went right and bumped start, held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders 2f out, strong run inside final furlong, led final 110 yards, soon ridden clear
made most, ridden over 1f out, edged left briefly inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner final 110 yards
raced keenly, chased leaders until hampered and lost place over 3f out, towards rear and never on terms after
slowly into stride, held up and behind, slightly hampered on inside over 3f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
held up, headway on outside 2f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leader until inside final 2f, chased leaders, weakened final furlong
raced keenly, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened inside final furlong
went left start, keen, chased leaders on outside, 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to challenge and every chance over 1f out, still pressing leaders when faltered inside final furlong, weakened
raced keenly, chased leaders on inside, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong
Maygold has won a couple of lower grade sprints including at Goodwood recently but was beaten in this grade in between. OPEN WIDE moves in the opposite direction and should find this easier than his latest task at Haydock where he ran well enough in third. Amanda Perrett’s charge gets the vote ahead of Handytalk, who was beaten less than a length at Bath last time. Our Lord should have come on for last month’s reappearance and has a shout on last year’s form while the unexposed Always Amazing has been gelded since last seen in action in August.
Open Wide (USA) 5-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, headway and switched left over 2f out, edged left and bumped rival over 1f out, not run on inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Summerghand (9-2) at Haydock 6f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Our Lord 6-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, effort going well 2f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 4l behind The Daley Express (9-8) at Bath 6f hcp (4) gd in May.
Handytalk (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Chased leaders and wide, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish, lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Silverrica (8-4) at Bath 5f hcp (4) fm in May.
Always Amazing 5-1 (9-6) Slowly away, reluctant and hung left throughout, never a factor, last of 9, 6 3/4l behind Foxy Forever (9-10) at Newmarket 5f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Grey Galleon (USA) 25-1 (8-6) Raced near side, always behind, 11th of 15, 6 1/2l behind Merry Banter (8-3) at Haydock 5f (2) gd in Sep.
Majestic Hero (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 10l behind Move In Time (9-6) at Newmarket 5f hcp (4) gf in May.
Union Rose 7-1 (9-0) Dwelt, soon chasing leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened well over 1f out, last of 7, 11 1/2l behind Silverrica (8-4) at Bath 5f hcp (4) fm in May.
Secretfact 13-2 (9-7) Steadied start, took keen hold, held up, headway from over 2f out, held by front pair when stumbled inside final furlong, soon lost 3rd and eased, 4th of 7, 9 1/2l behind Waseem Faris (9-5) at Bath 6f hcp (5) fm in May.
Maygold 11-4 (9-4) Close up, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Goodwood 5f hcp (5) gd in May beating Ellen Gates (8-13) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.