led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on gamely
tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out
tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, effort, every chance when hung left over 1f out, driven, stayed on final furlong
held up mid-division, headway when struck by rival's whip over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
held up, headway to track leaders halfway, ridden, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, never near leaders
dwelt, held up in last place, pushed along, headway over 1f out, effort inside final furlong, kept on same pace
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
A really interesting handicap where Ask The Butler, Tazeez and Envisage are all leading players and the latter gets the vote. Envisage showed the stomach for a battle when winning over this trip on fast ground at Pontefract a couple of starts ago, but the ground was against him last time. Back on a fast surface and at a trip over which he is proven, he looks likely to be hard to beat from this mark. Ask The Butler is another fast ground distance winner who is now 8lb higher than when scoring here in May. He may well be better than his placing in a ladies' race last time suggests and he won't be far away. Tazeez is stepped up from a mile for the first time and also likes decent going. Very lightly raced thus far, John Gosden's gelding is one to take very seriously with plenty of improvement possible. Wind Star has frame claims but looks to have a bit too much weight for winning, while the same can be said of Bandama, who has his optimum conditions and trip. Even so, Envisage comes from a team in flying form and he can score here.
Tazeez (USA) 7-4fav (9-1) Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 12l behind Kingsdale Orion (8-3) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Jun.
Capable Guest (IRE) 50-1 (8-2) Behind, ridden and effort when hung left 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no impression, 7th of 16, 10l behind Flying Clarets (8-12) at York 1m 2f hcap (2) hvy.
Envisage (IRE) 9-2 (9-10) In touch, ridden over 4f out, ridden well over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 12, 26l behind Ella (8-13) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) hvy.
Bandama (IRE) 10-1 (10-0) Close up, switched left and headway under pressure over 2f out, went 2nd briefly over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Goodwood Starlight (9-0) at Ascot 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gs.
Ask The Butler 15-8fav (10-3) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace, 4th of 15, 7l behind Step This Way (8-10) at York 1m 4f ldy rds hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Wind Star 9-4fav (9-5) Went right and hit gate as stalls opened, held up, headway over 1f out, chased winner final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Bencoolen (8-12) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Tender The Great (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway 2f out, driven and one pace final furlong, 5th of 8, 5l behind Persian Sea (9-3) at Doncaster 7f fll hcp (3) gd.
Sonny Parkin 8-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear on far side, headway over 2f out, weakening when hung right over 1f out, 11th of 19, 10l behind Oat Cuisine (8-13) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Missioner (USA) 16-1 (8-3) Held up mid-division, effort over 1f out, never able to challenge, 10th of 16, 15l behind Jedediah (8-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gs.
Coeur de Lionne (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 16th of 19, 27l behind Sugar Ray (9-0) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
