prominent, led halfway, ridden and headed entering final furlong, driven and ran on
led 1f, prominent, ridden over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, ran on
keen close up, effort to lead entering final furlong, ran on, readily
held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and no impression final furlong
close up, ridden over 2f out, no impression final furlong
held up in touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on towards finish
held up, ridden 2f out, no impression
keen led after 1f, headed halfway, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Falls Of Lora has her sights lowered a little following her latest fourth over C&D behind Overpowered. Mahmood Al Zarooni's filly is certainly one for the short-list here along with lightly-raced pair Ruby Night and Bountiful Girl, who were both successful in maidens last time. Maroosh has only been raised 3lb for beating Roedean over C&D earlier this month and makes more appeal than the consistent Storming Bernard and Kempton scorer Royal Majestic, but he may find AMAZING STORM a tougher nut to crack. Richard Hannon's colt produced a fine turn of foot to score over 6f at Windsor last time and was going away at the finish. A return to 7f can only aid his cause and he looks the one to beat in this opener.
Storming Bernard (USA) 14-1 (9-3) Led, clear halfway, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra near finish, 2nd of 17, 2 1/2l behind Rugged Cross (9-3) at York 7f 2yo mdn (2) gs.
Cravat 16-1 (9-4) Dwelt, soon pushed along and in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 15th of 16, 20l behind Bomber Jet (8-11) at York 6f 2yo hcp (2) gs.
Amazing Storm (IRE) 2-1fav (9-3) Steadied start, took keen hold in touch, good headway when not clear run and switched sharply right 2f out, chased leading pair over 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, easily, won at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd beating Sir Fredlot (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran.
Ruby Night (IRE) 1-4fav (9-3) Held up behind in touch, steady headway over 2f out, led narrowly over 1f out, soon hard pressed, driven and held on final furlong, won at Newcastle 6f 2yo mdn aut (6) gd beating Passionada (8-9) by hd, 9 ran.
Maroosh 10-1 (8-10) Tracked leader, led well over 1f out, soon strongly challenged, hard driven, all out, won at Newmarket 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd beating Roedean (8-13) by nk, 6 ran.
Bountiful Girl 11-4fav (8-7) With leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, led 1f out, kept on, won at Thirsk 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gs beating Rockme Cockney (8-7) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Royal Majestic 7-1 (9-4) Chased leader until 5f out, prominent, ridden to challenge on outside and edging right inside final 2f, went 2nd 1f out, hung right and led inside final furlong, kept on, won at Kempton 7f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Nifty Shiftin (9-6) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Hi There (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Took keen hold, in touch in 5th, switched left entering final 2f, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 12, 1/2l behind Bu Naaji (9-5) at Salisbury 7f hcp 0-75 2yo (5) gf.
Falls Of Lora (IRE) 9-2fav (9-7) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 4th of 12, 7l behind Overpowered (8-8) at Newmarket 7f 2yo hcp (2) gf in Jul.
