pressed leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
led, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, pulled into midfield after 4f, lost ground and ridden over 4f out, soon beaten
prominent, ridden and lost place over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
held up towards rear, smooth progress over 4f out, travelled strongly to press leader over 1f out, pushed into lead inside final furlong, comfortably (hand time)
midfield, lost place and ridden over 6f out, soon beaten
held up in touch, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, close up over 1f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, hard ridden before halfway, soon beaten
slowly away, in rear, steady headway 4f out, ridden over 3f out, stayed on final 2f but never reached challenging position
LUCKY DRAW heads up in trip in an aim to realise a change of fortune and she’s respected on this occasion despite no wins from nine when seen previously on an artificial surface. Schwartz landed a gamble at Bath on his most recent outing and has finished close up on two recent forays down at Lingfield. Harry The Norseman was actually ahead of the selection when the pair met here in April though the recent Bath winner has gone up in the handicap since and it won’t be easy to maintain that form line today.
Deluxe Music 13-2 (9-4) Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 10 1/4l behind Danni California (9-9) at Wetherby 1m 6f hcp fll (5) gd in Jun.
Harmonious 33-1 (9-12) Went right start, in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 17 1/2l behind Vin Rouge (10-2) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Lucky Draw 9-2 (8-4) Slowly away, raced keenly in rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, went third final strides, 3rd of 6, 1/2l behind Arctic Fox (9-8) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp fll (5) sft in Jun.
Chef De Troupe (FR) 25-1 (9-11) Held up towards rear, ridden over 4f out, remote 8th final 2f, 8th of 11, 24 1/4l behind Psyche (10-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Schwartz (IRE) 17-2 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway under 3f out and soon switched right, ridden and led under 2f out, edged left and idled over 1f out, ran on well and in full control final furlong, won at Bath 1m 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul beating Alkhattaaf (9-9) by 3 1/4l, 12 ran.
Harry The Norseman 5-2 (9-6) Tracked winner who went clear 12f out, closer over 3f out, ridden 2f out, 1 length down under pressure 1f out, found no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Fred Bear (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (6) gs in Jun.
Meisterzinger (IRE) 50-1 (9-6) Broke well, held up in mid-division, headway to go 2nd 7f out, hampered over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 8 1/2l behind Wagga Wagga (9-2) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Coco's Dream 50-1 (9-11) Raced in 3rd on inside, outpaced in 4th over 3f out, plugged on into modest 3rd again inside final furlong, never near leading duo, 3rd of 4, 7l behind Just A Tad (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f fll stks (6) pol in Jun.
Gavin 12-1 (9-2) Chased leaders early, disputed lead after 1f and raced freely, led after 2f, headed under 3f out and soon weakened, 10th of 12, 17 3/4l behind Schwartz (9-3) at Bath 1m 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
