held up towards rear, headway on wide outside over 2f out, chased winner entering final furlong, driven, closed towards finish, always held
chased leader, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, soon eased, tailed off
in touch, driven along over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on one pace final 2f
held up in rear, driven, no chance final 3f
slowly away, soon rushed up to chase leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, some late headway
led after 2f, headed over 3f out, weakened rapidly
in touch, led going well over 3f out, headed 2f out, soon driven, edged left, chased winner until no extra approaching final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace
always in rear
mid-division, headway 3f out, led 2f out, driven out final furlong
took keen hold, led for 2f, stayed in touch until weakened over 3f out
Elopement can follow up at the expense of Icannshift, Darghan and Montjeu's Melody. This class 5 affair looks pretty wide-open, with Elopement gaining just a tentative vote on the strength of her latest back-to-form victory at Warwick. She bamboozled her opponents that day, as she normally comes from off the pace, but was taken straight into the lead by Jamie Spencer to make all of the running. That was the first time that the Irishman had sat on her, and it is no surprise that he keeps the ride here. It will be interesting to see whether she is taken on for the lead by Icannshift, a confirmed front-runner who made all in class 6 company at Folkestone last time. He has a bit more to do but at least lines up with recent winning form to his name. Darghan will be all the better for his return to action at Goodwood where he was third on faster ground, and he is not badly treated on last year's form. Montjeu's Melody was a little unlucky-in-running at Brighton last time, and is learning all the time, but for the winner we go back to Elopement.
Imperial Harry 25-1 (9-3) Held up, pulled hard, never dangerous, 14th of 15, 21l behind Le Soleil (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jun.
Faith And Reason (USA) 13-2 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened quickly, eased, last of 9, well behind Lady Romanov (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jun.
Hatch A Plan (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden 3f out, never a danger, 7th of 9, 8l behind Rehearsed (9-6) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcap (5) gf.
Mr Mischief 18-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, lost place over 2f out, 5th of 17, 1 1/2l behind Hazelnut (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Elopement (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Made all, set steady gallop, quicken pace over 2f out, ridden out, won at Warwick 1m 3f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Jun beating Sharmy (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Jamaahir (USA) 16-1 (9-13) Slowly away, behind, moderate effort over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 12, 12l behind Spring City (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gs.
Montjeu's Melody (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon outpaced, not much room over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 11, 2l behind Beau Sancy (9-1) at Brighton 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Icannshift (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Made all and set good pace, driven along from 2f out, held on well final furlong, won at Folkestone 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Jun beating Selkirk Grace (8-7) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Recalcitrant 7-1 (8-12) Held up in touch, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon every chance, weakened final furlong, 5th of 10, 12l behind Bienheureux (8-10) at Brighton 1m 4f app hcp (6) gd.
Up In Arms (IRE) 28-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden over 4f out, headway over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 8th of 16, 8l behind Hypoteneuse (9-4) at Bath 1m 4f 3yo mdn hcp (5) gs.
Zen Garden 50-1 (9-5) Pressed winner until over 5f out, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, last of 9, 24l behind Bee Sting (9-1) at Chester 1m 2f mdn stk (4) sft in Jun.
Down The Brick (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Lead after 1f, clear over 5f out, headed over 2f out, no extra, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Sadler's Kingdom (8-9) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) sft.
Whodunit (UAE) 50-1 (8-3) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 4f out, last of 15, well behind Bollin Felix (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) sft.
Darghan (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Held up last, headway over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Logsdail (9-5) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcap (5) gd in Jun.
