held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, went 2nd over 2f out, no impression on winner and lost 2nd towards finish
chased leaders, steadied over 7f out, closed over 5f out, pushed along 4f out, soon weakened
made virtually all, kicked on over 2f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong
held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner
disputed lead early, chased winner, outpaced over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
chased leaders, pushed along over 4f out, no impression and one pace final 2f
edged right start, mid-division, driven over 4f out, outpaced over 3f out, well beaten final 2f
Last week’s Sandown winner C'mon Kenny was engaged yesterday at Pontefract. Ismail Mohammed’s string has hit form and Fantastic Blue could be interesting after a pipe-opener here in June, though has plenty to find with Sword Beach on that run. Mafia Power keeps getting mugged but was second over track and trip off today’s mark three runs ago. Second twice off higher marks earlier in the campaign, BASILICATA may find this intermediate distance more to his liking and gets the nod ahead of course winner Zuraig.
Mafia Power 7-2 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 15, 2 1/4l behind True Scarlet (9-9) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Fantastic Blue 16-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, weakened soon after, 6th of 8, 14 1/4l behind Chai Yo Power (9-0) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Sword Beach (IRE) 7-1 (8-9) Led early, chased leader until over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 7th of 11, 9l behind Makram (9-6) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in Jul.
Zuraig 14-1 (8-10) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway on inside chasing leaders under pressure over 1f out, 4th and no impression final furlong, 4th of 7, 6 1/2l behind Pleasant Man (9-5) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in Jun.
Basilicata (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Led, edged right over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 9 1/4l behind Percy's Pride (9-1) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp fll (3) gs in Jul.
Mukha Magic 33-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, pushed along and plugged on final 2f, lost modest 4th towards finish, 5th of 8, 7 3/4l behind Be My Sea (8-8) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Henry The Fifth (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Soon led, headed from 2f out, soon no extra and one pace, 3rd of 12, 10l behind Silaiyli (9-7) at Down Royal 1m 2f mdn gd in Jun.
C'mon Kenny 7-4fav (9-11) Raced keenly, held up just off the pace in 5th, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, switched left when rider dropped whip inside final furlong, edged right and stayed on to lead final strides, won at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jul beating Militry Decoration (9-4) by shd, 8 ran.
