held up in touch in last pair, headway near side of group over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong
chased ledears, effort over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, ridden clear
in touch in last pair, pushed along halfway, soon beaten
slight lead 2f, chased leader, weakening quickly when not much room over 1f out
took keen hold, chased leaders, weakening when slightly hampered inside final furlong
disputed lead until went on with slight lead 3f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
There was cut in the ground when EDWARD LEWIS won for the second time in three starts since joining David O’Meara. He scored at Lingfield last week and may not have stopped improving yet. Today’s opposition have yet to hit top form and Orient Class makes a quick reappearance having failed to threaten Duke Of Firenze at York on Thursday. Pipers Note didn’t show a great deal at Ripon last time while Ladweb remains 8lb higher than when scoring at Sandown last summer. A winner in Ireland last year, Independence Day has struggled in both starts for Robert Cowell so far while Jack Dexter has won just the once since 2013.
Edward Lewis 9-4fav (9-10) Tracked leader, led approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Lingfield 5f hcp (3) gs in May beating Orvar (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Pipers Note 13-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders stands side, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Intisaab (9-7) at Ripon 6f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Kickboxer (IRE) 20-1 (9-9) Raced stand side, chased leader, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened, 23rd of 25, 18 1/4l behind Roudee (9-9) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Jack Dexter 10-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 13 1/2l behind Mythmaker (9-5) at Haydock 6f stks (2) gd in May.
Independence Day (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Outpaced, last of 7, 7 3/4l behind Zac Brown (9-7) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (3) pol in May.
Orient Class 9-1 (8-3) Chased leaders, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Duke Of Firenze (9-7) at York 5f hcp (2) sft in May.
Ladweb 20-1 (8-7) Led, centre group, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong, 8th of 13, 10 3/4l behind Ocean Sheridan (8-9) at Catterick 5f hcp (2) sft in Oct.