tracked leading pair on inside, pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, hard ridden and stayed on towards finish, not quite pace to challenge
raced keenly in 5th, ridden and unable to quicken over 2f out, plugged on final furlong
tracked winner, ridden and lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, eased
held up in last pair, headway down outside over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong
held up in 6th, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final 2f until inside final furlong, kept on same pace, just held on for 3rd
made all and set decent pace, ridden and kept on final furlong, unchallenged
held up in last trio, closer on outside 2f out, kept on final furlong, almost snatched 3rd
chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, soon weakened
NonRunner
An open 3-y-o handicap in which nothing makes really strong appeal but FINOAH returns to calmer waters after posting a perfectly satisfactory mid-division finish at Royal Ascot behind Biometric in the ultra-competitive Britannia Stakes. The mile trip looked to rather stretch him that day and this reversal to 7f, a trip over which he was previously successful, looks a wise decision. Cristal Breeze was a major disappointment last time and must surely be better than that and still looks on a handy mark, whilst Moraawed has been contesting better races and could well lay the gauntlet down to the selection with move up to a seventh furlong likely to suit.
Magical Wish (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Held up behind, outpaced 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, took 3rd post, not reach front pair, 3rd of 22, 2 1/4l behind Recon Mission (9-2) at York 6f hcp (2) gs in Jun.
Finoah (IRE) 66-1 (8-7) Took keen hold, prominent near side, ridden over 3f out, beaten from over 2f out, 12th of 28, 11 1/2l behind Biometric (8-8) at Ascot 1m hcp stks (2) gs in Jun.
Fintas 9-2 (9-6) Tracked leader, under pressure well over 1f out, faded final furlong, last of 6, 6 3/4l behind Spirit Warning (8-11) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (2) pol in Jun.
Chapelli 25-1 (9-0) Held up, headway over 3f soon, chasing leaders, no extra final furlong, 5th of 11, 5l behind Tapisserie (9-0) at Carlisle 7f lst fll stks (1) gf in Jun.
Athmad (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Held up and behind, ridden on outside over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, never nearer, 5th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Gabrial The Wire (8-9) at Chester 7f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Cristal Breeze (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Tracked leader who went clear halfway, closer over 3f out, lost 2nd just over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 25 3/4l behind New King (9-6) at Sandown 1m 1f hcp (3) gs in Jun.
Make A Wish (IRE) 3-1fav (9-4) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 5l behind Jaleel (9-2) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Sheila's Showcase 16-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd entering final furlong, kept on, 5th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Wise Counsel (9-7) at Sandown 7f hcp (3) gs in Jun.
Indomitable (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Edged left and bumped start, held up in rear, driven over 2f out, soon no impression, 6th of 9, 18l behind Finoah (9-7) at Haydock 7f hcp (4) hvy in Jun.
Moraawed 6-1 (8-7) Behind, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and some headway towards far side over 1f out, never pace to challenge, 10th of 22, 6 1/4l behind Recon Mission (9-2) at York 6f hcp (2) gs in Jun.
