led, ridden 2f out, edged left and headed inside final furlong, ran on
held up in touch, headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, not pace to challenge
close up, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
in rear, ridden halfway, never a factor
in rear, ridden halfway, never a factor
tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, held when short of room inside final furlong
keen tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, soon lost place
Sleepy Blue Ocean has yet to take advantage of his much lower Turf mark though he did run a bit better at Haydock on Saturday. Only Ten Per Cent is 2lb lower than his last victory at Sandown though that was in September and he's been out of form subsequently. Argent Touch has won once in 27 starts and that was at Southwell so in an uninspiring contest it's HARDY BLACK (NAP) who has to be the selection as he's gradually improved this summer since dropping down to sprints and is just 3lb higher than his victory at Wetherby last month.
Tyfos 16-1 (9-7) Close up, ridden 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 7, 6 3/4l behind Bondi Beach Boy (9-9) at Haydock 5f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Only Ten Per Cent (IRE) 10-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, effort well over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Swendab (9-12) at Chepstow 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Sleepy Blue Ocean 16-1 (9-7) Led, headed 3f out, outpaced and no impression from over 1f out, 6th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Bashiba (9-9) at Doncaster 5f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Hardy Black (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) In rear, pushed along over 4f out, soon headway, kept on to lead close home, won at Wetherby 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul beating Ypres (9-5) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Loumarin (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, hard driven to challenge over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 7, 8 1/2l behind Vale Of Paris (9-3) at Doncaster 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Touch The Clouds 14-1 (9-10) Mid-division, soon ridden and weakened, 11th of 12, 14 1/4l behind Beau Amadeus (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Argent Touch 20-1 (9-1) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 4 1/4l behind George Bailey (8-11) at Beverley 5f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Freeze The Secret (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) With winner, pushed along halfway, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Sartori (9-6) at Catterick 5f hcp (6) gd in Aug.