led 2f, chased leader after, joined leader 4f out, led on bit over 2f out, ridden 1f out, ran on
led after 2f, joined 4f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd post
slowly into stride, pulled hard in rear, headway on outside from over 5f out, soon close up, ridden and weakened over 2f out, eased final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on to take 2nd post
held up mid-division, ridden 3f out, one pace final 2f
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In the finale, I Predict A Riot is selected ahead of El Alamein, Mickmacmagoole and Sa Nau. Running through these, Mickmacmagoole put a period of controversy behind him when winning well at Haydock two runs ago. A ten-pounds rise from that effort does not rule him out of being competitive today, we feel. Sir Mark Prescott won this race last year and his lightly-raced seasonal debutant El Alamein holds every chance of building on his current rating this time around. Watch the betting market for clues. Mabel was just denied over course and distance last time from a one-pound lower mark than today and can go well again, while I Predict A Riot was beaten a whisker at Warwick last time and, much as he has been raised five pounds for that run, it looks fair and he can go well. Sa Nau is on a competitive mark, we feel, while Domenico is now eight pounds lower than when winning this race two years ago, but he will have to build on recent efforts if he is to feature. Finally, Sir Duke is lightly-raced enough to be respected based on his overall form. All of which returns us to the selection, which is I Predict A Riot.
Mickmacmagoole (IRE) 11-4fav (9-8) Held up, mid-division and ridden early straight, improved into 7th over 1f out, soon no extra, eased close home, 9th of 28, 15l behind Sandymount Earl (9-3) at Curragh 2m hcp 0-80 sft in Jul.
El Alamein (IRE) 2-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final 3f, headed over 2f out, outpaced final furlong, 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Desert Sea (9-5) at Kempton 2m 3yo hcp (4) pol in Sept.
Sa Nau 9-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, ridden over 5f out, headway over 3f out, soon hung left, kept on final furlong, never trouble leaders, 4th of 13, 3l behind Sharaab (8-9) at Yarmouth 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul.
Follow On 8-1 (8-6) Started slowly, held up in rear, plenty to do over 2f out, headway inside final 2f, nearest finish, 6th of 11, 10l behind Newnham (9-0) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-75 (5) std.
Maria Antonia (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, headway when short of room 3f out, ridden and kept on approaching final furlong, 7th of 12, 10l behind They All Laughed (9-4) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Apr.
Domenico (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Towards rear, some progress 5f out, soon held, 7th of 11, 12l behind Rocknest Island (8-8) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Apr.
Sir Duke (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, no real impression, 5th of 13, 7l behind Duty Free (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Mabel (IRE) 4-1 (9-8) Soon led, ridden 3f out, driven and edged left inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Fourth Dimension (9-13) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcap (5) gf in Jul.
I Predict A Riot (IRE) 7-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, soon led, ridden clear over 1f out, wandered and headed close home, 2nd of 9, shd behind Nimra (10-0) at Warwick 1m 7f hcap (5) gd in Jul.
