tracked leader after 1f, led over 2f out, ridden hung left and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
wore hood to post, raced keenly tracking leaders out wide, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong
raced keenly, held up tracking leaders in 5th, pushed along inside final 3f, plugged on and went well held 4th close home
raced keenly, held up in last trio, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on in 3rd inside final furlong, never going pace of winner
led until pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly and behind
slowly into stride and pushed along in last pair, never a factor, tailed off
held up in rear, steady headway out wide 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, went 2nd and hung left from inside final 2f, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, stayed on strongly
tracked leader 1f, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
Return To Dubai finished in front of the odds-on favourite Cosmic Desert when narrowly beaten at Lingfield. But the Godolphin pair are hard to separate as both make their handicap debuts so a chance is taken on MORNING POEM. The latter struggled with both the track and the soft ground in the Cheshire Oaks at Chester and the Gosdens’ filly should be more at home at this lower level. Atheby won a maiden over a shorter trip last time but Redcar winner Viadelamore ran a shocker on his latest start and Adjuvant is preferred.
Return To Dubai (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Tracked leader 2f, handy 3rd, 2nd on inside turning in, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner towards finish, 2nd of 13, nk behind Goemon (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in May.
Cosmic Desert 5-6fav (9-2) Raced keenly, led, ridden and strongly pressed home turn, narrowly headed inside final furlong, chased leader until outpaced into 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Goemon (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in May.
Adjuvant (IRE) 3-1 (9-9) Close up, ridden to chase winner over 2f out until entering final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Rollajam (9-0) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in May.
Viadelamore (IRE) 3-1 (9-3) Broke well, held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, soon beaten, weakened from over 1f out, 5th of 6, 23 1/4l behind Brayden Star (8-11) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in May.
Atheby 11-4fav (9-5) Led, pushed along well over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied and led again closing stages, gamely, won at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) gd in May beating Lumley (9-2) by nk, 10 ran.
Ardbraccan (IRE) 18-1 (9-11) Keen in rear, short of room 6f out, pushed along 3f out, never on terms, 8th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Tarbaan (9-4) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gd in May.
Morning Poem 16-1 (9-2) Raced keenly, prominent out wide, went 2nd 10f out, pushed along when hung left over 2f out, weakened soon after, eased when no chance over 1f out, last of 9, dist behind Thoughts Of June (9-2) at Chester 1m 3f lst fll (1) sft in May.
Tidal Storm 4-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 5l behind Bizarre Law (9-5) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Nov.
