keen hold, mid-division, headway under pressure from 2f out, hard driven final furlong, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, headway on wide outside over 2f out, chased leaders final furlong, stayed on to take 2nd last strides
soon chased leaders, challenged 3f out, weakened quickly approaching final furlong, soon eased
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
soon led, hard pressed, kept on from 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, lost 2nd last strides
held up in mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, strong challenge just inside final furlong, outpaced towards finish
behind until moderate headway final furlong
soon tracked leader, ridden 4f out, weakened inside final 3f
held up in mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in mid-division, not clear run on rails from over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, not reach leaders
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, always behind
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
behind, headway on wide outside over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reached leaders
always in rear, struggling over 4f out
Recent winners Olimpo and Gambling Spirit look to be the two to concentrate on here and we will take a chance with the first named, the pick of the remainder could be Pittisburgh. That was a lot to like about Olimpo's victory at Chepstow, he stayed on determinedly to beat previous winner Trouble Mountain with the third well beaten off. That appears to be rock solid form, and with this longer trip likely to suit he looks the best option. Gambling Spirit returned to winning ways at Brighton last time, beating Ten Cents in game fashion. She is pretty lightly raced and open to more improvement. Pittsburgh is an outsider with a bit of a squeak. He reached a mark of 75 last season, is now down to more realistic figure and did run with credit last time. He could get into the frame at a fancy price. However we think Olimpo is the most likely winner.
Olimpo (FR) 3-1 (8-11) Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, led again well inside final furlong, won at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in May beating Trouble Mountain (8-9) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Gramada (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Chased winner to over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 5, 14l behind Arbella (8-11) at Haydock 1m 4f lst fll stk (1) hvy in May.
Darling Deanie (IRE) 9-1 (8-6) Towards rear, always behind, 9th of 17, 13l behind Diamond Circle (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 6f 3yo hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Lucky Leo 14-1 (8-9) Held up, some headway over 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 12, 8l behind Panzer (8-6) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Mutamaasek (USA) 20-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 14, 7l behind Tagula Blue (8-8) at Leicester 1m 2f hcap (5) gd in Apr.
Velvet Waters 15-2 (9-4) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 14, 10l behind Smooth Jazz (9-5) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
High Treason (USA) 9-2fav (9-5) Held up, behind, headway 3f out, drifted to stand side rail 2f out, chased winner final furlong but no impression, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Turner's Touch (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
Harcourt (USA) 40-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 15, 3l behind Lewis Island (9-1) at Bath 1m 4f hcap (6) gs in May.
Gambling Spirit 11-4fav (8-9) Led for 1f, stayed tracking leader, ridden to lead in centre 2f out, driven and hung left final furlong, stayed on well, won at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) frm in May beating Ten Cents (8-7) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Domenico (IRE) 40-1 (8-7) Keen in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 10, 19l behind Captain General (8-8) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcap (5) gf in May.
Pittsburgh 20-1 (8-13) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 13, 7l behind Lisathedaddy (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in May.
River Gypsy 33-1 (8-8) Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 7l behind Lisathedaddy (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in May.
Liberty Run (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) Always behind, tailed off, 14th of 15, well behind Cormorant Wharf (9-13) at Bath 1m 2f ldy rds hcp (6) gs in May.
Serramanna 12-1 (8-5) In touch, ridden 3f out, soon beaten, 9th of 15, 19l behind Lewis Island (9-1) at Bath 1m 4f hcap (6) gs in May.
Eamon An Chnoic (IRE) 40-1 (9-7) In touch, pushed along over 4f out, soon beaten, 7th of 9, 26l behind Moon Emperor (9-9) at Southwell 2m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Jan.
Come What Augustus 16-1 (9-6) Held up, headway 4f out and in touch, soon ridden and weakened over 2f out, 16th of 20, 23l behind Granary Girl (8-12) at Bath 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Jun '05.
