wore hood to post, steadied start, raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway tracking leaders when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
raced keenly, held up in last pair, never on terms
held up towards rear, headway out wide over 2f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, no extra in 3rd final 110 yards
tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, hung left over 1f out, lost 2nd entering final furlong, soon weakened
steadied start, held up in last pair, headway out wide over 2f out, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd final 110 yards, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in 5th, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear when hung left final furlong, stayed on strongly
led, went clear halfway, reduced lead over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Diffident Spirit will relish the underfoot conditions though steps up in trip while Snapcracklepop's win here came over a mile. LAWN RANGER (NAP) made all over course and distance before failing to see out the longer trip here last time and Michael Attwater’s charge can make another bold bid from the front. Graignes returns to action fitted with a tongue-tie having also had a breathing operation while Umax makes his handicap debut.
Graignes (FR) 16-1 (9-1) Towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, went 5th close home, never on terms, 5th of 16, 5 1/2l behind Ajero (9-12) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Bruno's Gold (IRE) 6-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 4th of 13, 4l behind Sly Madam (9-11) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Richard P Smith (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Prominent, chased leader 3f out, soon ridden, outpaced and steadily lost ground from 2f out, kept on one pace near finish, 4th of 6, 11 3/4l behind Fast Steps (9-9) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in May.
The Conqueror (GER) 14-1 (8-10) Wide and headway to go close up after 2f, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 10 1/2l behind Sir Rumi (9-9) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Snapcracklepop 7-2 (9-4) Raced wide in close 5th, headway out wide over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on but always held, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Capital Theory (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Diffident Spirit 12-1 (8-9) Rear mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no response, 13th of 15, 16 1/4l behind Chasing Aphrodite (9-13) at Ascot 1m hcp (3) gd in May.
Umax (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 5, 11 1/4l behind Sea Flawless (9-7) at Beverley 1m 2f stks (5) gs in Apr.
Junkanoo 9-4 (10-0) Soon handy, led over 10f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 4th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Haku (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Lawn Ranger 5-2fav (9-5) Led, went clear 7f out, reduced lead over 3f out, stayed near side rail in straight, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd in group inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Warhol (9-8) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
