chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, soon rallied, weakened final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon strongly challenged, stayed on gamely
mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon rallied and every chance, kept on well under pressure
1 cheek piece fell off soon after start, mid-division, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra closing stages
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
always in rear, beaten well over 2f out, eased
steadied in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on into 3rd inside final furlong, never a threat
chased leaders, under pressure over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, never dangerous
behind, some late headway, never nearer
mid-division, beaten over 2f out
set strong pace, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leader, driven to challenge over 2f out, faded approaching furlong
Club Tropicana beat Lunar Deity when scoring at Yarmouth recently and is 3lb higher today with an experienced amateur doing the steering. Sir Plato won off a higher mark last term and was placed at Bath on his latest outing while BIOTIC has slipped back down the weights having won three times last year including this contest. He gets the vote to come good again off his current mark while Baashiq was placed on the all-weather earlier and Tajdeed may do better now handicapping.
Sir Plato (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) Led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong, 3rd of 5, 4 1/4l behind Poetic Force (9-3) at Bath 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Biotic 8-1 (8-11) Slowly away in rear, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 5th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Victory Chime (9-7) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in May.
Club Tropicana 5-1 (9-6) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Yarmouth 1m hcp (6) gf in May beating Lunar Deity (9-2) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Baashiq (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 8l behind Gossiping (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Tajdeed (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Led early, pressed leader, every chance over 3f out, bumped over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 10 3/4l behind Proton (9-1) at Carlisle 1m 1f mdn stks (5) sft in May.
Daubney's Dream (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Mid-division on inner, pushed along and no impression entering straight, soon no extra towards rear, weakened, 10th of 11, 24 1/2l behind Reckless Lad (9-3) at Dundalk 1m 3f pol in Nov.
Gerry The Glover (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Steadied start, pulled hard, held up in rear, some late headway, never threatened, 8th of 18, 4 1/2l behind Swift Approval (9-12) at Newbury 7f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Chetan 8-1 (9-6) Prominent, hard driven over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 9, 5l behind Canford's Joy (9-5) at Brighton 7f hcp (6) sft in Jun.
Kismat 20-1 (9-2) Mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten, 12th of 14, 22 3/4l behind Gas Monkey (9-10) at Newbury 1m 3f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Lunar Deity 6-1 (9-2) Slowly away in touch after 1f, switched left and headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Club Tropicana (9-6) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (6) gf in May.
Tobacco Road (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Slowly into stride, behind, ran on wide towards finish, never dangerous, 9th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Muraaqeb (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in May.
Golconda Prince (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Keen tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 3f out, 13th of 14, dist behind Kaylen's Mischief (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (6) sft in Jun.
Ad Valorem Queen (IRE) 40-1 (9-7) Always close up, led well over 1f out, soon ridden and headed, one pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 4l behind Clement (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Apr.
