tracked leader, left in lead 7f out, pressed from over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, soon edged left, asserted towards finish
raced wide, keen, tracked leaders, tracked winner 7f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
close up in 4th, went 3rd 7f out, ridden to press winner over 1f out, soon every chance, one pace inside final furlong
led, jinked sharply left and headed 7f out, soon in rear, pushed along over 5f out, ridden and hung right over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Despite the small field, this is quite competitive. Red Cardinal is apparently going from strength-to-strength. He won by six lengths on his handicap debut at Salisbury and a 6lb penalty shouldn't prevent a bold bid to complete the hat-trick. Al won over a similar trip at Newmarket last year and can be forgiven his run on heavy ground at Nottingham in October. February's Wolverhampton winner Space Mountain should appreciate the step up in distance and Spa's Dancer is a tough sort, though has never won beyond a mile and not since 2013. RUWASI might be the value as he kept on nicely after a lengthy absence when second at Windsor and the winner went on to finish fourth in the Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes at Ascot.
Red Cardinal (IRE) 8-11fav (9-5) In rear and in touch, soon tracked leader, led over 1f out, kept on well, won at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jun beating Faithful Mount (9-7) by 6l, 5 ran.
Spa's Dancer (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Dwelt, towards rear, soon mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 4l behind Swashbuckling (9-4) at Wetherby 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in May.
Ruwasi 14-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 5, 5l behind First Sitting (9-7) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Space Mountain (USA) 3-1 (9-7) Made virtually all, ridden over 2f out, edged right from home turn, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Feb beating Gabster (9-4) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Al Evensfav (9-3) Held up in 6th, steady headway over 4f out, ridden in 5th over 2f out, modest 4th under pressure approaching final furlong, 4th of 9, 11 3/4l behind Cousin Khee (9-9) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.