tracked leaders, pressed leader from 5f out to 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no impression final furlong and lost 2nd post
tracked leaders, weakened 4f out, soon tailed off
led to 5f out, ridden and outpaced 4f out, switched left and kept on again inside final furlong
tracked leader, led narrowly 5f out, headed 2f out, not much room hampered when lost 2nd over 1f out, rallied to regain 2nd post but no chance with winner
tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd 4f out, ridden to lead 2f out, edged right over 1f out, ridden clear final furlong
held up in touch, ridden and outpaced 4f out, no chance after
held up in rear, ridden and outpaced 4f out, headway under pressure final furlong but no chance
held up last but in touch, headway under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Glistening is just the type of lightly-raced sort that Sir Michael Stoute excels with, and is the pick over stablemate Border Castle, Humourous and Nightspot. Glistening is bred to be a useful middle-distance sort, being a half-brother to Tenby among others, and showed that he will pay his way when opening his account with the minimum of fuss at Thirsk last month. Too slow to come to hand to figure in the Derby picture, he could turn out to be Listed class later this season and so the handicapper has probably not over reacted in giving him a mark of 92. Stable companion Border Castle has not been seen much in the past two years, but has impressed on occasions and is not out of it despite topweight if fit enough. Humourous has plenty to prove but is bred to get the trip as he returns to the fray, while Nightspot is a course winner but runs into some potentially smart sorts here. Kharish was disappointing at York last time but with the stable back on song, a good run is on the cards. However, if Glistening is to reach the heights expected, he must surely make an impression today on his handicap bow.
Border Castle 7-4fav (8-10) Close up, pushed along 3f out, hard ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, soon one pace and no impression, 7th of 13, 3l behind Destination Dubai (8-10) at Ascot 1m 2f stk (C1) gf in Sept.
Consonant (IRE) 5-1 (8-7) In touch, nudged along from 5f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out, last of 13, 32l behind Night Air (8-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-105 (B1) pol in Mar.
Settlement Craic (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 18l behind Danelor (9-0) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Nightspot 12-1 (7-13) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 3f out, headed just inside final 2f, kept on, 4th of 17, 1 1/2l behind Eccentric (8-2) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (2) gd.
Salute (IRE) 22-1 (9-11) Prominent, ridden and headway over 4f out, led 2f out, ran on well final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 10, nk behind Topkat (9-8) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp (4) gf.
Humourous (IRE) 4-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 9, 29l behind Comic Strip (8-11) at Pontefract 1m 2yo lst stk (A1) gd in Oct.
Glistening 11-10fav (8-5) Tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and hard pressed from over 2f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong, won at Thirsk 1m 4f mdn stk (5) gf in May beating High Kick (9-10) by 1l, 12 ran.
Wait For The Will (USA) 5-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on close home, never able to challenge, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Brads House (8-6) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp (4) gd.
Kharish (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Dwelt and towards rear, headway over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 8th of 14, 10l behind Munsef (8-7) at York 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf.
