Held up, ridden 2f out, headway 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Midfield, ridden and headway 1f out, ran on
Midfield, ridden 2f out, short of room 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
Chased leader, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
Led, ridden over 1f out, headed 1f out, weakened
Held up, ridden 2f out, headway to lead 1f out, ran on well
ELEGANT ERIN seems to go from strength-to-strength and her latest victory over this track and trip was franked by the runner-up at Chester on Saturday. Havagomecca should be back in the winner’s enclosure before much longer judged on a recent second off this mark at Thirsk while Rhythm won off a higher mark last summer, though has yet to win for current connections. Esken Rose has had only three runs and won on debut here last year so looks best of the rest.
Elegant Erin (IRE) 5-2fav (9-9) Dwelt in touch towards rear, headway approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Pontefract 5f hcp (5) gf in Jun beating King Of Tonga (9-4) by 1l, 7 ran.
Havagomecca 7-2jfav (9-3) Squeezed out start, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, ran on well inside last, always held, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Atiyah (8-10) at Thirsk 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
Rhythm (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Van Gerwen (9-0) at Nottingham 5f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Esken Rose (USA) 3-1 (8-12) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, 5th and no chance final furlong, 5th of 9, 7 1/2l behind Origintrail (9-2) at Chester 6f hcp fll (4) gd in May.
Coley's Koko (IRE) 10-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, 7th of 10, 10l behind Absolute Dream (9-4) at Ripon 6f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Lady Celia 9-2 (9-8) Prominent, ridden and every chance 1f out, weakened inside final 75 yards, 6th of 10, 4l behind Sir Benedict (9-7) at Hamilton 6f hcp (5) gd in Jun.