held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, never on terms
mid-division, outpaced 2f out, no impression
mid-division, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, driven to challenge over 1f out, soon every chance, kept on same pace closing stages
held up in rear, under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten
made all, hard ridden when pressed entering final furlong, ran on well
tracked leaders, switched left to challenge 1f out, never a threat
NonRunner
SUPERSTA can race off a much lower mark on Turf and went close to taking advantage when runner-up over 7f here recently. He gets another chance with an apprentice taking 3lb off his back today. Dr Julius No keeps threatening to get his head back in front and was third at Sandown last time while Private Mission won at Leicester and drops down a grade after struggling in a tough handicap at Haydock. Finishing Touch made a winning start at York and is another to consider now handicapping while Directorship is better than his latest run suggests.
Supersta 25-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, stayed on one pace final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Makzeem (9-5) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gs in Jun.
Groor 20-1 (9-7) Dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Intensical (8-11) at Doncaster 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Directorship 14-1 (9-5) Held up in last pair, hanging left when ridden and beaten 2f out, 10th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Kestrel Dot Com (9-6) at Newbury 1m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Dr Julius No 7-1 (9-7) Led early, tracked leaders in 3rd place, switched left entering 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind The Statesman (8-8) at Sandown 1m 1f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Time Zone 9-1 (9-6) In touch in rear, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, never a factor, 5th of 6, 7 3/4l behind Beat The Bank (9-6) at Newmarket 7f stks (3) gf in Apr.
Private Mission 11-2 (8-5) Prominent, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 9 1/2l behind Rusumaat (9-3) at Haydock 1m hcp (2) fm in May.
Finishing Touch 3-1 (9-0) Held up in touch in rear, smooth headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well, readily, won at York 1m mdn fll stks (4) gd in Jul beating Spinnaka (9-0) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Pactolus (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Chased leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 4 1/2l behind El Hayem (8-12) at Sandown 1m hcp (2) gf in Jul.