2nd of 9, 5l behind Cotillion (9-0) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jul.
Act Of Kalanisi (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3f, challenged 3f out, soon led, hard driven and stayed on final furlong, headed last strides, 2nd of 9, hd behind Calculating (8-9) at Southwell 2m hcp 0-80 (4) fbs.
Keenes Day (FR) 10-1 (9-4) Tracked leader until 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 7th of 9, 5l behind Colloquial (9-5) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Jul.
Alnwick 9-2 (9-5) Held up in last trio, headway inside final 4f, ridden along 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 10, 19l behind Yemeni Princess (8-11) at Newbury 2m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jul.
Noddies Way 40-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, went 2nd 10f out to 7f out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off, 13th of 16, well behind Honolulu (9-5) at Royal Ascot 2m 6f stks (2) gf in Jun '08.