led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leader until 5f out, tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, chased leader 5f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced wide close up, headway to press winner over 1f out, outpaced inside final furlong
close up in rear, headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on
An interesting little handicap in which a decent gallop seems assured with Michele Strogoff in the field but she does appear to require further respite from the handicapper at present. Elysium Dream is steadily dropping down the weights but recent efforts remain relatively disappointing although a first-time visor may elicit improvement. Juanito Chico usually runs his race, whilst Chance is improving but now steps up in grade after landing a Class 6 handicap latest. LETHAL MISSILE (NAP) is nicely progressive and delivered a career-best effort when scoring at Windsor and looks the sort to improve further with trip and ground ideal for Cox inmate.
Michele Strogoff 33-1 (8-9) Raced freely, led, edged right over 1f out, soon headed, one pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Indeed (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Jun.
Elysium Dream 4-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 4 3/4l behind De Vegas Kid (9-3) at Goodwood 7f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Juanito Chico (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Behind, driven and headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on, took 4th post, not quite pace to get on terms, 4th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Irv (8-0) at York 1m hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Lethal Missile (IRE) 11-4fav (9-5) Held up and behind, ridden and headway when switched left to outside just over 2f out, led just inside final furlong, soon edged right, ran on well, won at Windsor 1m hcp (5) gf in May beating Rock The Cradle (9-1) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran.
Chance 5-6fav (9-8) Raced alone on stands rail, not far off leaders in main group, edged left and led over 1f out, ran on, just pushed out towards finish, won at Chepstow 7f hcp (6) gf in May beating Glamorous Crescent (8-7) by 3/4l, 12 ran.