slowly away and pushed along in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden and chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd no chance with winner
tracked leader 4f, tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, chased winner, soon lost 2nd, no extra inside final furlong
led, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, soon lost 2nd, weakened over 1f out
steadied start and awkwardly away, always behind
soon tracking leaders from wide draw, went 2nd 8f out, every chance 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
held up towards rear, good headway chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, lost 2nd close home
tracked leaders, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders on inside, weakened just over 1f out
held up in mid-division, headway towards inside over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well
ran in snatches in mid-division, weakened 2f out
Ingleby Hollow won a lower grade contest over track and trip recently and is 4lb higher while Follow Intello is also upped in class after scoring at Newbury with Buckland Boy behind. The latter won here before that but soft ground is a worry for him while Royal Cosmic’s earlier success at Musselburgh came over a longer trip. Statuario has been winning over hurdles and is not badly treated back on the Flat but it could pay to stick with DRAGONS VOICE. The latter scored for David Menuisier’s in-form yard in soft going at Windsor last week and can effectively race off a lower mark with an apprentice’s allowance negating today’s penalty.
Dragons Voice 16-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, good headway towards far side of group chasing leaders over 2f out, led 2f out, soon clear, easily, won at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (4) sft in Jun beating Emenem (9-3) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Statuario 7-2 (11-2) Tracked leaders, effort after 3 out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 6, 10l behind Longhouse Sale (11-0) at Ludlow 2m (4) gd in May.
Alfa McGuire (IRE) 3-1 (9-9) Prominent, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 11 1/4l behind Where's Jeff (9-1) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in May.
Ennjaaz (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, never dangerous, 14th of 15, 23 1/2l behind Ghalib (9-0) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Rashdan (FR) 9-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Champarisi (8-13) at Southwell 2m hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Ingleby Hollow 5-2 (10-0) Held up off the pace in 7th, good headway on wide outside chasing leaders over 3f out, led over 1f out, ran on well, won at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Francophilia (10-0) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Follow Intello (IRE) 4-1fav (9-4) Slowly into stride, well off the pace towards rear, switched right and good headway on outside chasing leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in May beating Sufi (9-3) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Royal Cosmic 10-1 (9-6) Towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 19, 8 1/2l behind Auxiliary (8-13) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Buckland Boy (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Started very slowly, well behind, headway on outside over 1f out, never nearer, 9th of 15, 6 1/4l behind Follow Intello (9-4) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.
Contrebasse 8-1 (9-7) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never pace to challenge, 6th of 12, 13 3/4l behind Just Wait (9-13) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in May.
