made all, pushed along and extended advantage under 3f out, edged right over 2f out, continued to hang right when pressed over 1f out, straightened and ran on well final furlong, going away near finish
chased leaders in 3rd, headway into 2nd over 3f out, briefly outpaced by winner under 3f out, ridden and closed to challenge over 1f out, kept on final furlong but held by winner closing stages
held up in 4th, dropped to last over 5f out, pushed along and left behind 4f out
slowly away, held up in 5th, closer in 4th over 5f out, pushed along 4f out, left behind by leaders over 3f out, minor headway 2f out, held entering final 1f and soon eased
awkward start, tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along and dropped to 3rd over 3f out, soon hung left, ran on same pace until held final furlong
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Embolden won a claimer at Leicester last time when Deep Impression finished last of three. But SANDS CHORUS has been in consistently good form in handicaps since landing a claiming race over track and trip in April and he gets the vote back at this level. Mr Coco Bean has a shout at the weights and is preferred to Sir Charles Punch of the remainder.
Sands Chorus 9-4fav (9-6) Led, pushed along 3f out, headed well over 2f out and soon dropped to 3rd, rallied over 1f out and took 2nd entering final 1f, briefly led again well inside final furlong until headed close home, 2nd of 10, nk behind Clay Regazzoni (8-13) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Embolden (IRE) 2-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Leicester 1m 2f stks (5) gf in Jun beating Silent Partner (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 3 ran.
Gold Ring Golden Horn gelding out of La Dorotea.
Sir Charles Punch 10-1 (9-6) Slowly away, held up early until progress into 3rd after 2f, pushed along over 3f out, lost position 2f out and soon beaten, 6th of 9, 30 1/2l behind Tomorrow's Angel (8-9) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Deep Impression (IRE) 4-1 (8-3) Soon led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed entering final 2f, weakened inside final furlong, last of 3, 5 3/4l behind Embolden (9-6) at Leicester 1m 2f stks (5) gf in Jun.
Mr Coco Bean (USA) 25-1 (10-0) Slightly worse than midfield, pushed after 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Detective (9-0) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Thornaby Nash 300-1 (9-13) Restrained towards rear, ridden and lost touch over 3f out, tailed off over 1f out, last of 13, 20l behind Moretti (9-9) at Beverley 7f hcp (6) gf in Jun.