raced keenly, held up tracking leaders, pushed along and unable to quicken 2f out, weakened final furlong
led and set steady pace, pushed along inside final 3f, joined 2f out, hung left and headed over 1f out, hung right and lost 2nd inside final furlong, soon bumped, 3rd and held when snatched up 100 yards out, weakened
tracked leaders, challenging in close 2nd when not much room inside final furlong, held close home
pulled hard, held up in last pair, switched left and headway on outside 2f out, carried head high and kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, never going pace to reach leading pair
slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway over 1f out, 5th and no impression final furlong
tracked leader, challenged 2f out, strongly pressed when edged right inside final furlong, on top close home
took keen hold, tracked leaders and wide, ridden and weakened well over 1f out
DRAGONS VOICE is taken to back up his comfortable Windsor success on Monday evening and looks on the upgrade. Now two from his last three, his defeat between those wins came when a close third to Jumira Prince over the Nottingham mile. He rates a progressive sort and can go in again facing optimum conditions. Itsakindamagic houses a similar profile and rates the danger for Andrew Balding. He did well to get as close as he did last time in a well-endowed Thirsk handicap as he refused to settle, an issue connections are still apparently seeking to resolve with tongue tie and hood applied once more. Almoreb remains on a feasible mark, is expected to improve after just four starts and has a soft ground success to his name.
Dubai's Secret 12-1 (9-5) Held up in mid-division, steady headway halfway, pushed along in 4th over 2f out, ridden on outside over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 3rd of 11, 4 1/4l behind Michele Strogoff (9-2) at Chester 1m stks (4) gs in Jun.
Harlequin Striker (IRE) 13-2 (9-10) In rear in 4th place, weakened over 1f out, soon eased, last of 4, 35l behind Pealer (9-4) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Kingston Kurrajong 12-1 (9-7) 3rd of 4, 3 3/4l behind La Rav (9-5) at Newbury 1m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Itsakindamagic 7-2 (9-2) Keen in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Original Choice (9-4) at Thirsk 1m hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Mister Music 9-2 (9-7) In rear, shaken up over 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 9, 1 1/4l behind Human Nature (9-9) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Almoreb (IRE) 4-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Mojito (9-2) at Sandown 7f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Multitask 33-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, driven over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 17 1/2l behind Mr Minerals (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Dragons Voice 7-4fav (9-5) Took keen hold, chased leaders, led on outside well over 1f, ridden and hung right final furlong, stayed on, won at Windsor 1m hcp (5) gs in Jul beating Stanley (10-0) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Testbourne (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Led, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 22 1/4l behind Starplex (10-0) at Hamilton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) sft in Jul.