held up in rear, ridden 5f out, weakened 2f out
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
steadied start, held up in last place, ridden 3f out, kept on to remote 4th inside final furlong
led 1f, chased leader after, led 3f out, ridden clear final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, chased winner 1f out, no impression
held up in rear, took closer order halfway, headway to go prominent over 3f out, ridden to chase winner briefly over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Nonrunner
Whispering Death returned to winning ways last time out and can go in again this afternoon, while Allesano and Duty may provide most danger. The Willie Haggis trained four-year-old should really be on a four-timer as jockey error cost him the race at Warwick. Either side of that effort he was a most impressive winner, and if set alight in time today he will be hard to beat. Alessano comes here in great form following victories at Windsor and Sandown and another big run can be expected. Sir Michael Stoute's Duty is another with solid claims having performed with credit in all his races this season. He had plenty of previous winners behind when fourth to Stoop To Conquer last time and he looks certain to play a part in the finish. However in this sort of mood it is hard to ignore Whispering Death and this one gets our vote.
Cavallino (USA) 33-1 (9-12) Held up towards rear, ridden over 4f out, no headway and weakened over 2f out, 7th of 9, 13l behind Dorothy's Friend (9-3) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Massif Centrale 20-1 (9-3) Started slowly, in rear early, headway in mid-division 6f out, ridden and lost place over 3f out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 11l behind Alfie Noakes (8-8) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jun.
Gold Ring 25-1 (8-9) In touch, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, no impression final furlong, 9th of 20, 6l behind Sergeant Cecil (8-8) at Newcastle 2m hcp (2) gd in Jun '05.
Whispering Death 7-1 (9-9) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, led 2f out, ridden out, won at York 2m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul beating Lodgician (9-1) by 3 1/2l, 11 ran.
Alessano 7-2fav (9-5) Led for 1f, tracked leader, hard ridden into narrow advantage 3f out, battled on gamely, all out, won at Sandown 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul beating Boxhall (8-10) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Duty (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Towards rear, ridden along 3f out, headway 2f out, stayed on, not trouble leaders, 4th of 12, 6l behind Stoop To Conquer (9-4) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Meadow Mischief (FR) 11-4fav (9-7) Held up behind, good headway from 3f out, led 2f out, soon well clear, ridden out final furlong, unchallenged, won at Sandown 1m 6f 3yo hcp (4) gf beating Himba (8-10) by 11l, 7 ran.
Lightning Strike (GER) 9-4fav (8-9) Led 1f, tracked leader afterwards, ridden to lead over 2f out, clear 1f out, ran on strongly, won at Ascot 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Jul beating Nordwind (9-9) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
