slowly away, always behind
steadied start, held up, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on well under pressure
went left start, held up in rear, late headway inside final furlong, never nearer
tracked leaders, led well over 1f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace
mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
always behind
prominent, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
pulled hard and led, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
held up, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, every chance over 1f out, no extra close home
mid-division, headway over 2f out, never able to challenge
mid-division, ridden before halfway, soon beaten eased 2f out
chased leaders over 5f
held up, never dangerous
chased leaders, under pressure over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, never dangerous
Cornerstone is the pick over Libre, October Ben and Mugeba to name but a few. This looks pretty wide open in truth, but Cornerstone shaped as though there was now more to come when opening his account at Lingfield last month, a first-time visor having the desired effect. Suprisingly, given that he is trained by Stuart Williams, there did not seem to be a lot of money for him in the ring that day, but there was no fluke about his win, and he should easily handle a small rise. Libre hung in the closing stages when runner-up at Chepstow last time, but even so that was his best effort for some time, while October Ben showed promise in an apprentice affair at Newbury. Mugeba has claims on earlier form, and Vietnam should not be left out of calculations after his gutsy Sandown victory. There are many to choose from here, with the pin coming down on Cornerstone.
Dictatrix 9-1 (9-11) Led, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 17l behind What A Treasure (9-5) at Leicester 7f fll hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Hits Only Cash 9-1 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, 5th of 13, 2l behind Mountain Cat (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Our Kes (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Dwelt, soon led, headed 4f out, weakened rapidly over 3f out, tailed off, last of 14, 19l behind Reeling N' Rocking (9-6) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jul.
Libre 5-1 (9-12) In touch, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon hung left and headed 1f out, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Foolish Groom (9-6) at Chepstow 1m ldy rds hcp (5) gf.
Mugeba 6-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 4l behind The Salwick Flyer (8-9) at Hamilton 6f app hcp (6) gs.
Crafty Fox 14-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, chased winner over 2f out, one pace, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Kabis Amigos (10-6) at Carlisle 1m ldy rds hcp (5) gf.
Sea Willow (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Always in rear group, never a factor, 11th of 14, 20l behind Good Effect (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Djalalabad (FR) 66-1 (8-9) Keen, led, ridden, headed well over 1f out, soon hung right, weakened, hung left inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 6l behind Dancing Jest (8-6) at Yarmouth 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) gf.
Alasil (USA) 16-1 (10-3) Prominent, ridden 3f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 5th of 15, 2 1/2l behind Bolton Hall (10-11) at Beverley 1m amt hcp (6) gd.
Forced Upon Us 8-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, never going pace to trouble leaders, 7th of 13, 10l behind Im Ova Ere Dad (10-0) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Screaming Reel 66-1 (9-11) In touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 20l behind Officer (9-3) at Windsor 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd in Jul.
Vietnam 16-1 (8-4) Held up last, headway and switched right just inside final 2f, led just inside final furlong, ridden and edged right, ran on well, won at Sandown 1m 3yo clm (5) gs beating Fizzy Bella (7-13) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Fateful Attraction 20-1 (9-13) In touch, driven along over 3f out, one pace under pressure, 4th of 13, 6l behind Im Ova Ere Dad (10-0) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Brouhaha 66-1 (8-2) Led, headed over 6f out, chased winner after, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 11, 6l behind Bajan Pride (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Show Me The Lolly (FR) 13-2 (8-4) Held up, headway and hung left from over 1f out, one pace towards finish, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Postmaster (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Feb.
October Ben 14-1 (8-7) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, edged left from over 1f out, every chance final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Corrib (8-9) at Newbury 1m 1f app hcp (5) gd.
Cornerstone 10-1 (8-2) Made virtually all, ridden 2f out, edged left and soon clear, won at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp (5) gs in Jul beating Carlitos Spirit (9-0) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
