towards rear, never a factor
took keen hold behind leaders, ridden along 3f out, led 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, driven and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
always in rear
held up behind leaders, switched left over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, edged left and ran on final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, chased along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, effort to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
never better than mid-division
The Grey One can throw in the odd stinker but he still looks the pick of this motley crew. Anduril and Tidy make it to the shortlist. He is yet to win in 17 starts on the turf which does temper enthusiasm somewhat, however he has run well in defeat (most notably most recently at Goodwood). He ran well on soft ground at Warwick in 2006 so today's ground shouldn't be an inconvenience if it stays wet, and with the stables horses running well in defeat of late, he can provide a welcome tonic. Moonstreaker has claims if building on his recent run when well-held however he is another that is better on the all-weather, whilst Tidy, Apache Nation and Azreme are all on winning marks. Anduril will have no problems with this ground and as the best horse in the race he deserves respect. The added fact that he is now 2lbs below his highest winning mark adds further fuel to the fire, however The Grey One ran well last time out and a repeat of that may be enough to score today.
The Grey One (IRE) 12-1 (10-10) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on, always held, 2nd of 18, 1 1/2l behind Monashee River (10-2) at Goodwood 1m 1f amt hcp (6) gd.
Tidy (IRE) 13-2 (8-8) Held up towards rear, effort over 2f out, kept on, 5th of 9, 5l behind Stolen Glance (8-10) at Ayr 1m 1f hcap (5) gd in May.
Azreme 8-1 (8-11) Mid division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 14, 8l behind The Gaikwar (8-5) at Chepstow 1m hcap (5) gd in May.
Apache Nation (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Mid-division, driven 3f out, one pace final 2f, 8th of 17, 9l behind Holiday Cocktail (9-2) at Carlisle 1m app hcp (6) gd.
Nevinstown (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) In touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 15, 2 1/2l behind Top Jaro (9-6) at Carlisle 1m clm (6) gd.
Moonstreaker 33-1 (8-6) Close up, led over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 12, 9l behind Wasalat (9-5) at Ripon 1m 2f hcap (5) gf.
Night In (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, led well over 2f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 8th of 15, 3l behind Sedge (9-4) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Red Contact (USA) 7-2fav (8-6) Slowly into stride, always behind, 8th of 9, 21l behind Dichoh (8-5) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Feb.
