close up, pushed along 3f out, wandered and weakened 1f out
in rear, pushed along 3f out, plugged on, never involved
steadied towards rear, ridden 3f out, no real progress
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and hung right 1f out, not get on terms
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance 1f out, ran on, no extra towards finish
made all, pushed along over 2f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on gamely when challenged closing stages
chased leaders, ridden well over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, switched right and stayed on inside last, closing at finish
rear mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, always behind
towards rear, pushed along well over 2f out, kept on, no impression
front mid-division, ridden over 3f out, gradually weakened 2f out
Tim Easterby bids to win this for third time in succession and may well do so with FORGIVABLE (NAP). The latter was beaten less than a length at Pontefract on only his second outing of the year when giving the impression this extra distance would suit. Chief Of Staff needs to find a bit more after disappointing at Lingfield while both Bavardages and Magical Mile failed to cope with a rise in the weights last time having won their penultimate starts. Bringitonboris and Gangway have proven best on the all-weather so far.
Chief Of Staff 3-1jfav (10-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 7l behind Le Forban (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Magical Mile (IRE) 5-1 (10-6) Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, well held final furlong, 6th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Mr Zee (9-2) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Bavardages (IRE) 5-2 (9-13) Raced keenly, led after 4 furlongs, pushed along and headed under 2f out, soon ridden and gradually faded, 7th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Jewel Maker (10-2) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Bringitonboris (USA) 4-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders on rail, shaken up and not clear run well over 1f out, soon switched left to outside, ridden and kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 4 3/4l behind Dutch Decoy (9-10) at Hamilton 1m hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Gangway (IRE) 3-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 4, 17 1/4l behind Night Of Luxury (9-6) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Forgivable 5-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along and headway well over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside last, ran on but always held, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Bullet Force (9-12) at Pontefract 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Berry Edge (IRE) 7-1 (9-11) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out, 9th of 10, 16 3/4l behind Yasmin From York (8-7) at Catterick 2m hcp (6) gf in May.
Euraquilo 9-1 (9-8) Dwelt in rear, pushed along 2f out, never nearer, 5th of 9, 10 1/4l behind Prism (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Head Chef (IRE) 15-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 8 3/4l behind Motarajel (8-13) at Ripon 1m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Music Seeker (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) In touch, pushed along 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 9, 6 3/4l behind Unplugged (9-9) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
