close up, headway over 1f out, ridden and every chance just inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish
dwelt in touch, headway and not clear run from over 1f out, ridden and unable to quicken when got clear inside final furlong
always in rear, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed towards finish
keen led, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra
keen tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden entering final furlong, ran on, not reach winner
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression
Nonrunner
Goodwood winner Open The Red has been raised 9lb for that success while recent maiden winners Scrutinise and Muntadab go handicapping for the first time today with the latter preferred stepping up in trip. Polarisation, Goodnightsuzy and Banditry also step up in distance having all been placed over a mile in handicaps on their latest starts. But COMPTON MILL won at Chelmsford in April when beating a couple of subsequent winners and he gets a speculative vote in a wide-open contest on the strength of that form. Counterproof was well beaten here on his reappearance but drops down a grade today and is not easily dismissed.
Muntadab (IRE) 5-4fav (9-2) Held up in mid-division, slightly hampered 6f out, headway on wide outside over 2f out, caught wide on home turn, 2nd over 1f out, quickened to lead 1f out, soon clear, kept on strongly, won at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in May beating Nosey Barker (9-2) by 3l, 12 ran.
Open The Red 3-1fav (9-5) Held up in last pair, smooth headway between horses over 3f out, led on bit over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May beating Perceived (8-11) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Counterproof (IRE) 10-1 (8-10) Raced wide close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 9th of 10, 9l behind Dartmouth (8-10) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf in May.
Polarisation 12-1 (8-6) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never reached winner, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Third Time Lucky (9-2) at Musselburgh 1m 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Compton Mill 3-1 (9-7) Raced keenly, soon led, ridden edged left and narrowly headed inside final furlong, rallied to lead again well inside final furlong, won at Chelmsford City 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Apr beating Three Gracez (9-1) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Goodnightsuzy (IRE) 7-2fav (9-4) Pressed leader, pushed along 2f out, every chance over 1f out, one pace and beaten inside final furlong, left 3rd close home, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Ciao Cielo (9-7) at Haydock 1m 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gs in May.
Banditry (IRE) 3-1 (8-13) Chased leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 5, 2l behind Cadeau Magnifique (9-6) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in May.
Marcano (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 14l behind Don't Touch (9-7) at Haydock 6f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.
Scrutinise 13-8fav (9-3) Made virtually all, had pressed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, just held on, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f 3yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in May beating Grey's Angel (8-7) by nk, 8 ran.
