held up, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on, not reached leaders
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden and switched right over 1f out, ridden to lead last strides
keen, mid-division, lost place over 5f out, no danger after
started slowly, behind, headway over 8f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
took keen hold, led 1f, with leader, led again over 4f out, ridden and hung left over, headed and no extra inside final furlong
prominent, raced wide, ridden over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed last strides
keen mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, not quicken towards finish
tracked leaders, lost place over 6f out, one pace final 2f
held up and keen, ridden over 3f out, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
led after 1f, headed over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, always behind
In the finale, Royal Flynn gets the vote ahead of General Flumpa and Royal Premier. Royal Flynn caught the eye staying on late at Newcastle last time, having been a little edgy before the race. Well weighted on his best form of 2005, he could go well today. Royal Premier, who showed improved form to win at Chepstow last time, rates as a danger, as does General Flumpa, a course winner that remains on a competitive mark at this type of level. Will The Till is capable of running well from his current mark and he seemed to take to blinkers last time, while Agilete would have been given a better but for the facts that he has never won on Turf and his soft-ground form is not strong. All of which returns us to the selection, which is Royal Flynn.
General Flumpa 12-1 (9-1) Chased leaders on inside, led 1f out, driven out, won at Warwick 1m 3f app hcp (6) gd beating Choristar (9-4) by a hd, 13 ran.
Royal Flynn 9-2 (9-8) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, effort over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Turn Of Phrase (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) sft.
Shrine Mountain (USA) 8-1 (8-11) Pulled hard, prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Granary Girl (8-7) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Yenaled 8-1 (9-2) In touch, headway to chase winner 2f out, every chance final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 13, hd behind Moonshine Bill (8-12) at Chepstow 1m 4f clm (6) gd.
Thebestisyettocome 8-1 (9-7) Raced wide, close up, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 11th of 15, 21l behind Celtique (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcap (6) pol in Jun.
Royal Premier (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, driven to lead over 1f out, driven out, won at Chepstow 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) gd beating Siakira (9-1) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Will The Till 20-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, some late progress, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Good Article (9-9) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) frm.
Agilete 11-2fav (9-1) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden, kept on final furlong, held near finish, 2nd of 16, nk behind Roman History (8-7) at Redcar 1m 2f sll hcp (6) gf.
