held up in 5th, headway over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, soon 2nd, not able to challenge winner
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, one pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, closed going well on outside from 3f out, led 2f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong
stumbled start, pressed leader, driven over 2f out, soon edged right and beaten, weakened from over 1f out
led until 2f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
slow to break and faltered slightly, raced quite keenly in last, pushed along over 2f out, no impression
held up in rear, switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, pressed for 2nd briefly, kept on
Cloud Drift has been raised 6lb for winning by a neck at Leicester while Hot Summer failed to see out the 1m2f trip at Ascot on his handicap debut and better is expected today. ITKAANN hasn’t raced since December but was also returning from a lay-off when winning a maiden by five lengths at Kempton. Further progress looks likely now handicapping and Owen Burrows’ yard has been among the winners recently. Hibernian Warrior ran poorly at Doncaster on his reappearance and is better than that while Anglo Saxson only won a maiden race at Yarmouth and Sword Beach is preferred to World Title.
Cloud Drift 6-4fav (9-6) Awkward start, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, challenged from well over 1f out, hung right and led inside final furlong, held on, won at Leicester 1m hcp (4) gf in Jul beating Tiritomba (9-6) by nk, 6 ran.
Hot Summer 10-1 (9-7) In rear most of way, never dangerous, 5th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Tenbury Wells (9-4) at Ascot 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Itkaann (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) With leader, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, ran on strongly, won at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Dec beating Shumba (9-5) by 5l, 12 ran.
World Title (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) In touch, pushed along before halfway, ridden and weakened over 3f out, tailed off, last of 12, dist behind Stanford (8-13) at Windsor 1m hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Sword Beach (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, pushed along and every chance 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 15, 11 3/4l behind Bill The Butcher (9-7) at Newbury 1m hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Hibernian Warrior (USA) 11-4fav (9-6) Very keen to post, keen held up, headway to track leaders halfway, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 10, 13 1/2l behind Wild Hope (10-0) at Doncaster 1m hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Anglo Saxson (IRE) 5-2fav (9-7) Held up in rear, switched right and headway over 2f out, led well over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Yarmouth 7f mdn hcp (5) gf in Jul beating Internationalangel (8-10) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
