tracked leader, led 4f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, battled on gamely final furlong
held up, smooth progress over 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and one pace final 2f
dwelt, behind, chased along over 6f out, never on terms
held up behind leaders, driven over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
led, driven and headed 4f out, soon beaten
held up towards rear, headway over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong
Kylkenny has to hump topweight but can prove up to the task, with Yenaled, Indebted and Barking Mad all in with a shout. There are maybe a few here with more scope, but the 10-year-old Kylkenny has shown already of late that he is no back number, winning two of his last three starts here to take his tally on the track to an amazing 11. The way that he was eased down when scoring over a furlong shorter last time suggests that he will relish the move back up to 12 furlongs, and he is still a few pounds short of his highest winning mark on the all-weather. Yenaled went close on his first run for Phil McEntee here five days ago and is one for the short-list, while Indebted has time on his side at the age of three and also has Eddie Ahern on his back. Barking Mad has gone off the boil but is thrown in on his best form so has to merit a mention, but the sensible option has to be Kylkenny.
Kylkenny 3-1 (9-0) Close up, went 2nd on bridle 3f out, shaken up to lead 1f out, ridden out, won at Southwell 1m 3f clm (6) fbs beating Danelor (9-4) by 1l, 8 ran.
Mad Carew (USA) 7-1 (8-1) Tracked leader to over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Dower House (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Hue 9-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 15, 7l behind Kingdom of Dreams (8-9) at Hamilton 1m 1f mdn stk (5) gd in May.
Dovedon Hero 15-2 (8-13) Started slowly, held up behind, never troubled leaders, 9th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Captain Margaret (7-13) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Come What July (IRE) 25-1 (9-11) Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, never trouble leaders, 5th of 8, 8l behind Spitting Image (9-1) at Southwell 2m hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Indebted 11-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden 2f out, not quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Western Roots (8-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Barking Mad (USA) 17-2 (9-3) Led until over 5f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 10th of 13, 13l behind Blue Patrick (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Yenaled 20-1 (8-3) Held up, headway 3f out, led briefly inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 8, hd behind Khanjar (9-4) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.