tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, headed near finish
soon led, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
broke well, led early, held up in touch, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, switched inside and ran on well inside final furlong, led near finish
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, soon lost place, no impression final furlong
mid-division, switched outside and ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, no impression when lost 3rd towards finish
behind, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, not reach front pair
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, behind over 1f out
Nonrunner
Unpenalised for winning at Leicester, Generalyse came up short at Yarmouth last time when sent off favourite and now races off a 5lb higher mark. STRAITS OF MALACCA is preferred as he was beaten only a head at Lingfield the last time he raced in this grade - Simon Dow’s charge gets the vote after running well again at Epsom on his latest start. Perfect Pastime looks no nearer winning despite slipping down the handicap and the same comment applies to Hipz, Pop Culture and State Of The Union. But Wahaab was getting closer before a poor effort in soft ground at Chepstow and could be thereabouts.
Straits Of Malacca 14-1 (8-11) Held up, mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 1 1/4l behind Upstaging (9-4) at Epsom 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Swendab (IRE) 5-1 (9-12) Awkwardly away, off the pace in 5th, ridden and struggling over 2f out, never on terms, last of 6, 6 1/4l behind Fine 'n Dandy (9-8) at Chepstow 5f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Perfect Pastime 14-1 (9-12) Prominent, led over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, no extra final 75 yards, 6th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Etienne Gerard (9-10) at Windsor 6f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
State Of The Union (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Held up and behind, never on terms, last of 9, 8 1/2l behind City Of Angkor Wat (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Generalyse 2-1fav (9-5) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Chetan (9-6) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Wahaab (IRE) 13-8fav (9-6) Chased leaders stand side group, lost place over 1f out, 11th of 14, 10 3/4l behind Satchville Flyer (8-12) at Chepstow 6f hcp (6) sft in Jun.
Hipz (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 6, 9 1/2l behind Alyaa (9-5) at Epsom 7f hcp fll (4) gd in Jul.
Pop Culture 14-1 (9-2) Chased winner until ridden 2f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 6 3/4l behind Jumeirah Star (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Diamond Vine (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Towards rear stand side, ridden over 1f out, kept on and no impression, 6th of 14, 7 1/4l behind Satchville Flyer (8-12) at Chepstow 6f hcp (6) sft in Jun.