always mid-division
held up mid-division, not clear run and switched left, 2f out and 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd close home, nearest finish
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led for 1f, tracked leaders, not clear run 2f out, ran on to lead just inside final furlong, ridden out
slowly into stride, soon switched right, behind, steady headway from over 2f out, staying on in 5th when hampered on rails, inside final furlong, not recover
always towards rear
keen in touch, ridden to challenge over 2f out, every chance 1f out, no extra
pulled hard early, led after 1f, ridden 3f out, no extra when headed just inside final furlong
always mid-division
Nonrunner
Voice Mail, Hatch A Plan and Cape Diamond all look short list material here but we will plump for Henchman off a much more realistic mark. The selection has dropped 10lb just lately and also has a further 5lb to come off his back courtesy of his claimer Andrew Elliott who partners him for the first time. The gelding's latest effort at Lingfield over this sort of trip would give him a definite chance here, especially off his revised mark, he is bred to relish the distance and should go okay on the ground, so at a sporting price we will side with him. Voice Mail is more than capable of gonig well from today's mark of 67 and is already a distance winner, so he has a fair bit in his favour. However, he keeps finding a couple too good and his racing weight won't make this easy, so we will oppose. Hatch A Plan was a a 12f Windsor scorer last time and attempts to go in again two days later without a penalty. He is clearly in good heart, but this drop back in trip will test his speed to the limit and he may be found wanting. Of the others, Walter Swinburn's Cape Diamond showed that this trip holds no fears with a decent run at Windsor last time and a 1lb drop will help this lightly-raced sort, who could certainly improve, but we prefer to side with Henchman.
Voice Mail 12-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 2f out, edged left 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 14, 3l behind Bee Stinger (9-6) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) frm.
Double Spectre (IRE) 20-1 (9-9) Hampered on bend over 6f out, always towards rear, 12th of 14, 14l behind Sendinpost (8-3) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Pelham Crescent (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 29l behind Fabrian (9-9) at Chepstow 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Al Hazim (IRE) 20-1 (8-5) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 7l behind Dame Hester (9-7) at Folkestone 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Future Deal 16-1 (9-8) Dwelt, soon in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 13, 6l behind Magic Warrior (9-9) at Kempton 1m hcap (6) pol.
The Rip 25-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, weakened 3f out, last of 15, 19l behind Great View (10-0) at Newbury 1m 2f ldy rds hcp (5) gf in Jun.
River Gypsy 6-1 (10-0) Mid-division, ridden and struggling 3f out, eased when no chance final 2f, 8th of 9, 24l behind Ballybeg (8-9) at Windsor 1m 4f clm (5) gf in Jun.
Henchman 25-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden to go 2nd briefly 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 3l behind Maidford (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Prince of Medina 66-1 (8-9) Always outpaced towards rear, no impression, 11th of 12, 6l behind Stormy Monday (8-4) at Salisbury 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gs.
Louise Dupin (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, always behind, 10th of 15, 17l behind Blue Empire (9-10) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jul.
Hatch A Plan (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) In touch, headway over 2f out and soon challenging, led over 1f out, edged left final furlong, held on, won at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd beating Bob's Your Uncle (8-11) by a hd, 8 ran.
Cape Diamond (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on, 4th of 9, 4l behind William's Way (9-4) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Lifted Way 40-1 (9-9) Chased leader until weakened over 2f out, 9th of 13, 5l behind Magic Warrior (9-9) at Kempton 1m hcap (6) pol.
Kavachi (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 9l behind Prince Picasso (9-5) at Brighton 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) frm in Jul.
