slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along briefly 6f out, ridden over 4f out, well beaten final 3f
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, driven over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leader, challenged over 2f out, driven over 1f out, lost 2nd and stayed on same pace inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway from 3f out, went 3rd final bend, edged left entering final furlong, soon switched right, ran on well, led towards finish
led, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish
towards rear, pushed along 8f out, well behind final 5f
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged left and no extra over 1f out
Maktoob is rated 88 but is penalised for an earlier win here and steps up in trip along with Chelmsford runner-up Whimsy. Beny Nahar Road has gone close in both outings so far including over today’s trip at Leicester but a chance is taken MAKFOUL stays this far. The latter made a promising debut when fourth behind a subsequent handicap winner at Salisbury and his yard is in fine form. The newcomer Temporize is related to winners over middle-distances and is worth a second glance.
A Shining Moon (IRE) 40-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, pushed along 4f out, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 15, 22 1/2l behind Poetic Music (10-5) at Cheltenham 1m 6f lst (1) sft in Jan.
Maktoob 14-1 (8-12) Held up in 5th, pushed along over 3f out, plugged on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, never going pace to challenge, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Warren Point (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2f stks (5) gd in Jun.
Makfoul (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Led after 1f, pushed along and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace and lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 6, 2 3/4l behind Asaassi (9-4) at Salisbury 1m 2f mdn stks (4) gf in Jun.
Temporize Postponed gelding out of Party Line.
Beny Nahar Road (IRE) 13-8fav (9-7) Bit keen tracking winner, pushed along and quickened with winner over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on all the way to the line, just held, 2nd of 8, hd behind Mostly Sunny (9-7) at Leicester 1m 4f stks (4) gs in Jun.
Hermonie 40-1 (8-11) Led over 2f, tracked winner who went clear 8f out, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, lost remote 2nd inside final 2f, weakened into 4th final furlong, 5th of 7, 28l behind Emotion (8-11) at Kempton 1m 4f fll stks (5) pol in May.
Whimsy 66-1 (9-0) Chased leaders early, headway and tracked leader after 1f, pushed along and challenged from over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Tahasun (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f mdn fll stks (4) pol in Jun.