held up in rear, outpaced over 3f out, soon beaten, eased over 1f out
tracked leader, hard driven to challenge well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up in touch, headway 2f out, hung left over 1f out, not run on
prominent, outpaced well over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, soon one pace, faded closing stages
held up in rear but in touch, switched right and headway over 1f out, ran on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
sent forward, made all, driven clear over 1f out, ran on strongly
Addis Ababa has been threatening to get his head back in front while Victory Chime did just that when successful at Leicester last time and is 3lb higher. Chester winner Hats Off To Larry went close again at Carlisle last time but Ayutthaya makes more appeal having slipped back down the weights and placed in a higher grade contest at Newmarket on his latest start. Chelmsford novice winner DEREVO will need to improve to come out best but that looks likely now handicapping for the first time and he should go close for powerful connections
Shargiah (IRE) 20-1 (9-8) Close up on outside, pushed along and weakened 2f out, 5th of 6, 13l behind Matterhorn (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Ayutthaya (IRE) 11-2 (8-11) Led, headed over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Caradoc (8-8) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Addis Ababa (IRE) 17-2 (9-8) Tracked leaders, effort over 3f out, led 2f out, strongly challenged over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 14, 1l behind Music Seeker (9-0) at York 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Victory Chime (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Ridden along leaving stalls to lead, ridden 2f out, driven inside final furlong, all out, won at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in May beating Existential (9-5) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Hats Off To Larry 15-8fav (9-8) Held up in mid-division, headway 3f out, chased winner and edged right over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Roar (8-13) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (4) sft in May.
Derevo 8-11fav (9-5) Towards rear headway and switched right over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Duckett's Grove (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f stks (4) pol in May.