in rear, ridden 3f out, never threatened leaders
towards rear, headway, effort 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
led until headed halfway, weakened quickly over 2f out
mid-division, ridden, effort 2f out, driven, one pace from over 1f out
prominent, ridden over 2f out, no impression on leaders, kept on
mid-division, ridden over 5f out, no progress from over 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, drew clear 1f out, driven out, readily
with leader, led halfway, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch on outer, effort 2f out, no chance with winner, lost 2nd inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
Gold Hush is selected ahead of Wester Ross and Mutadarrej. The selection ran a real eyecatcher when victorious at Thirsk and while it is always dangerous to equate maiden form into handicaps, she looked as if she had a future. Wester Ross is likely to be a few points bigger than his form entitles. He handles the surface well and appeared to appreciate having plenty of use made of him. Mutadarrej was well backed at York on his latest start but never figured on the softened ground. The jury is out this evening. Old Romney makes a belated reappearance while Ajaan has proven form on soft going and is unlikely to be inconvenienced by the recent rain. Happy Go Lily is unexposed and could be anything. Urban Warrior is not the most fashionable of individuals but tries hard and should go well at a price. Gold Hush looked useful last time out and granted normal progression, sets a stiff standard here.
Strikeen (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Mid-division, driven along over 2f out and soon beaten, 11th of 12, 8l behind Zaham (8-9) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (3) pol in Apr.
Mutadarrej (IRE) 5-1fav (9-3) Held up, effort over 4f out, never dangerous, 11th of 14, 14l behind Spice Route (9-4) at York 1m 2f 3yo hcp (3) gs.
Old Romney 9-2 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 9l behind Big Timer (9-0) at York 7f 2yo Grp 3 (1) gs in Aug.
Magic Mountain (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Led, headed over 5f out, stayed pressing, led again 2f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, one pace, 5th of 9, 2l behind Annemasse (9-3) at Chester 1m 3yo hcp (2) gd.
Happy Go Lily 8-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, won at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (4) gf beating Ronaldsay (8-12) by a hd, 10 ran.
Ajaan 4-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, in command inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Windsor 1m 2yo mdn (5) sft in Oct beating Vanquisher (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Sahrati 15-2 (8-8) Tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, one pace final 2f, 4th of 7, 6l behind Man of Vision (8-8) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Apr.
Wester Ross (IRE) 10-3fav (9-3) Made most, stayed on well final 2f, won at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo mdn aut (5) gs beating Commandment (9-3) by 3/4l, 16 ran.
Urban Warrior 12-1 (9-2) In touch, hard driven over 2f out, stayed on one pace under pressure final furlong, 6th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Arctic Wings (8-12) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) gs.
Palamoun 4-9fav (9-3) Tracked leader, led after 2f, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn (5) pol in Mar beating High Profit (9-3) by 3l, 4 ran.
Gold Hush (USA) 8-11fav (8-8) In touch, headway to lead over 2f out, clear over 1f out, pushed out, easily, won at Thirsk 1m mdn stk (5) gf beating Arena's Dream (8-13) by 4l, 10 ran.
