slowly into stride, held up in rear, ran wide bend over 4f out, headway over 3f out, ridden and edged left over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out
took keen hold, tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
tracked leaders on outside, lost place over 4f out, weakened 3f out
slowly into stride, held up in rear, stumbled and switched right over 2f out, soon ridden, no impression
mid-division, pushed along 4f out, headway over 2f out, never troubled leaders
held up towards rear, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed to take 3rd when rider dropped rein brielfy and edged left well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along over 4f out, never dangerous
mid-division, took keen hold, headway 5f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 1f out, kept on, held final 100 yards
steadied start, held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
tracked leaders, weakening when not much room well over 3f out, soon lost touch, tailed off
We finish with another competitive race and ICEMAN GEORGE gets the vote ahead of Sharp Sovereign and Mystic Touch. The selection is put forward in the hope he can win two on the bounce after winning nicely at Windsor on his latest start. That form is decent for the grade so a big run is expected from the horse who has gone well here before. Sharp Sovereign is another who won his latest start but may be slightly flattered by the result as he got an enterprising ride from today's jockey. However, he's clearly in form and cannot be discounted in this grade. The most intriguing horse in the race is Mystic Touch who has the services of Jamie Spencer today. This horse is certainly better than this grade but is very quirky. If Spencer can get a tune out of the Andy Haynes runner he could go well at a nice price. Strike Force and Jiggalong are others to note but Iceman George gets the nod in a tough finale. Previews by Declan Rix
Iceman George 9-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway over 5f out, led over 3f out, driven over 1f out, ran on, won at Warwick 1m 3f hcp (6) gd beating City Stable (9-0) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Kristopher James (IRE) 20-1 (10-11) Led, headed over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 11, 30l behind Blackstone Vegas (10-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f am hcp 0-55 (6) pol.
Mekong Miss 16-1 (8-12) Steadied start keen in rear, headway to track leaders over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 12, 8l behind Karky Schultz (9-6) at Folkestone 1m 4f app hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Apr.
Mystic Touch 25-1 (8-13) Keen, held up, always behind, 7th of 9, 18l behind Nayessence (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
Strike Force 7-1 (8-11) Towards rear, ridden and headway on inside 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, no impression, 4th of 11, 6l behind Sharp Sovereign (8-1) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Aestival 9-4fav (8-6) Slowly into stride and reminders after start, soon in mid-division, driven along and weakened 3f out, tailed off, last of 16, well behind Aine's Delight (8-6) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Oct.
Berriedale 33-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, no impression inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 10l behind Iceman George (8-13) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp (6) gd.
Mayfair's Future 11-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 11th of 12, 19l behind Love In The Park (10-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Aug.
Sharp Sovereign (USA) 7-2fav (8-1) Made virtualy all, quickened over 4f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, readily, won at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gf beating Pedasus (9-4) by 3l, 11 ran.
Jiggalong 9-2 (9-9) Held up in rear, headway on outer from 3f out, ridden to lead narrowly entering final 2f, headed and kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Atacama Sunrise (8-13) at Yarmouth 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gf in Apr.
Tivers Song (USA) 14-1 (8-3) In rear, ridden on outside over 3f out, effort ovr 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 15, 9l behind Noah Jameel (8-5) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Anasy (USA) 80-1 (10-4) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 10th of 12, 21l behind Savaronola (10-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f am hcp 0-55 (6) pol.
