took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
smooth headweay over 3f out, challenged over 2f out, soon led, stayed on well final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression
held up in rear, headway on outside 3f out, driven 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
slowly away, always behind, finished lame
always behind, tailed off 3f out
in touch, effort on inside to chase leading pair 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
held up, headway on outside over 4f out, led inside final 3f, headed 2f out, chased winner after, one pace, held final furlong
raced keenly, led at steady pace, headed over 3f out, weakened quickly, tailed off
chased leaders, ridden 4f out, soon weakened
The lightly raced VELOSO is selected to win the opener with Peruvian Prince and Kingsholm appearing to be the biggest dangers. The selection showed the benefit of a pipeopener at Lingfield three weeks previously to run out a ready winner of a seller last time. The quality of the opposition on that occasion was weak but he did it comfortably and could be one to improve upon his mark of 70. Peruvian Prince failed to land some hefty bets last time at Wolverhampton but is well weighted on the best of his form. Kingsholm lost his race at the start last time while it could also be argued that his rider was over confident on him. He was burdened with a 12lb penalty there but the manner of his victory on his penultimate outing suggested he should have been capable of carrying that. Taking into account that Inch Lodge was returning from a break last time it was a perfectly respectable effort but he is probably a fraction high in the weights at this stage of his career. Veloso is given the vote to land the opener.
Inch Lodge 20-1 (9-8) Chased leader over 3f, remained prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Five Two (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Apache Fort 20-1 (8-13) Mid-division, lost touch 4f out, soon behind, 14th of 16, 24l behind Spirit of Adjisa (8-11) at Bath 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gs.
Kingsholm 2-1fav (11-7) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 6th of 14, 6l behind Opera Writer (11-1) at Warwick 1m 3f amt hcp (6) gd in Sept.
Lunar Promise (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, some headway over 2f out, never dangerous, 9th of 16, 7l behind Wiggy Smith (9-8) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Wind Flow 5-1 (9-0) Reared start, led after 1f, ridden and headed over 3f out, kept on until weakened 2f out, 8th of 9, 22l behind Dance The Star (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f app hcp (4) pol.
Zeitgeist (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, weakened well over 1f out, 5th of 6, 31l behind Hits Only Vic (10-0) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp 0-95 (3) hvy.
Cash On (IRE) 40-1 (9-8) Slowly away, never travelling and always in rear, lost touch soon after halfway, tailed off, last of 16, well behind Kokkokila (9-0) at Newbury 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Peruvian Prince (USA) 7-2 (9-4) Mid-division, headway over 5f out, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 12, 24l behind Blacktoft (9-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f clm (5) pol.
Veloso (FR) 10-3 (9-2) Held up in touch, headway to chase leader over 3f out, ridden 2f out, led just inside final furlong, kept on, won at Great Leighs 1m 5f sll (6) pol beating Cossack Prince (8-8) by 2l, 13 ran.
Gasat (IRE) (9-0) won at Florence 1m 2f sll gd beating Roman Forum (9-2) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Themwerethedays 9-2 (8-12) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten leaders, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Gross Prophet (9-8) at Kempton 1m 2f clm (6) pol.
Kames Park (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Always behind, 10th of 11, 29l behind Salute (8-10) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Jul.
