prominent, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, edged left to chase winner inside final furlong
led, driven and headed over 2f out, one pace final furlong
towards rear, headway over 2f out, never reached challenging position
held up, driven over 2f out, headway when not much room over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong
dwelt, towards rear, headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
prominent, driven over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Nonrunner
Great Chieftain and Bel Cantor have both shown enough ability to win a race of this nature but would need to step up on all known form to get the better of Royal Envoy, who gets the vote. The selection has improved with each start and made a highly satisfactory reappearance when chasing home Sir Michael Stoute's Purple Moon at Newbury. A reproduction of that effort should suffice for the Barry Hills-trained colt. George Moore's Grand Lodge filly Final Award has a decent pedigree but is likely to need the run, while Artie's Son is entitled to come on for his debut spin at Thirsk last month. Light Sentence is another worthy of a mention but Royal Envoy has an obvious chance and is hard to oppose.
Bel Cantor 11-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1l behind Spiritual Peace (9-3) at Southwell 6f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Great Chieftain (IRE) 7-2 (8-9) Close up, ridden well over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind The Terrier (8-2) at Redcar 5f 2yo mdn aut (6) gf in Sept.
Heavy Seas Foxhound colt, half-brother to winning sprinters Eibh'n Abbie and Loveisdangerous.
Light Sentence 16-1 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 10, 8l behind Stonehaugh (9-3) at Catterick 7f 3yo mdn (5) frm in Apr.
Regal Raider (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Dwelt, always behind, 11th of 12, 14l behind Aeroplane (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Royal Envoy (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and kept on until headed and not pace of winner final 150 yards, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Purple Moon (9-3) at Newbury 1m 3yo mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Artie's Son (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Started slowly and behind, chased along halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 12, 7l behind Borehan (9-3) at Thirsk 5f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Final Award (IRE) Grand Lodge filly, half-sister to numerous winners up to 1m2f including the smart Circle Of Gold.
