made all, ridden over 2f out, kept on
held up in touch, swicthed left and headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, no extra
chased leader, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
always towards rear
Celtic Mill can land this opener at the expense of Andronikos and Peter Island. The selection has shown enough of late to give him a chance in this weak contest. He has not won for some time now but has been contesting in some competitive races of late and with this drop in grade and conditions to suit he can get himself back to winning ways. Andronikos is another who has been winless for a while and has found things tough of late. His last win was over a year ago and he was nearer last than first time out which suggests that he is not enjoying life at present so is one to treat with caution. Peter Island caught the eye at Nottingham last time out when second River Kirov and showed he is in good fettle so is one to note in the betting market. But for the winner we return to Celtic Mill.
Celtic Mill 16-1 (9-7) Led narrowly to 2f out, gradually weakened, 16th of 23, 4 1/2l behind Machinist (8-4) at Ascot 5f hcap (2) gf in Jul.
Andronikos 20-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always in rear, last of 10, 16l behind One Putra (9-0) at Windsor 6f lst stk (1) gf in Jun.
Jayanjay 12-1 (9-4) In touch, hard ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 6l behind Steel Blue (8-10) at Epsom 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jul.
Peter Island (FR) 10-1 (8-11) Held up, headway and hung left over 2f out, led just inside final furlong, headed and no extra closing stages, 2nd of 8, shd behind River Kirov (9-7) at Nottingham 6f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Quality Street 8-1 (8-11) Chased leaders on far side until over 1f out, 13th of 19, 6l behind Holbeck Ghyll (8-7) at Goodwood 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gf.