chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, one pace and no impression from over 2f out
held up rear of mid-division, headway and switched left 3f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on, no impression
led, headed over 9f out, tracked leaders, switched right over 2f out, every chance when slightly intimidated 1f out, no impression on winner inside final 100 yards
held up in rear, outpaced over 4f out, plugged on final furlong, no chance
rear of mid-division, struggling 4f out, well beaten final 3f
held up in touch, took keen hold, headway to lead over 8f out, hung right bend over 4f out, headed over 2f out, lost 3rd and fading inside final furlong
slowly away, headway to lead over 9f out, headed over 8f out, led again over 2f out, edged right 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
always towards rear
held up towards rear, switched outside and some headway over 7f out, struggling 4f out, soon behind
NonRunner
Dean Ivory isn’t usually associated with middle-distance performers but MOONLIT CLOUD relished the step up in trip at Bath and blossomed when allowed to dictate terms from off the front. Smokey Malone came in for support at Brighton in an Amateur riders event and things just didn’t pan out for him on the day. Flower Of Thunder appreciates genuinely quick ground and is no forlorn hope here. Fellowship returns some 4lb higher than the mark he scored off over C&D last month while Limited Ability makes appeal of the remainder. Marco Botti’s inmate has been allocated a mark of 56 on handicap debut and has been gelded since he last raced in April.
Flower Of Thunder (IRE) 4-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 5f out until well over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 7 1/2l behind Playday (9-2) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gf in Jul.
Smokey Malone 11-4fav (11-0) Close 3rd on inside, pushed along 2f out, losing place when not much room briefly over 1f out, 5th of 6, 5 1/4l behind Psyche (10-12) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Moonlit Cloud 7-1 (9-12) Led 1f, prominent, led again 1f out, stayed on well, ridden out, won at Bath 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Jul beating Janus (9-13) by 1l, 11 ran.
Dawn View (IRE) 10-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, pushed after 3f out, lost some ground when ridden before 2f out, faded to last inside final furlong, last of 6, 5 1/2l behind Marsh Benham (9-4) at Brighton 1m hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Codswallop 10-1 (8-13) Led, soon headed, pushed along to challenge and led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon no extra, 6th of 8, 13 1/4l behind Soulcombe (9-2) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Heatherdown Hero 3-1jfav (9-3) Wore hood to post, raced keenly towards rear of mid-division, looking for room over 2f out, plugged on but limited headway when in the clear, 6th of 10, 5l behind Pimlico (9-4) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Seal Of Solomon (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Started slowly, held up in last trio, good headway out wide chasing leaders 7f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened quickly, 7th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Night Eagle (10-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Alaskan Wind (IRE) 80-1 (9-1) Towards rear, pushed before 3f out, ridden before 2f out, never a factor, last of 12, 11 1/2l behind La Feile (9-9) at Redcar 7f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Limited Ability 200-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride and went left start, held up towards rear, never on terms, 9th of 11, 13 1/2l behind Maktoob (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Apr.
Craft In Silk (IRE) 28-1 (9-5) Took keen hold, prominent, ridden approaching 2f out, soon led briefly, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 16 1/4l behind Meleri (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gd in Jun.
Fellowship (IRE) 5-2fav (8-9) Chased leaders, pushed along well over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 6th of 10, 14 1/4l behind Hellavaheart (8-9) at Chepstow 1m 4f stks (6) gd in Jun.
