led at steady pace, quickened 5f out, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up behind leaders, held in pocket from 3f out and switched left to outside and quickened to lead over 1f out, soon ridden well clear, well in command when edged left towards finish
held up behind leaders, switched out and headway to join leaders 5f out, held winner in pocket from 3f out, led 2f out, soon driven, headed over 1f out, no chance with winner
tracked leader, led 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Nonrunner
One of the better staying handicaps of recent days and LETHAL GLAZE is our pick with Clowance House and King Of Wands holding very solid claims. Richard Hannon's grey has not hidden his light under a bushel as he was thought good enough to take a tilt at the Queen's Vase earlier in the Summer. A ready winner at Haydock on soft going, he is wisely turned out under a penalty before the handicapper takes his attempt at guessing the amount of improvement. Clowance House has been fancied for a couple of races this year. He did finish ahead of our selection off level weights at Ascot though has not been seen out since. King Of Wands was beaten in a similar race at the course in May though made amends next time out with victory at Salisbury. Final Victory and Cry For The Moon both need to have improved in order to reverse form with a number of the participants. Headline Act misbehaved in the preliminaries at Chester and while he is certainly bred to do the job, he will need to have conquered it in the mind before his feet will follow. Cases can be made for every runner in this finale though we stick with the proven form of Lethal Glaze.
Clowance House 12-1 (9-1) Led 1f, tracked leader after, ridden to lead just inside final 3f, edged right just over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, gradually weakened, 7th of 14, 10l behind Holberg (9-1) at Royal Ascot 2m 3yo Grp 3 (1) gf in Jun.
King of Wands 7-4fav (9-7) Led briefly early, tracked leader, led 2f out, soon ridden, edged slightly right inside final furlong, stayed on well (hand timed), won at Salisbury 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun beating Darley Sun (9-5) by 3/4l, 4 ran.
Final Victory 7-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, kept on but no extra, 3rd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Classic Vintage (9-4) at Salisbury 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Jun.
Cry For The Moon (USA) 11-2 (9-5) Raced in close 4th, ridden well over 2f out, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 4, 1 3/4l behind King Of Wands (9-7) at Salisbury 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
Lethal Glaze (IRE) 9-4fav (9-7) Soon chasing leader, reminders over 5f out, led well over 1f out, clear when edged right inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Haydock 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) sft beating Royal Diamond (8-3) by 6l, 5 ran.
Headline Act 9-2 (9-4) Held up in rear, headway 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 12l behind Chiberta King (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf in May.
