led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened, eased when well beaten final furlong
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, one pace final 2 furlongs
held up in touch, ridden over 4f out, short lived effort 3f out, soon weakened
held up in touch, headway 2f out, challenged over 1f out, no extra close home
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, one pace final 2f
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 3f out, ridden out final furlong
held up, ridden over 4f out, stayed on final 2 furlongs, never nearer
in rear, ridden 4f out, soon no impression
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Nonrunner
A poor contest that won't take a lot of winning and Mystic Art is the suggestion to get the better of Augustus John and Bocciani. The Charlie Egerton-trained selection becomes more interesting now blinkered for the first time, after a couple of decent efforts in context over this trip at both Nottingham and Lingfield. He handles both cut and fast ground, so is quite versatile, and is open to improvement, so we'll side with him. Augustus John is another that has run some good races in defeat, not least when runner-up in a better race than this over 12f at Chester last year. He had a nice pipe opener at Doncaster last month and should be much straighter now. Bocciani returns to this trip after successive bridesmaids berths over a-mile-and-a-half. This looks tougher for him back in a handicap and he is taken on. Snowy Indian represents Sir Michael Stoute and is unexposed in making only her second handicap appearance and she could emerge as a serious threat but for today we'll stick with Mystic Art.
Augustus John (IRE) 22-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, effort over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 11, 12l behind Sir Duke (9-6) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jul.
Pondapie (IRE) 8-1 (9-13) Started slowly and towards rear, ridden along 3f out, headway on inner over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Cheers For Thea (8-8) at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Snowy Indian 20-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, stayed on final 2f, not pace to trouble leaders final furlong, 5th of 11, 6l behind Cosmea (8-7) at Newbury 1m 2f fll hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Bold Bobby Be (IRE) 13-2 (10-0) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, not reach leaders, never dangerous, 6th of 11, 12l behind Isle of Capri (9-6) at Windsor 1m 4f hcap (5) gf in Jul.
White Moss (IRE) 7-2fav (9-3) In touch, hanging left and ridden when badly hampered over 1f out, beaten after, 9th of 12, 12l behind Surprise Act (9-1) at Brighton 1m 3yo hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Mystic Art (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Soon tracking leaders, lost place 3f out, rallied under pressure over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 3l behind Mahadee (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Follow The Sun (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Towards rear, kept on without threatening under pressure from 2f out, 7th of 15, 13l behind Keen Look (10-0) at Ballinrobe 1m 1f hcp 45-70 gd in Jul.
Shanafarahan (IRE) 18-1 (8-9) Held up behind leaders, ridden along over 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 8, 8l behind Lilac Moon (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Top Man Dan (IRE) 15-2 (8-13) Tracked leader, lost place over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 16l behind Jemima's Art (8-3) at Newcastle 1m 2f 3yo app hcp (6) sft.
Bocciani (GER) 14-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, ridden, effort over 2f out, kept on final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Lucayan Dancer (9-5) at Catterick 1m 4f clm (6) gf.
Uncle Harry 33-1 (9-3) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 9, 9l behind Romantic Destiny (8-12) at Thirsk 7f mdn stk (5) gf in Jul.
