held up last, switched right and headway near side of group over 2f out, 4th and one pace over 1f out
held up in last trio, ridden and beaten over 2f out
tracked leaders, led travelling well 2f out, ridden and drifted left over 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong
pressed leader, led narrowly halfway, headed over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, hung left and weakened over 2f out
awkward going to post, steadied start, held up in last trio, headway far side of group chasing leaders 4f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final 2f, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong
slight lead unti narrowly headed halfway, in front again over 2f out, hung left and headed 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, behind final furlong, eased
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, 3rd and one pace over 1f out
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A tricky end to proceedings with a couple of the three-year-olds standing out. Silken Dancer made a winning start at Windsor in May when beating a subsequent winner and makes his handicap debut while QULOOB landed a double when romping home by eight lengths at Brighton. The latter has a hike in the weights to contend with but with more to come, Owen Burrows’ colt is still preferred to the older horses. Opposition won a lower grade contest at York and Ryan Moore takes over the reins today while Hollywood Road was placed at Newbury last time having won at Windsor earlier. Sporting Times is expected to improve and Niblawi was progressive last season and better than his recent reappearance run suggests.
Plutocracy (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 9, 5 3/4l behind King Bolete (9-6) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (2) gs in Jul.
Opposition 5-2fav (9-13) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at York 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jun beating Panko (9-12) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Batts Rock (IRE) 7-1 (8-2) Tracked leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Jaameh (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Panko (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 6th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Dance King (9-6) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Apres Midi (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 6, 16 3/4l behind Swiftsure (8-3) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Quloob 10-3 (9-7) Tracked leader and always going well, led inside final 2f, drew well clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, very easily, won at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Jun beating Chaparrachik (9-5) by 8l, 8 ran.
Silken Dancer 8-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, left in 3rd place halfway, went 2nd 4f out, shaken up to lead over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in May beating Cross Step (8-13) by 2l, 14 ran.
Sporting Times 7-2 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders 3f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression final furlong, 6th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Doctor Bartolo (8-8) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Niblawi (IRE) 9-2 (10-0) Keen early, tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, chased winner briefly over 1f out, faded inside final firlong, 5th of 6, 10 3/4l behind Swiftsure (8-3) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Hollywood Road (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, rallied over 1f out, kept on into 3rd well inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Doctor Bartolo (8-8) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Zaidiyn (FR) 16-1 (11-8) In rear, headway before 2 out, ridden before last, one pace, 7th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Ch'tibello (11-1) at Ayr 2m hcp (1) gs in Apr.
