raced keenly, held up in 5th, good headway far side of group chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well
steadied start, raced keenly in rear, pushed along halfway, rallied chasing leaders and hung right over 1f out, no chance with leading duo
held up in last pair, ridden near side of group over 2f out, 4th and no impression final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened soon after
raced in close 3rd, went 2nd 5f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
went right start, held up in touch, ridden halfway, soon beaten
went left start, raced keenly, tracked leader 2f, chased leaders, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
HAJJAM and Eldelbar finished 1-2 in one of these here just over two weeks ago. The runner-up was only beaten a neck and is a pound better off but Liam Bailey’s charge may just confirm the form. True Blue Moon and Juan Les Pins both have every chance at the weights so this might not be a race on which to bet the mortgage.
Juan Les Pins 11-2 (9-11) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 8 1/2l behind Dancing To Win (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) gd in May.
Eldelbar (SPA) 9-2 (9-9) Chased leaders, effort and headway 2f out, ridden and edged left 1f out, soon strongly pressed leader, kept on, always held, 2nd of 7, nk behind Hajjam (9-8) at Redcar 7f stks (5) gd in Jun.
Hajjam 7-2 (9-8) Towards rear, pushed along under 3f out, switched left and headway over 2f out, ridden and led under 2f out, faced strong challenge 1f out, stayed on well, always doing enough, won at Redcar 7f stks (5) gd in Jun beating Eldelbar (9-9) by nk, 7 ran.
Jakacan (IRE) 16-1 (9-10) Quickly away, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, plugged on one pace final furlong, 6th of 13, 9 1/4l behind The Covex Kid (9-4) at Catterick 7f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
True Blue Moon (IRE) 10-3jfav (9-7) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Kats Bob (9-3) at Hamilton 6f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Kirk House 150-1 (9-4) Mid-division, pushed along and made no impression 2f out, 6th of 7, 25 1/2l behind Shining Blue (10-9) at Ripon 1m stks (5) gd in May.
Ashtead (IRE) 66-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra and eased inside final furlong, 11th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Clotherholme (9-8) at Catterick 7f hcp (6) gd in Jun.