led and set steady pace, headed 3f out, chased winner, ridden and no impression 2f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, plugged on
tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 3f out, switched left over 2f out, ridden and kept in into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
keen tracked leaders on outside, pushed along over 3f out, weakened inside final 2f
last pair, behind and struggling inside final 4f, tailed off
steadied start, pulled hard, soon tracking leader, led 3f out and kicked on, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly
niggled along in rear, headway on outside into 4th over 1f out, plugged on, never on terms
NonRunner
Ocala has been raised 3lb for winning over a shorter trip at Chester, though is still improving, but Mukha Magic’s recent course and distance success came in lowly Class 6 company for which she’s penalised 6lb. Zoffee finished runner-up over track and trip last month and is preferred to Oh It's Saucepot, who posted a better effort at Kempton last time. But novice winner GOLD STICK is expected to improve over this longer trip now handicapping for the first time and it’s the John Gosden’s colt that gets the vote to come out best.
Gold Stick (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders on inside, switched left 3f out, soon hung right, no extra final 150 yards, 4th of 14, 7 1/4l behind Pondus (9-7) at Sandown 1m 2f stks (5) gf in May.
Oh It's Saucepot 12-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind The Pinto Kid (8-13) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Lost History (IRE) 9-1 (9-8) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, soon edged right and beaten, 7th of 11, 12 3/4l behind Unit of Assessment (9-8) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Noble Behest 20-1 (9-3) Held up in 4th, place closer in 3rd on inside 4f out until 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, 4th of 5, 25l behind Skymax (8-13) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Zoffee 12-1 (9-5) Held up in 5th, headway and went to near side rail over 2f out, ran on under pressure into 2nd inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Fox Vardy (9-7) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Mukha Magic 7-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders under pressure 3f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, won going away, won at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (6) gf in Jul beating Goodwood Sonnet (8-7) by 7l, 14 ran.
Ocala 5-1 (9-13) Soon tracking leader, pushed along over 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Chester 1m 2f hcp fll (3) gd in Jun beating Nearooz (9-5) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Unit of Assessment (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Led 3f, remained prominent, squeezed through to lead again well over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded, 7th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Knight Crusader (9-11) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
