held up behind, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well to go readily clear inside final furlong
held up towards rear, outpaced over 3f out, never dangerous
led 2f, soon mid-division, ridden 3f out, no impression final 2f
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on under pressure final 2f to go 3rd near finish, no impression
always prominent, challenged 4f out, led well over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner final furlong
dwelt, held up in rear until raced keenly and headway on outside to lead after 2f, driven and headed well over 3f out, soon ridden, one pace final 2f, lost 3rd near finish
tracked leader after 4f, lost place 4f out, soon driven and outpaced, weakened 2f out, tailed off
dwelt in rear, ridden 3f out, stayed on final 2f, never near leaders
mid-division, lost place over 3f out, soon behind
Nonrunner
Eleven runners and not much form for any of them, but Tim Walford's GULF COAST has performed better than the placings suggest in last two starts, whilst Dispol Diva and Tropical Bachelor look the best of the rest. Melkatant may also be able to feature if fit and ready after a break. This race is only the fourth race back for Gulf Coast who took a long break stretching from December 2008 through to April this year. Since returning the results have been respectable without getting any honours, but he has been getting closer of late and although finishing sixth in his last race at Newcastle, this was only by three-and-a-quarter lengths. On a pound less than last time and having built up some course experience after his break, this may be a useful handicap to get back to winning ways. Dispol Diva hasn't won since last year and although having won off a higher mark before, she may find it a tough challenge to duplicate today. Tropical Bachelor is still a maiden after twenty-one runs and is overlooked on this occasion despite an eye-catching jockey booking and a couple of better runs recently. Tim Walford trained the winner of this race last year and we side with Gulf Coast to get the win.
Tropical Bachelor (IRE) 9-1 (8-3) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd post, not able to reach winner, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Silk Drum (8-10) at Doncaster 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Musigny (USA) 20-1 (9-3) Behind, headway over 2f out, soon ridden to chase leaders, kept on same pace, 6th of 12, 7l behind So Bazaar (8-9) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gf in May.
Gulf Coast 11-2fav (9-0) Chased leader, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 3 1/2l behind George Adamson (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in May.
What A Day 11-1 (9-2) Never on terms, 7th of 10, 11l behind Haljaferia (9-11) at Newmarket 1m 4f ladies hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
Dispol Diva 12-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Patavium (9-2) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
Coole Dodger (IRE) 20-1 (8-4) Held up towards rear, headway on inner over 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 13, 18l behind Shadowtime (9-0) at Beverley 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Melkatant 14-1 (8-12) Held up mid-division, kept on from over 1f out, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Zelos Diktator (8-12) at Newcastle 1m 4f mdn auc stks (6) gs in Oct.
Bertie Smalls 18-1 (7-13) In touch when saddle slipped and unseated rider after 3f, in a race won by Cote d'Argent (9-4) at Bath 1m 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May, 12 ran.
Ledgerwood 200-1 (8-5) Led, 3 lenghts clear 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 5l behind Mediterranean Sea (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
James Junior 28-1 (8-11) Raced in last place, pushed along 8f out, soon behind, tailed off final 6f, last of 6, well behind Dunaskin (8-11) at Southwell 1m 4f sell stks (6) fbs in Feb.
Grove View Star 7-2 (9-4) Awkward leaving stalls, held up in rear, not clear run and lost action briefly over 2f out, never dangerous, 9th of 11, 12l behind Tyrana (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
