held up in touch, ridden to challenge over 2f out, hard ridden, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, led post
held up, ridden, headway on inner over 2f out, one pace
held up mid-division, effort over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in touch, effort over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
led, pushed along over 5f out, ridden under pressure 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, caught post
slowly away, held up in rear, effort over 3f out, no impression final 2f
with leader, keen, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace, no impression final furlong
Nonrunner
The three-year-olds Kindling and Royal Flynn have claims on form but it is never easy for the classic generation against their older rivals at this time of year and a better bet looks to be Richtee, with Mister Arjay rated the best of the remainder. The selection probably found the ground too soft when disappointing at Hamilton last time but previous form when winning at Musselburgh is solid and, off just a 2lb higher mark today, he looks well worth a punt. Archirondel is gradually dropping to a fair mark but could do with some more help from the handicapper, while Mr Maxim has run well in two starts this term but now faces older horses for the first time and may struggle. Mister Arjay is another that has slipped to a fair mark and has to be respected, while Royal Flynn is probably the pick of the three-year-olds but Richtee has solid claims at the weights on this ground and gets the vote.
Richtee (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 8l behind Millennium Hall (8-9) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp (5) gs.
Archirondel 8-1 (9-5) Slowly away, held up behind, ridden and headway 3f out, stayed on final furlong, no impression, 7th of 16, 8l behind Lucayan Dancer (9-5) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in May.
Giunchiglio 10-1 (9-4) Reared start, held up in rear, stumbled over 4f out, rider lost iron, no impression after, 6th of 8, 21l behind Bollin Thomas (10-0) at Ayr 1m 5f app hcp (5) gs.
Royal Flynn 14-1 (9-2) Mid-division, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Spinning Coin (9-0) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Kindling 11-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, one pace final 2f, 4th of 7, 7l behind Toldo (9-4) at Ripon 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) gf in May.
Phoenix Eye 25-1 (8-2) Slowly into stride, behind, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 9l behind Come What July (9-12) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol.
Mr Maxim 16-1 (8-8) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Jaafi (8-8) at Redcar 1m 3f mdn aut stk (6) gf.
Sooyou Sir (IRE) 25-1 (7-12) In rear, ridden over 3f out, stayed on over 2f out, 4th of 17, 6l behind Celtic Carisma (7-12) at Carlisle 1m 4f stk (7) gf in May.
Mister Arjay (USA) 20-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden and held when hampered over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 7l behind Snowed Under (9-3) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (5) gf.
