held up in touch, headway over 2f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong comfortably
pulled hard, always prominent, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, kept on well
behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
pulled hard, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
broke well, soon held up, ridden over 2f out, effort when hampered 1f out
held up, headway 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
held up in touch, chased leaders over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
pulled hard, tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened when short of room 1f out
switched left start, behind, headway and edged right over 1f out, ran on nearest finish
Unscrupulous gets the call here ahead of King's Caprice, Seneschal, Will He Wish and Law Breaker. Raised five pounds for his Ascot win, Unscrupulous remains on a reasonable mark to our eyes and must surely run a big race tonight. Much as he hasn't had a run this year and the Bunbury Cup could well be on the agenda, he still holds claims tonight. King's Caprice remains competitively weighted, certainly based on his second to Streams Of Gold last October, while Apex holds place claims based on his form of last August. Aversham is generally consistent but has not won since 2002, and Indian Steppes has only scored on the all-weather. Seneschal, who is fairly lightly raced, ran well from his revised mark last time, and is another to apply some thought to, while Will He Wish took a big step in the right direction last time at Doncaster, on the basis of which he must be considered too. Law Breaker continues to knock at the door and should do so again this evening, but Folio seems to have lost his way. Overall, though, unless the vibe is a distinctly negative one, we will stick with Unscrupulous.
Unscrupulous 8-1 (8-5) Raced far side, held up in rear, good headway inside final 2f, led 1f out, quickened and soon clear, won at Royal Ascot 7f hcp 0-105 (B) frm beating Maghanim (9-7) by 5l, 28 ran.
Apex 12-1 (9-9) Never better than mid-division, 8th of 11, 17l behind Cesare (9-7) at Ripon 1m hcp (3) sft in May.
Indian Steppes (FR) 16-1 (8-9) Tracked winner, effort 2f out, not pace to challenge from over 1f out, 5th of 6, 4l behind Horeion Directa (9-5) at Lingfield 1m lst stk (1) gs in Apr.
Seneschal 16-1 (9-11) Held up in touch, ridden headway and every chance 1f out, not pace of winner close home, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Corky (9-2) at Goodwood 7f hcp (4) gs.
Will He Wish 11-1 (9-13) Held up, smooth headway over 1f out, lead approaching final fulong, headed inside and no extra close home, 3rd of 15, 3l behind Top Dirham (9-2) at Doncaster 7f hcp (4) gf.
Law Breaker (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) In touch, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 15, 1/2l behind Blue Java (8-6) at Goodwood 7f hcp (4) gd.
