restless in stalls, outpaced in last pair, headway towards near side rail over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
towards rear, headway on wide outside chasing leaders 2f out, weakened towards finish
in touch, pushed along halfway, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
towards rear, pushed along and struggling halfway, never a factor
held up towards rear, headway under pressure between horses over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
slowly away, always behind
always prominent, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon edged left, headed and not pace of winner close home
slight lead, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd final 100 yards
prominent on wide outside, ridden over 1f out, weakened soon after
soon outpaced towards rear on rail, headway when not clear run over 1f out until gap opened and strung run inside final furlong, led towards finish
restless in stalls, chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders on outside, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after
raced wide, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
This looks a competitive sprint for the prize money with a couple arriving on hat-tricks. Mountain Peak is still improving so makes more appeal than Waseem Faris, who looks fully exposed. Bungee Jump is running well and is the likely pace angle. Rio Ronaldo needs to be produced late but has a course an victory to his name and can’t be ignored. Daschas bids for a fourth win in seven starts and Blackheath has won two of his four runs this year. Buridan bounces off this fast ground and was successful at Newmarket and Haydock before his latest fourth at HQ in a better race than this but a case can also be made for SHAHEEN, who also runs in the colours of Al Shaqab Racing. A winner at Pontefract and Doncaster this season, he’s been creeping up the handicap but continues to run well and has the advantage of a starting berth next to the rail. Dark Power seems best on ground with some give.
Reckless Endeavour (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders centre, outpaced over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened over 1f out, last of 18, 24 1/4l behind Burnt Sugar (9-1) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Dougan 33-1 (9-1) Raced stands side, in touch, effort over 2f out, soon weakened, 17th of 20, 8 3/4l behind Spring Loaded (9-7) at Ascot 5f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Buridan (FR) 7-1 (8-9) Prominent far side, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 20, 4 1/4l behind Foxtrot Lady (8-12) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Encrypted 10-1 (8-12) Close up stand side, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 20, 22 3/4l behind Foxtrot Lady (8-12) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Dark Power (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden and no headway over 1f out, 8th of 13, 7l behind Ice Age (9-7) at Newbury 6f hcp (2) gf in May.
Rio Ronaldo (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) Dwelt, held up in touch, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, soon challenging, idled and pricked ears, just failed, 2nd of 7, shd behind Vibrant Chords (10-2) at Sandown 5f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Waseem Faris (IRE) 14-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Sandown 5f hcp (4) gf in Jul beating Anonymous John (9-4) by 1l, 8 ran.
Bungee Jump (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Chased leaders on outside, pushed along halfway, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, hung left to far rail, held, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Kick On Kick On (9-3) at Windsor 5f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Major Pusey 12-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, off the pace in last trio, headway on outside under pressure over 1f out, not clear run and switched left final 100 yards, no impression, 5th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Kick On Kick On (9-3) at Windsor 5f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Shaheen (IRE) 10-3 (8-10) Close up, ridden over 1f out, headway to chase winner inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Midsummer Knight (8-4) at Newmarket 5f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Mountain Peak 1-2fav (9-13) Always prominent, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, readily, won at Haydock 5f hcp (5) gf in Jul beating Q Twenty Boy (9-0) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.
Daschas 10-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, held on towards finish, won at Ascot 6f hcp (3) gf in Jul beating Lightning Charlie (9-1) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Blackheath 11-2 (9-8) Chased leaders, not clear run over 2f out, soon switched left to challenge, led entering final furlong, kept on well, won at Salisbury 6f hcp (5) fm in Jul beating Vegas Boy (9-7) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
