held up in rear, headway between horses 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven, stayed on well and always holding on
led, hung left on bend 5f out, driven along and lost 2nd 2f out, weakened quickly and eased over 1f out
held up, headway over 2f out, chased winner final furlong and stayed on under pressure but always held
in touch, ridden and hung badly left from over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leader, pushed along and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden along 3f out, driven to narrow lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd and no extra final furlong
took keen hold, in touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden and effort on far rail over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, not much room on inside 6f out, pushed along over 3f out, ridden when bumped over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
THE CAYTERER's is probably in the form of his life and is nominated to complete his hat-trick ahead of Traphalgar, Resurge and State Banquet. Plenty of in-form performers here but Tony Carroll's charge was an impressive winner last time. He soon put the race to bed when winning here over a mile and if he gets this longer trip ok then he should run well. State Banquet is the least exposed in the line-up and he certainly wasn't disgraced on his recent handicap debut; that was his first run of the season and he should have improved for the run. Baylini needs to improve on recent showings but is now back to an interesting mark, as is Brouhaha for Tom Dascombe. A drop back to this trip will suit Special Reserve whose sole win came over this course and distance. Resurge blew away his rivals here last time and a 6lb penalty may not be enough to stop him if in the same mood, whereas Traphalgar was less impressive at Beverley but the end result was the same. This looks to be a tricky contest to call but we will stick with The Cayterers.
The Cayterers 15-2 (9-1) Held up, good headway from 2f out, driven to lead over 1f out, pushed clear inside final furlong, readily, won at Windsor 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jun beating Vainglory (9-7) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Traphalgar (IRE) 9-4fav (9-6) With leader and keen, led over 3f out, driven out, won at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun beating Umverti (8-2) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Resurge (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) In touch, shaken up to lead approaching 1f out, kept on, won at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun beating Rio Guru (8-10) by 7l, 9 ran.
Special Reserve (IRE) 7-1 (8-10) Held up behind, travelling well when not clear run over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never a threat, 6th of 13, 7l behind Red Merlin (8-13) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in May.
Brouhaha 6-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, stayed on well final furlong, took 2nd final strides, not reached winner, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Grand Vizier (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jun.
State Banquet (USA) 11-4fav (9-1) Raced keenly, tracked winner on outside, pressed winner over 2f out, every chance, one pace and no chance with winner over 1f out, 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Antinori (9-4) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.
Hip Hip Hooray 8-1 (9-2) Behind, headway on inner to chase leaders 2f out, led just over 1f out, driven and forged clear final 100 yards, won at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun beating Indian Violet (9-6) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Threestepstoheaven 7-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden along over 4f out, chased winner 3f out, soon no impression, weakened 2f out, 10th of 15, 17l behind Rumble Of Thunder (9-0) at Bath 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in May.
Baylini 10-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 6l behind Cosmea (9-7) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun.
