led, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish
keen tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
close up in rear, headway when not much room approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, ran on to lead towards finish
close up, pushed along over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
It would be no surprise to see Pontefract winner Vaunted proving popular but she may face a serious challenge from another Yorkshire raider in COTAI WEST. Kevin Ryan’s filly has to be considered a live player having ran into trouble on more than one occasion when sent off favourite at Beverley. Antiphon scored at Windsor in May and the race has worked out well in the interim while Suanni ran an odd race at Bath on a first start since a gelding operation but Darryll Holland’s charge has obliged previously when campaigned under forcing tactics in a small field.
Antiphon (IRE) 12-1 (8-7) Prominent, ridden to challenge 2f out, plugged on one pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 7 1/2l behind Epsom Faithfull (9-5) at Ascot 6f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Suanni 15-2 (9-6) Ridden away from stalls, soon led, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly, last of 7, 12 1/4l behind Airshow (10-0) at Bath 5f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Vaunted 3-1fav (9-4) Slowly away, behind, headway and switched right turning in, led and edged left inside final furlong, soon clear, easily, won at Pontefract 5f hcp (5) gf in Jul beating Iur Cinn Tra (9-11) by 3 1/2l, 7 ran.
Cotai West (IRE) 11-4fav (9-5) Bumped start, chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, not clear run over 1f out, kept on final 100 yards, 5th of 7, 4 3/4l behind Sherdil (8-11) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Best Wishes 12-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Misscall (9-2) at Newmarket 6f hcp fll (5) gd in Jun.
Manettino (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Recon Mission (10-0) at Sandown 5f hcp (4) gd in Jul.