led, ridden over 1f out, soon headed, losing place when hampered inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and edged right over 1f out, soon led, headed inside final furlong, still every chance when edged left final 100 yards, held towards finish
slowly away, pulled hard early, held up, good headway when hampered over 1f out, keeping on, held when not much room and eased near finish, not recover
held up on outside, good headway 2f out, driven and ran on inside final furlong, finished well
in touch, hard ridden 2f out, soon chased leaders until weakened quickly final furlong
chased leader to over 1f out, losing place when squeezed out soon after
never reached beyond mid-division
raced on outside, always behind
slowly into stride, outpaced and always in rear
behind, pushed along halfway, never on terms
VICTORIAN BOUNTY is the suggestion in an intriguing handicap where the in-form pair of Bold Argument and Invincible Lad rate highly. It's noteworthy that Ryan Moore partners the latter rather than Rocker who is not without claims and, such has been the Alston runner's rate of improvement, that he couldn't be dismissed under a penalty. Bold Argument's draw may not duly inconvenience him as he can start slowly but he usually finishes strongly and is in peak form. The blinkers will need to sharpen up Blue Jack as he could meet traffic if getting behind from his high draw but he has claims if the headgear works the oracle. The experienced Canadian Danehill has scored on three of the seven occasions that he's been partnered by Dettori whilst Richard Hannon's maiden, Orange Pip, has the ability to win one of these but Esteem Machine may need the ground to ease if he's to recapture his best form. A high draw can be advantageous on the sprint course and a visor may enable Victorian Bounty to make the most of his berth. It's been a while since he's operated at the top of his game but he's a couple of pounds lower than when last successful and wasn't beaten far behind smart horses such as Ancien Regime and Prohibit last term. A certain amount has to be taken on trust but the rewards could be high if Victorian Bounty bounces back.
Victorian Bounty 33-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden along over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 9th of 12, 11l behind High Standing (8-13) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in May.
Canadian Danehill (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Led 1f, chased leader after, ridden 2f out, stayed on to lead final 100 yards, won at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May beating First Order (8-13) by 1l, 7 ran.
Esteem Machine (USA) 25-1 (8-2) Raced keenly in touch to over 2f out, weakened quickly, 10th of 11, 26l behind Main Aim (9-3) at Newbury 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in May.
Invincible Lad (IRE) 3-1fav (9-4) Close up, always travelling well, led over 1f out, quickened clear inside final furlong, edged right towards finish, won at Leicester 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May beating Drifting Gold (9-3) by 2l, 11 ran.
Orange Pip 6-1 (9-4) Pulled hard, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 1f out, edged out and weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Alfresco (8-10) at Goodwood 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.
Even Bolder 7-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened inside final 2f, 9th of 11, 7l behind Our Piccadilly (8-4) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.
Blue Jack 6-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to troubled leaders, 6th of 11, 4l behind Alfresco (8-10) at Goodwood 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.
Rocker 8-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway 2f out, kept on, 3rd of 11, 4l behind Equuleus Pictor (8-7) at Haydock 5f hcp 0-85 (4) hvy in May.
Bold Argument (IRE) 8-1 (8-7) Towards rear, headway 3f out, hard ridden to lead close home, won at Windsor 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf beating Alfresco (9-9) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Make My Dream 10-1 (8-13) Outpaced after 2f, 8th of 11, 10l behind Invincible Lad (9-4) at Leicester 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Peopleton Brook 11-1 (7-13) Jumped right at start, towards rear, soon chased along, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Loose Caboose (8-1) at Doncaster 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
