chased leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 1f out
reared start and slowly away, towards rear, never on terms
in touch, headway 2f out, not clear run and switched left 1f out, ran on, not quite reached winner
tracked leader, clear with leader 6f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace
led, clear with oneother 6f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
in rear, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, kept on from over 1f out, not troubled leaders
chased leading pair, headway 2f out, soon led, ridden and edged right final furlong, stayed on
mid-division, lost place over 3f out
towards rear, ridden 3f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
Brockfield had been knocking on the door prior to starting favourite at Newcastle but has crept up the weights, despite not winning. Royal Trooper looked to be on the way back at Doncaster earlier this month but could find this trip on the sharp side nowadays so the vote goes to CITY OF THE KINGS. He won this last year off a 2lb higher mark and often runs well here. Ollie Pears' seven-year-old should be approaching peak fitness now and has the ground in his favour today. Desert Romance, Maven and Law To Himself could all figure if at their best and look the pick of the remainder.
New Hampshire (USA) 14-1 (8-8) Dwelt, tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened over 3f out, 13th of 14, well behind Gatewood (8-7) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in May.
City of The Kings (IRE) 22-1 (9-1) Dwelt, in rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, last of 8, 6l behind Emilio Largo (9-5) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf in May.
Muffin Mcleay (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 7th of 10, 13l behind Landaman (8-12) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.
Desert Romance (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Led, clear over 5f out until ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final 100 yards, 5th of 9, 5l behind Musnad (8-7) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Maven 12-1 (8-6) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, faded final furlong, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Qaraaba (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f flls hcp 0-90 (3) sft.
Royal Trooper (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, led over 3f out, headed approaching final furlong, soon faded, 4th of 11, 9l behind Camborne (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Brockfield 15-8fav (9-7) Took keen hold, led 2f, prominent, led again over 2f out, soon headed, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 8l behind Cosmic Moon (8-4) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Law To Himself (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 48l behind Oneofapear (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in May.
Mazovian (USA) 17-2 (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 4th of 12, 6l behind Pitkin (9-5) at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.