keen and tracked winner until halfway, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace
slowly away in touch in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression
in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace
keen tracked leaders, tracked winner halfway, ridden over 2f out, outpaced by winner approaching final furlong
made all, ridden 2f out, clear over 1f out, ran on strongly
SARDANAPALUS was only beaten half-a-length by Fennell Bay on his reappearance at Newmarket. He's 7lb higher now but is very lightly-raced and may well be improving quickly enough to defy the extra. Elkhart has his sights lowered but has shown very little this year and finished behind Bank On Him at Doncaster last month, while Deepsand sports headgear for his first try over a mile. Satanic Beat is starting to come down the weights but may need further leniency from the handicapper to recapture the winning thread.
Elkhart (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Tracked leader until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 13, 19l behind Bronze Angel (9-2) at Doncaster 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in May.
Sardanapalus 14-1 (9-4) Steadied start, pulled hard and held up in rear, headway centre over 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 16, 1/2l behind Fennell Bay (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Bank On Me 20-1 (8-11) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 13, 8l behind Bronze Angel (9-2) at Doncaster 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in May.
Deepsand (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 17, 8l behind Baccarat (8-8) at York 7f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd in May.
Satanic Beat (IRE) 10-3 (8-13) Tracked leader until over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 6l behind Prussian (9-0) at Musselburgh 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gs in May.