led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on well
chased leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in touch, hard ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
prominent, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, kept on well final furlong
held up, headway approaching final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders
mid-division, headway halfway, ran on
always behind
awkward start, in touch, driven and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace
chased leaders over 3f
held up, shaken up and headway final furlong, never near to challenge
prominent, every chance over 1f out, weakened closing stages
held up, not clear run over 1f out, short of room inside final furlong, never near to challenge
held up, head way over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
held up mid-division, ridden to lead 1f out, held on well
These sprinters tend to win in their turn but we will side Machinist, although others getting a mention are Native Title, Romany Nights, Kingscross and Najeebon. A repeat of the type of form that saw Machinist finish seventh in last season's Ayr Silver Cup would give him claims here and the going will hold no fears for him. Maybe it will be his day today. If at or near his best, Native Title would have a big shout, while Romany Nights come here in great heart, having won two of his last three, and a four-pound rise for his Epsom win should not stop him from running well again. Chateau Nicol is capable of running well from today's mark, while Najeebon is weighted to get closer to Romany Nights than at Epsom, and Kingscross is not far above a winning mark. Oranmore Castle is getting the 'promising, but', tag while Exmoor gets the 'promising, maybe' monika. Bits of form give Doitnow claims, while Reverence is lightly raced and very much a potential improver, having won just a maiden so far. It is hard to get too revved up about the others which returns us to the selection, which is Machinist.
Native Title 40-1 (8-13) Chased leaders stands' side, effort 2f out, no impression, 14th of 23, 12l behind Ice Planet (8-7) at Ripon 6f hcp 0-105 (2) gs.
Chateau Nicol 16-1 (8-13) Pulled hard in touch, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 13th of 15, 6l behind Appalachian Trail (9-6) at Newbury 7f hcp (2) gf.
Buy On The Red 11-2fav (9-3) Held up towards rear, plenty to do 2f out, shaken up and ran on inside final furlong nearest finish, 6th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Will He Wish (9-2) at Sandown 7f hcp (3) gf.
Machinist (IRE) 10-1 (8-3) Chased leaders, mid-division and no impression from 1 1/2f out, 11th of 21, 5l behind Miss Sally (7-10) at Curragh 6f hcp gf in Jun.
Najeebon (FR) 7-2fav (9-0) Close up, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 7, 2l behind Romany Nights (9-0) at Epsom 6f stk 0-80 (4) gd.
Kingscross 4-1 (9-0) Soon outpaced, ridden halfway, kept on final furlong, never dangerous, 6th of 7, 3l behind Romany Nights (9-0) at Epsom 6f stk 0-80 (4) gd.
Flint River 12-1 (8-5) In touch on outer, pushed along 3f out, weakened approaching 2f out, 11th of 13, 9l behind Will He Wish (9-2) at Sandown 7f hcp (3) gf.
Oranmore Castle (IRE) 14-1 (8-5) Behind, ridden halfway, one pace final furlong, 7th of 14, 4l behind Folga (8-5) at York 5f 3yo hcp (2) gd.
Further Outlook (USA) 5-1 (8-11) Pressed leader after 1f, led over 2f out, headed 2f out, soon every chance but not pace of winner well inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, hd behind Bonus (9-6) at Windsor 6f clm (5) gd.
Exmoor 9-2fav (8-4) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on, 7th of 15, 2 1/2l behind Kingscross (8-10) at Haydock 6f hcp (3) gf.
Doitnow (IRE) 40-1 (9-6) Chased leaders centre, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 13, 8l behind Roman Maze (9-5) at Redcar 7f hcp (4) gf.
Reverence 10-3 (9-3) Tracked leaders stands' side group, led well over 1f out, led group well over 1f out, ran on to lead final furlong, won at Ripon 5f mdn stk (5) gs beating Tagula Bay (8-9) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
My Only Sunshine 12-1 (9-7) Held up, headway to chase winner over 1f out, kept on final furlong, gaining near finish, 2nd of 15, 3/4l behind Extremely Rare (8-13) at Windsor 6f hcp (5) gs.
Hits Only Cash 6-1 (8-11) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace, 4th of 9, 8l behind Society Music (8-4) at Ayr 1m 3yo hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Pure Imagination (IRE) 15-2 (9-8) Prominent on outside, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 14, 6l behind Elidore (8-12) at Chepstow 1m hcp (5) gf.
Romany Nights (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, won at Epsom 6f stk 0-80 (4) gd beating H Harrison (8-11) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
