chased winner, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, no extra and lost 3rd inside final furlong
made all, ridden and pressed over 1f out, driven and joined inside final furlong, battled on gamely, all out
steadied start, held up, closer order into 4th 5f out, headway on outside under pressure over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, upsides inside final furlong, strong challenge near finish, just failed
took keen hold, tracked leading pair, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and not quicken over 2f out, plugged on into 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with leading duo
took keen hold, chased leaders in 4th until dropped to rear 5f out, ridden halfway, left behind over 3f out
Nonrunner
It took a while for DIVINE LAW to wear down Dragline over 7f at Haydock so the step up to a mile should suit Richard Hannon's colt, who will handle any ease in the ground. Taper Tantrum made all at Sandown and will probably adopt front-running tactics again but may just set things up for one of the hold-up horses. Popeswood went close at Newbury eight days ago and is a tough sort but stable companion Euthenia hasn't built on a second at Chester in June and The Paco Kid will probably need to drop a few pounds before getting involved in the finish of a handicap.
Divine Law 7-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, soon hung left, driven and stayed on to lead final strides, won at Haydock 7f 2yo hcp (3) gs in Jul beating Dragline (8-0) by nk, 4 ran.
Taper Tantrum (IRE) 10-11fav (9-1) Made virtually all, hard driven approaching final furlong, ran on strongly, won at Sandown 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Jul beating Clever Love (8-12) by 2 3/4l, 11 ran.
Popeswood (IRE) 7-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon bumped, stayed on inside final furlong, took 2nd final 100 yards, kept on but always held, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Power Play (9-7) at Newbury 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Euthenia 14-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 13, 12l behind Supreme Occasion (9-0) at Thirsk 7f mdn (4) gf in Jul.
Vita Mina 40-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened 2f out, 8th of 13, 14l behind Misterioso (9-5) at Salisbury 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.
The Paco Kid 5-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 10l behind Fuwairt (9-11) at Lingfield 6f 2yo hcp (5) gd in Jul.
