started slowly, last pair, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, soon struggling in rear, tailed off
took keen hold, held up in 5th, 6th and beaten when slightly hampered inside final 2f
chased leaders on outside, 4th and no impression when hung badly right inside final 2f, weakened into 5th towards finish
made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly, eased towards finish, unchallenged
chased leading pair, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, plugged on into modest 2nd towards finish, never any chance with easy winner
held up last, plugged on into modest 4th towards finish
chased winner, one pace no impression over 1f out, lost 2nd towards finish
BIG TOUR made a promising debut at Kempton in November and was having his first subsequent start when chasing home the odds-on Najashee at Haydock with the third well beaten. He'll have come on a bundle for the run and just gets the vote over Hyperloop. William Haggas' colt looked certain to be suited by further when staying on strongly over 7f at Kempton and will be tough to beat. Unit of Assessment showed his first sign of ability at Leicester though that was on soft ground as was Becuna's latest run at Haydock.
Nordenfelt (IRE) 40-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden over 4f out, behind final 3f, never on terms, 8th of 9, 31 1/4l behind Ban Shoof (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Pretty Obvious (FR) 50-1 (9-12) Steadied start, always behind, 6th of 7, 12 1/4l behind Zabeel Prince (9-12) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) sft in Jun.
The Groove 25-1 (11-0) Prominent, led 4th until after next, weakened before 3 out, at Worcester 2m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Big Tour (IRE) 7-4 (9-2) Led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, stayed on, held towards finish, 2nd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Najashee (9-2) at Haydock 1m mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.
Hyperloop 7-1 (9-4) Carried left start, in rear, headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, kept on, 3rd of 13, 5 3/4l behind Don't Give Up (9-4) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (4) pol in Jun.
Becuna (USA) 22-1 (8-12) In touch, headway 3f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 6th of 10, 6 3/4l behind God Given (8-12) at Haydock 1m 4f mdn fll stks (5) sft in Jun.
Your Ladyship (IRE) 9-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 13, 17 1/4l behind Jake's Hill (9-1) at Sandown 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in Jun.
Unit of Assessment (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, soon strongly challenged, headed well inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Contango (9-5) at Leicester 1m mdn stks (5) gs in Jun.
Volturnus 33-1 (9-0) Towards rear, reminders and struggling 4f out, tailed off, last of 11, dist behind Intellect (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2f mdn stks (5) sft in Jun.
