went left start, chased leaders, niggled along over 3f out, progress into 3rd 2f out, edged right and lost ground over 1f out, held when ran on again closing stages
held up, niggled along early, pushed along 3f out, hung left and limited response initially, headway over 1f out, closed well and every chance inside final furlong, ran on
carried left start, led, pressed over 3f out and soon narrowly headed, pushed along and responded over 1f out, every chance final furlong before outpaced by winner closing stages
tracked leader, raced freely, closed to lead travelling well 3f out, soon wandered and green under pressure, led but pressed entering final 1f, headed over 1/2f out, edged left and weakened late
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway under 2f out and soon edged right, closed to challenge approaching final 1f, led over 1/2f out and soon well on top, pulled away late
slowly into stride, in rear, under pressure 3f out, soon lost place and beaten
dwelt and pushed along early, in rear, switched far side after 1f, under pressure 3f out, some progress over 2f out, lost position entering final 1f and soon weakened
Tequila Royale still won at Catterick despite showing signs of temperament at the start but is penalised for this. Michael Dods runs two and Burscough placed on soft ground last term but CLEVELEYS posted his best effort so far when runner-up on a fast surface here in April and the latter gets the vote if the rains stay away. He is weighted to get the better of As If By Chance, who placed on the all-weather earlier and looks best of the remainder.
Tequila Royale 10-3 (9-0) Reluctant to load, held up towards rear, steady headway when switched wide 2f out, ridden and some progress over 1f out, drifted left but quickened to lead close home, won at Catterick 6f mdn fll stks (6) gs in May beating Lexington Liberty (9-0) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
As If By Chance 12-1 (9-5) Midfield, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led narrowly entering final furlong, faded when headed close home, 4th of 13, 2l behind Runninwild (9-5) at Redcar 6f mdn stks (5) gd in May.
Burscough 22-1 (8-11) Always in rear, well beaten over 2f out, last of 8, 34 1/4l behind Prince Of Bel Lir (9-1) at Nottingham 6f hcp (4) sft in May.
Classy Al 33-1 (9-3) Towards rear, pushed before 3f out, switched right 2f out and made some late headway, 6th of 11, 11 3/4l behind Tribal Art (9-3) at Ayr 1m mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.
Cleveleys 4-5fav (9-3) Slowly away, in rear, brief headway and switched right over 2f out, soon struggling, no impact over 1f out, 5th of 7, 5 1/2l behind Pallas Lord (9-3) at Carlisle 7f mdn stks (5) sft in May.
Glen Lomond 11-1 (9-2) Soon outpaced, some headway approaching final furlong, 8th of 9, 11 1/4l behind Dulla Bhatti (9-2) at Hamilton 6f stks (5) gf in Jun.
Porteno 66-1 (9-5) Dwelt in rear, pushed along 3f out, never a factor, 5th of 6, 11 1/4l behind Perfect Balance (9-5) at Catterick 7f stks (5) sft in May.
