tracked leader, 5th on inside when pushed turning for home, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
slowly away, towards rear, headway on outside before 4f out, almost joined leaders before pushed turning for home, faded and beaten before final furlong
slightly better than midfield, pushed before 4f out, well beaten before home turn
slightly worse than midfield, pushed after 4f out, some headway before ridden after 2f out, stayed on well in closing stages
close-up, weakened quickly before 5f out, tailed off and well beaten from 4f out
midfield, pushed turning for home and began to close on leaders, switched right before 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, won going away
slightly better than midfield, tracked leaders when pushed turning for home, ridden after 2f out and joined leader, briefly led inside final furlong before headed by eventual winner, kept on well
slightly better than midfield, pushed after 4f out, ridden and weakened from 3f out, plugged on again late on
soon led, joined 4f out, led again when pushed 3f out, ridden when headed inside final furlong, weakened late on
slightly better than midfield, joined leader 4f out, 2nd when pushed turning for home, ridden and weakened before final furlong, lost further ground late on
slightly worse than midfield, ridden before 4f out, made no impression
very slow to break, always in rear
slowly away, in rear, pushed before 4f out, some headway on outside before 2f out, ridden before final furlong, kept on one pace
KING CHARLES popped up in this race last year and can race off a lower mark so can complete the double. Steel Helmet won over track and trip on his penultimate start and ran well under Hannah Dring before that but Fighting Poet only placed in a lowly classified race at Lingfield last time. Chief Craftsman is upped in trip but Crossbeau is one of the least exposed.
My Brother Jack (IRE) 5-2 (10-12) Chased leaders, mistake 1st, not fluent 3 out, outpaced when not fluent 2 out, well held from last, 5th of 7, 15l behind Carrarea (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn (4) gs in May.
Fighting Poet (IRE) 9-1 (10-2) Raced wide, in touch, wide and headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 5l behind Greek Giant (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Jun.
Peruvian Summer (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Mid-division, struggling 3f out, soon behind, 11th of 13, dist behind Chacha Dancer (9-4) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Chief Craftsman 6-1 (8-13) Never going well in rear, never a factor, 8th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Cloudy Rose (8-12) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in May.
Hartside (GER) 125-1 (10-5) Held up, outpaced and under pressure after 4 out, made no impression, last of 9, 35l behind Kapsize (10-2) at Hexham 2m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Steel Helmet (IRE) 15-2 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, no impression inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 7l behind Chacha Dancer (9-4) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
King Charles (USA) 5-1 (9-5) Held up in 4th, closed over 9f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace and no impression, 4th of 7, 10 1/2l behind Donald Llewellyn (9-10) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Crossbeau (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Off the pace in last pair, ridden out wide and plugged on towards finish,never involved, 5th of 9, 4l behind Cloudy Rose (8-12) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in May.
Adaayinourlife 66-1 (10-2) Raced wide, towards rear, pushed along and weakened 3f out, 11th of 12, 20l behind Greek Giant (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Jun.
The Resdev Way 8-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, lost some ground over 6f out, ridden and outpaced from over 3f out, plugged on, 5th of 9, 13 1/4l behind Sameem (10-9) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Quiet Thunder (IRE) 28-1 (9-1) Prominent early, chased leaders, struggling over 3f out, well beaten over 2f out, 12th of 13, dist behind Chacha Dancer (9-4) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Clooney 28-1 (10-2) Steadied start, always in rear, outpaced and struggling final 2f, never a factor, last of 4, 26 1/2l behind Greek Giant (9-7) at Brighton 1m 4f stks (6) gf in Jun.
Harmonious 28-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 10th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Further Measure (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
