held up in rear, headway on outside 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden approaching final furlong, no progress
held up towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on well in closing stages, never going pace to threaten
chased leaders until pushed along and lost place halfway, rallied over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd post but no impression on winner
led on rail until halfway, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened quickly well over 1f out
flashed tail leaving stalls, prominent on wide outsiode, led halfway, driven over 1f out, headed and not quicken inside final furlong, lost 2nd post
always prominent, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well
chased leaders, pushed along inside final 3f, ridden well over 1f out, soon not quicken, no extra inside final furlong
in touch, headway on outside over 2f out, chased leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
steadied start, held up, always behind
Nonrunner
The nicely-bred ALDAYHA (NAP) trounced a subsequent easy winner at Salisbury on just her second start with an 85-rated rival back in third. She's been let in lightly on her handicap debut on that evidence and should score again. Ryan Powell seems to get on well with Tamayuz Star and the pair have place claims in this, as does the consistent Strategic Force. Smidgen is back in the right grade while Diamond Lady and Stellarta are others with a squeak but Classic Pursuit only beat modest rivals last time and Hope And Faith has been off the track since being well beaten at Haydock in May.
Royal Mezyan (IRE) 11-1 (9-10) Mid-division, ridden inside final furlong, one pace, 11th of 16, 6 1/4l behind Pearl Acclaim (9-7) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Tamayuz Star (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Went right start, held up mid-division near rail, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Dawn's Early Light (9-0) at Ascot 6f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Good Authority (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, never on terms, 6th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Trojan Rocket (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Strategic Force (IRE) 6-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, driven over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Slip Sliding Away (9-10) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Smidgen (IRE) 10-1 (8-6) Stumbled badly leaving stalls and nearly unseated rider, towards rear, never on terms, 9th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Ashpan Sam (9-7) at Epsom 6f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Aldayha (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Went sharply right and hampered rivals over 6f out, made all, clear 3f out, ridden and flashed tail final 100 yards, unchallenged, won at Salisbury 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul beating Almohtaseb (9-5) by 2 1/2l, 11 ran.
Stellarta 12-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway when not clear run over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders, 4th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Slip Sliding Away (9-10) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Hope And Faith (IRE) 15-2 (9-7) Held up in rear, switched left 2f out, driven and effort over 1f out, stayed on one pace inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 12 1/2l behind Scalzo (9-4) at Haydock 6f hcp (4) gs in May.
Classic Pursuit 7-4fav (10-0) Held up in last pair, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, driven out, won at Salisbury 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul beating Triple Dream (8-12) by 6l, 6 ran.
Dont Have It Then 16-1 (8-11) Awkward start, niggled along in rear, well beaten 1f out, 9th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Slip Sliding Away (9-10) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Diamond Lady 12-1 (9-12) Close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Crew Cut (9-9) at Newmarket 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
