held up, headway approaching 2f out, switched left and short of room approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong
led to post early, dwelt in rear, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders
tracked leader until 10f out, tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, effort between horses over 1f out, ridden and every chance when rider dropped rein inside final furlong
keen raced wide, close up, went 2nd 10f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon edged left and right, headed approaching final furlong, no extra
in touch, ridden 2f out, headway to lead approaching final furlong, son edged right, ridden out
held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, tailed off
The Prescott yard is back in action and the winners are starting to flow. Trouble And Strife would be the one on his form from last season but both starts this term have been lacklustre and it's best to await a return to form. Dono Di Dio has obvious credentials with two wins and six seconds from his last nine starts and handled this trip well enough for the first time when a solid second at Salisbury last month. He should be in the mix. Mandalyan has consistent figures but remains unproven at the trip whereas MACHINE LEARNER put a quiet spell behind him when a good second over course and distance this month and a similar effort would see him in the shake-up. Emenem, a decent fourth in that contest, is consistent and respected.
Machine Learner 12-1 (10-0) Mid-division, headway when not clear run over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ran on into 2nd inside final furlong, never reached winner, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Knight Crusader (9-11) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Mandalayan (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Led 1f, chased leader, ridden 3f out, soon lost 2nd and weakened, last of 10, 29l behind Artarmon (9-4) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Darksideoftarnside (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 18 1/4l behind Victoria Drummond (9-9) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Dono Di Dio 4-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Master Grey (8-4) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Guns of Leros (USA) 16-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Nuits St Georges (8-9) at Goodwood 2m hcp (3) gs in Jun.
Trouble And Strife (IRE) 7-1 (9-12) Soon led, headed 13f out, pressed leader, led over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 16 3/4l behind Lever Du Soleil (8-9) at Catterick 2m hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Archimento 12-1 (10-9) Held up, headway on outside over 3f out, soon ridden and beaten, 5th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Nabhan (9-11) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Petrastar 6-1 (9-1) Towards rear, led after 2f, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 5 1/4l behind The Pinto Kid (8-13) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Emenem 11-2 (9-10) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Knight Crusader (9-11) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Seaport 50-1 (9-6) Held up in mid-division, no headway final 2f, 10th of 11, 15 3/4l behind Frontispiece (9-6) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in Jun.