towards rear, ridden and effort 3f out, weakened 2f out
mid-division, weakened 2f out
mid-division, keen, ridden over 2f out, one pace
in touch, ridden over 3f out, one pace
towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, weaved way through to press leaders and no extra close home
started slowly, towards rear, ridden 2f out, no impression
towards rear, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden over 3f out, close up and one pace final furlong
always in rear
led, headed 3f out and weakened
tracked leaders, led 3f out, hard ridden and headed well inside final furlong
mid-division, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on
mid-division, switched right 2f out, hard ridden and ran on to lead well inside final furlong
tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
Nonrunner
SAMURAI WARRIOR, Turjuman and Drum Major look the principals in an open finale, with Samurai Warrior taken to complete the hat trick. Turjuman left his three-year-old form well behind when a staying on fourth at Newbury on his re-appearance. That was a considerable step up on previous efforts, and he is racing off the same mark here and can go well. A Great Leighs maiden winner in October, Drum Major put a brief, disappointing hurdling campaign behind him to be a staying on second at Newbury a fortnight ago. He benefitted from a four month break, and given normal improvement for that outing, can go well here, although the trip may be on the short side. In contrast, Samurai Warrior tries a longer trip, and he looked thoroughly exposed before landing successive races at Lingfield and Bath recently, the latest win quite decisive. Only 6lbs higher here, Samurai Warrior can win again.
Sahara Sunshine 25-1 (9-2) Steadied start, held up behind, ridden over 3f out, soon struggling and lost touch over 2f out, tailed off, last of 8, 37l behind Greenwich Village (9-13) at Kempton 2m hcap (4) pol in Jan.
Crystal Prince 25-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on, never near leaders, 5th of 11, 9l behind Cupid's Glory (9-3) at Great Leighs 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Samurai Warrior 7-1 (9-1) Soon tracked leaders, went 2nd 4f out until weakened approaching 2f out, 12th of 13, 16l behind Wing Play (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Drum Major (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on but no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 3 1/2l behind Murcar (8-13) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Watson's Bay 11-4fav (8-13) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 5f out, chased leaders 3f out, effort 2f out, hanging left over 1f out, lost 2nd well inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Rotative (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Epsom Salts 7-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Sweetheart (9-10) at Folkestone 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Polish Red 17-2 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 16, 26l behind Red Wine (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gs in May.
Filun 12-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, headway on inside 3f out, soon ridden and weakened over 2f out, 8th of 13, 23l behind Corriolanus (8-1) at Newbury 1m 4f app hcp (5) gs in May.
Silver Waters 16-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, weakened halfway, trailing before straight, tailed off, last of 12, well behind Zorija Rose (9-10) at Limerick 1m hcap hvy in Oct.
Fantastic Morning 50-1 (9-8) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 9l behind Don Pietro (9-8) at Great Leighs 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Moonshine Creek 8-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 13, 11l behind Murcar (8-13) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Fixation 11-2 (9-3) Held up behind leaders, hung left and ridden from 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 13l behind Fringe (9-3) at Goodwood 1m 2f mdn auc stks (5) sft in Oct '07.
Kristallo (GER) Lando gelding out of Key West.
Turjuman (USA) 16-1 (8-7) Behind, headway on outside over 1f out, pushed along and kept on inside final furlong to press for 3rd last strides but no chance with front pair, 4th of 14, 7l behind Beau Fighter (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in May.
Ba Dreamflight 5-1 (8-4) Raced in 4th, headway under pressure to dispute 2nd 2f out, driven and one pace from over 1f out, just held on to hold 3rd, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Samurai Warrior (8-9) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) fm in May.
Tilapia (IRE) 50-1 (9-4) Started very slowly, always in rear, never a factor, 15th of 16, 19l behind Mistress Eva (8-7) at Newbury 1m 3f app hcp (5) gs in Oct.
