took keen hold and prominent centre, effort 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon pressed, headed and not quicken final 130 yards
steadied start, held up in rear, headway centre 2f out, chasing leaders when hung left under pressure inside final furlong, soon 3rd and stayed on towards finish, never nearer
in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace over 1f out
chased leaders, challenged 3f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, staying on again but held when hampered final 100 yards
in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out
prominent on near side rail chasing clear leader in centre, led 4f out, ridden and hung right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
ran off on way to post, led and soon clear racing in centre, headed and weakened 4f out, behind and eased final 3f, tailed off
in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out
tracked leadedrs, ridden over 2f out, losing place when slightly hampered inside final furlong
tracked leaders centre, effort 2f out, went 2nd and upsides inside final furlong, driven ahead final 130 yards
Boogie Shoes won this as a three-year-old last year and is just 2lb higher. Roger Varian tries him in first-time blinkers and if they have the desired effect he can get into the mix again. Hefner won twice over this trip before finding 1m2f in a stronger race at Goodwood too much for him though he was impeded before dropping back quickly. CROWN COUNSEL hasn't won since last June but has generally performed with credit and was narrowly beaten in a tough handicap here last time. He's on a fair mark nowadays and looks ready to get back on the winning trail. Chapter And Verse is better handicapped on Turf having done his recent winning on Polytrack and though Basseterre disappointed when fancied at Sandown he's very lightly raced and can do better.
Boogie Shoes 6-1 (9-12) Chased leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, 7th of 10, 7l behind Prussian (9-0) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Directorship 10-1 (9-0) Not much room start, held up in rear, well beaten over 1f out, last of 14, 20l behind Trade Commissioner (9-6) at Sandown 1m hcp (2) gs in Jul.
Mawaakef (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 10l behind Boom And Bust (9-9) at Ascot 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Aug.
Norse Blues 11-1 (8-10) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Quick Wit (9-10) at Doncaster 1m hcp 0-110 (2) gd.
Ocean Bay 10-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, effort well over 1f out, soon lost place, 6th of 7, 6l behind Loyalty (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (3yo+) (4) pol in Dec.
Hefner (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Chased leader until 6f out, chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 16th of 18, 33l behind Grandeur (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Crown Counsel (IRE) 9-2 (8-10) Set steady pace, quickened pace 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Jacob Cats (8-12) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Swerve 16-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 12l behind Dutch Rose (9-1) at York 7f fll hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Mullins Way (USA) 33-1 (8-12) Always in rear, last of 8, 15l behind Sam Sharp (9-4) at Leicester 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Chapter And Verse (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Always towards rear, 11th of 16, 8l behind Shavansky (8-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (2) pol.
Basseterre (IRE) 5-2fav (9-4) Restless in stalls and dwelt, held up in rear, headway on wide outside 2f out, ridden soon after, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 5l behind Gaul Wood (9-6) at Sandown 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
