in rear, headway under pressure tracking leaders 2 out, outpaced approaching last, stayed on strongly flat, not reach winner
chased leader, pushed along and outpaced 3 out, weakened 2 out
led, ridden and headed 4 out, weakened rapidly thereafter, pulled up before 2 out
held up, headway to go prominent from 4th, led 4 out, ridden 2 out, clear last, ran on well flat
mid-division on inside, pushed along and outpaced home turn, no extra approaching last
held up, went 2nd going well home turn, ridden and outpaced 2 out, no extra from last
mid-division, pushed along home turn, weakened last
mid-division out wide, behind and struggling 3 out, never landed a blow
Glorious Zoff looked the likely winner when falling at Bangor, for which the assessor reacted by raising him 4lb for not completing the course. He should go well and ties in closely with Coolnaugh Haze on their running at Warwick in May when the O'Brien charge prevailed by a head. The Hobbs/White gelding is running consistently well without getting his head in front and should be competitive again. Milton Harris isn't afraid of pitching younger hurdlers in against their elders and his reliable gelding, Cabrakan, can go well around this sharp track off a feasible mark. He's made the frame in all six hurdling runs. However, THRONE HALL (NAP) wasn't beaten far in the Ascot Stakes at the Royal meeting and was far from disgraced here when last seen over timber and should be cherry-ripe now.
Glorious Zoff (IRE) 9-2 (12-0) Held up in rear, not fluent 4th, close up in touch 3 out, soon short of room, 1 length down when not fluent 2 out, soon pushed along to lead, 4 lengths ahead when fell last, at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Throne Hall 50-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, led 11f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 19, 7 1/4l behind Ahorsewithnoname (9-8) at Ascot 2m 4f hcp stks (2) gd in Jun.
For Pleasure (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Led, joined last (normal 2 out), soon headed, no extra flat, 5th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Glorious Zoff (11-7) at Warwick 2m hcp (3) gd in May.
Manor Park 11-2 (9-10) Always towards rear, never involved, 6th of 7, 10 1/4l behind Mr Freedom (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Coolnaugh Haze (IRE) 3-1 (11-6) Mid-division, headway 5th, ridden and hung left after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, went 2nd flat, held and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Hiconic (11-2) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Just The Man (FR) 13-2 (11-0) Held up in 5th, not always fluent, mistake 3 out, never involved, well held 2 out, 5th of 6, 7 1/4l behind Dancila (11-10) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Cabrakan (IRE) 9-1 (11-2) Not fluent, tracked leader, led 2 out, headed last, held flat, kept on, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Galata Bridge (12-1) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (4) gd in May.
Thahab Ifraj (IRE) 40-1 (10-6) In touch on inside, headway after 6th, pushed along after 3 out, weakened from 2 out, last of 7, 30 1/4l behind Mullinaree (11-12) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
