chased leader until pushed along halfway, chased leaders, weakened quickly inside final 2f
chased leaders out wide, pushed along and weakened quickly over 2f out
raced keenly in mid-division, ridden out wide over 1f out, no headway
slowly into stride, soon recovered chasing leaders on rail, went 2nd ridden and went 2nd 1f out until inside final furlong, weakened quickly
quickly away, led on rail, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, headed towards finish
chased leaders out wide, went 2nd halfway, hung left over 1f out, lost 2d 1f out, plugged on and just held on for 3rd
raced keenly in rear, never involved
mid-division out wide, headway out wide chasing leaders 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on
steadied and switched right start, held up off the pace towards rear, headway when not clear run and strong run between horses inside final furlong, led towards finish
pulled hard and raced awkwardly, soon steadied mid-division, troubled passage from 2f out, soon switched left, carried head high and kept on towards finish
off the pace in rear, good late headway out wide, never nearer
The day’s feature looks wide open. Eminency’s only win so far came over course and distance last July and he hasn’t been beaten far in his two runs this term. Soft ground was a legitimate excuses for Buccabay at Newmarket and Tough Enough has plenty of scope for further improvement this year. Bresson did nothing wrong returning to action at Goodwood and Spartan Arrow found 5f too sharp when favourite at York. WILTSHIRE has been racing over 7f but at a much higher level. He’s certainly not short of pace and there will be no hanging about here. Batal Dubai won twice on fast ground last year and is not out of this.
Wiltshire 14-1 (9-5) Traced leader far side, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 5th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Shouldvebeenaring (9-5) at Newmarket 7f lst stks (1) gd in May.
Bresson 13-2 (9-5) Front mid-division, ridden over 1f out, ran on, no impression, 5th of 13, 4l behind Urban Sprawl (8-11) at Goodwood 7f hcp (2) gf in May.
Batal Dubai (IRE) 5-2fav (9-9) Went left start, never going well and always behind, 7th of 8, 17 3/4l behind Quantum Impact (8-10) at Newbury 6f (3) hvy in Oct.
Squealer (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Hampered by rival exiting stalls, always outpaced, never dangerous, 13th of 14, 7 1/2l behind Chipstead (9-11) at York 5f hcp (2) gf in May.
Rocking Ends 12-1 (9-11) Prominent, hung right and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 9 1/2l behind Umming N' Ahing (9-0) at Goodwood 5f hcp (4) hvy in May.
Eminency (IRE) 4-1 (8-12) Keen tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Quinault (8-6) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gd in May.
Aunt Violet (USA) 25-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders centre, ridden 2f out, weakened and hung left over 1f out, 5th of 10, 8l behind Matilda Picotte (9-2) at Newmarket 6f lst fll stks (1) gs in Oct.
Buccabay (IRE) 15-2 (8-13) Towards rear stand side, pushed along 2f out, never a factor, 6th of 8, 9 1/4l behind Shaquille (9-6) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) sft in May.
Tough Enough 4-6fav (9-7) Led, headed over 3f out, prominent, led again over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Wolverhampton 6f stks (4) pol in Nov beating Ararat (9-7) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
Spartan Arrow (IRE) 4-1fav (9-1) Prominent, driven over 2f out, lost place and hampered over 1f out, well held final furlong, 15th of 18, 7 1/4l behind Kuwait City (8-12) at York 5f hcp (3) gf in May.
Knebworth 50-1 (8-5) In rear, pushed along and headway inside final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Quinault (8-6) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gd in May.
