raced wide, held up, headway on outside 2f out, plugged on into 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with leading duo
led, went clear 7f out, reduced lead 4f out, joined from 2f out, kept on gamely, headed and no extra near finish
held up in rear, headway on inside 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, went 4th final strides
raced wide, held up, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, no danger after
restless in stalls and dwelt, held up, smooth headway on outside tracking leaders over 3f out, went 2nd 2f out, soon edged left, upsides inside final furlong, led near finish
tracked leader who went clear 7f out, closer 4f out, ridden and lost 2nd 2f out, soon no chance with 1st 2, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out, tailed off
tracked leaders, lost place 6f out, soon behind, tailed off
The two last-time winners could hardly have proved more impressive, both scoring in runaway style. But the Haydock performance of BROKEN FORCE reads slightly the better of the two and the gelding is nominated to complete a quickfire double. Dark Side Jazz also impressed with a five-length success at Lingfield and clearly relishes fast ground. Course and distance winner Right About Now failed to follow up his course win here earlier in the month next time and may require some assistance from the handicapper now. Loving Your Work is respected but the obvious dark horse is Matchmaking. A typical Sir Mark Prescott project, considerable improvement is anticipated in his three-year-old career and a market check is crucial.
Right About Now (IRE) 7-2 (9-12) Tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 13 1/2l behind Sexy Secret (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Broken Force (USA) 4-1 (8-8) Taken to post early, made all, clear over 3f out, ran on, won at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Quoteline Direct (9-5) by 6l, 11 ran.
Loving Your Work 5-1 (9-10) Held up in mid-division, headway over 4f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 14, nk behind Windsorlot (10-3) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Arcadian Sea (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Raced keenly, held up behind, ridden 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, went 3rd and kept on inside final furlong, not reach front pair, 3rd of 14, 5 3/4l behind Right About Now (9-5) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Matchmaking (GER) 100-1 (9-2) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, well beaten over 2f out, 9th of 12, 18 1/2l behind Glendevon (9-2) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Dark Side Jazz (IRE) 13-2 (8-10) Keen early, tracked leader, led over 2f out, clear when ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, easily, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jun beating Just Right (8-7) by 5l, 12 ran.
Midnight In Paris 40-1 (8-9) Raced keenly, chased leaders, 2nd over 3f out until 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and lost 3rd over 1f out, weakened and lost 4th close home, 5th of 11, 17l behind Worth Waiting (8-9) at Redcar 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in May.
Flat Out Eric 50-1 (8-3) In touch, lost place over 2f out, 14th of 16, 24l behind Moi Aussie (9-12) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (6) fm in May.