chased leader until ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
steadied start, held up last, 3rd inside final 2f, no impression when edged left under pressure inside final furlong
tracked leading pair, effort on inside over 2f out, soon 2nd and challenging, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on
raced keenly, led and set decent pace, hanging left off rail from inside final 3f, ridden and joined 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Rated 80, maiden winner Cranach has not raced since 2013 (having been a late withdrawal at Newbury on Saturday) but it doesn't boost confidence to see him make his comeback in this grade. Loving Your Work is not badly weighted with the rest of these but arrives out of form and NEBULA STORM looks a safer proposition. He won last year's renewal under Hector Crouch and that pairing can go in again. Teide Peak and Surprise Us have plenty to find on these terms and Melting Ice was beaten a long way on her recent debut.
Teide Peak (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong, squeezed out and snatched up 100 yards out, 5th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Halling's Wish (9-7) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Loving Your Work 4-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, pushhed along and outpaced over 3f out, 6th of 7, 17 1/2l behind Kirtling (9-1) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Nebula Storm (IRE) 6-1 (10-10) Held up well in rear, headway on inside 3f out, switched left over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 6l behind Thecornishcowboy (11-0) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Surprise Us 25-1 (8-10) Pressed leader, pushed along to lead approaching final 3f, ridden and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 9 1/4l behind Ring Eye (9-6) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Cranach 16-1 (9-10) Tracked leader, lost action over 2f out, soon pulled up, at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Melting Ice (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out, eased final furlong, 6th of 7, 19 3/4l behind Floriss (9-0) at Newmarket 1m mdn fll stks (5) gf in Jul.