held up in touch, lost place over 3f out
held up towards rear, driven, headway over 3f out, edged left under pressure over 2f out, not run on final furlong
tracked leader, under pressure over 3f out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, headway over 4f out, soon hard ridden, led 3f out, stayed on strongly
mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace final furlong
always behind
slowly away, keen hold in mid-division, under pressure over 4f out, soon beaten
soon driven to lead, headed 3f out, soon outpaced, stayed on again towards finish
always behind
tracked leaders, effort over 3f out, soon one pace
tracked leaders, weakened over 4f out
Broken Moon is taken to land the finale at the expense of Compton Falcon and Palace Walk. The selection has been running well enough in defeat of late and although he might look a little frustrating to follow this looks like one of his easiest opportunities to date so is worth siding with once more. Compton Falcon is another that has shown form but is still winless after ten starts. Again this looks like a drop in grade compared to some of the races he has run in so any market moves should be noted. Palace Walk caught the eye at Chepstow last time out after a stint over jumps. That was his first run on the level for over two years but he could be well treated here so is another to note. But for the winner we return to Broken Moon.
Berkeley Castle (USA) 25-1 (9-0) Chased leaders until weakened f out, last of 8, 23l behind Dragon Slayer (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f app hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Compton Falcon 14-1 (8-6) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, in touch over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Alnwick (9-0) at Newbury 2m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jul.
Lindy Lou 15-2 (9-0) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 15, 6l behind Wisdom's Kiss (9-0) at Great Leighs 1m hcap (6) pol in May.
National Day (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, driven along 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 11l behind Right Stuff (9-9) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Broken Moon 7-1 (9-2) Towards rear, under pressure over 2f out, outpaced, headway over 1f out, driven and ran on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 4th of 11, 4l behind Fair Gale (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Very Green (FR) 66-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 8l behind Flying Grey (9-2) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) sft.
Blue Admiral 14-1 (9-0) Always in rear, tailed off 3f out, soon eased, last of 8, 42l behind Benhego (8-4) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Major Promise 18-1 (8-13) Led after 2f, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 5, 2 1/2l behind Ragdollianna (9-5) at Bath 1m 4f mdn aut stk (5) gs.
Palace Walk (FR) 8-1 (9-9) Led, headed after 1f, led again over 6f out, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 14, 8l behind Sonnengold (9-6) at Chepstow 2m clm (6) gf in Jul.
Pacific Ocean (ARG) 12-1 (9-10) Towards rear, pushed along and headway on outer over 2f out, ridden to stay on final furlong, 3rd of 15, 2l behind Dubonai (9-2) at Southwell 1m hcp (F) fbs in Aug '04.
Kritzia 12-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, under pressure over 3f out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 20l behind Interchange (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 4f mdn stk (4) sft.
Al Mogeer (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Always in rear, tailed off, last of 10, well behind Who's This (9-12) at Lingfield 1m 1f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Royal Tender (IRE) 22-1 (8-4) Dwelt, soon ridden along, led after 2f, ridden after 3f out, headed approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Granary Girl (8-4) at Newmarket 1m 4f fll hcp (5) gf.
