held up, slowly into stride, held up, effort and not clear run from over 1f out, never able to challenge
held up, always towards rear
held up, outpaced halfway, headway approaching final furlong, ran on under pressure inside final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
with leader, led over 2f out, headed 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
held up, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and weakened final furlong
hung right, led over 3f weakened quickly
close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace
slowly into stride, keen, held up in rear, headway and switched left 1f out, soon not clear run, ran on close home
tracked leaders, led 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong
A race designed purely for horses coloured grey and our vote goes to Sir Desmond, with possibly Silver Charm and Laurel Dawn the ones to fight out the places. The selection looks to hold very solid claims here, particularly based on his third to the very useful Pivotal Point at Ascot two runs ago. If anywhere near that type of form, then he has to go close particularly given that he acts on good to soft. Silver Charm won off today's mark over six furlongs here in May so has to be considered although he has no form other going, but Laurel Dawn should have no problem with the underfoot conditions and was winning from a higher mark two years ago. Of the others, Fiveoclock Express acts on the going and could go well, while Kirkby's Treasure, who has won on soft, has a career-high mark to defy if scoring. To us, these look the best of them, with a solid vote going to Sir Desmond.