quickly away, led on rail, ridden and headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home
held up well off the pace in rear, some late headway, never on terms
chased leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra towards finish
raced keenly, tracked leaders on inside, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well
chased leaders, edged left from halfway, weakened final furlong
off the pace in last pair, headway on outside over 2f out, kept on towards finish
slowly into stride, soon in 5th, hung left and headway between horses over 1f out, went 2nd close home, not reach winner
NonRunner
Ice Age, successful 12 months ago off a 6lb higher mark, has not been in the same form this time around, apart from a second at Ripon last month. He may be worth opposing tonight but Equitation is one for the short-list as he was just denied a course and distance double last month and the fourth won a competitive sprint at York on Saturday. Udontdodou also likes it here and is another to consider while Polybius will have benefited from his run at York. EMBOUR (NAP) has come on in leaps and bounds this year and will appreciate the step back up 6f, despite a fine run over 5f at Chelmsford last time. Show Stealer may be best of the rest.
Ice Age (IRE) 5-2fav (9-12) Chased leaders 3f, last of 6, 6 3/4l behind Tawny Port (8-12) at Windsor 5f hcp (3) sft in Jun.
Polybius 18-1 (9-2) Behind, headway when not clear run over 2f out, switched right to challenge, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 6l behind Cardsharp (9-13) at York 7f hcp (2) gf in May.
Walk On Walter (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, never able to challenge, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Ambassadorial (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (3) pol in Jun.
Embour (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Edged right start, mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Tropics (9-13) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (2) pol in Jun.
Victory Angel (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Upset in stalls, raced keenly chasing leaders on inside, lost place and shuffled towards rear 4f out, going for run on rail when hampered 2f out, no chance after, last of 10, 8 1/2l behind Equitation (8-8) at Windsor 6f hcp (3) gd in May.
Show Stealer 12-1 (8-13) Held up, headway on wide outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never able to threaten, 4th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Equitation (8-8) at Windsor 6f hcp (3) gd in May.
Equitation 11-2 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, headway on outside 2f out, strong challenge from 1f out, led well inside final furlong, edged left, headed close home, 2nd of 9, nk behind Molls Memory (9-0) at Windsor 6f hcp (3) gs in Jun.
Udontdodou 20-1 (8-13) Towards rear, headway on wide outside over 1f out, kept on towards finish, not reach leaders, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Lord Riddiford (8-13) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (2) pol in Jun.