in touch, raced wide, alone stands side, effort over 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, never dangerous
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, driven along over 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong
steadied start and held up, headway over 2f out, no extra final furlong
held up, steady progress over 2f out, led 2f out, quickened over 1f out, kept on final furlong
prominent, pushed along over 2f out, one pace final furlong
prominent for 4f
mid-division, driven along over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
held up behind leaders when not much room and hampered after 1f, failed to recover
held up towards rear, steady progress 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace
dwelt and towards rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
prominent, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
Acomb has won his last three starts but a 6lb rise for the latest success at Epsom leaves the five-year-old with more to do and preference is for Zhitomir, who gets the vote ahead of Fullandby. The selection has done very little wrong so far this term finding one too good in three of his four starts and winning the other at Catterick under similar ground conditions to today. The Michael Dods-trained gelding has the benefit of an inside draw as well and he holds solid claims. David Barron's Dispol Katie has claims on recent form but would probably want a faster surface and of more interest may be Eric Alston's recent Thirsk winner No Grouse. Top weight King Harson has been dropped 3lbs since his run here at the royal meeting but, along with Top Dirham, has been done few favours with the draw. Tim Easterby's Mrs Moh is better drawn than most but needs to improve on recent form and of more interest may be the lightly raced Fullandby, who is open to improvement and is another with a decent draw.
King Harson 100-1 (8-11) Chased leaders to over 2f out, soon weakened, 19th of 23, 10l behind Jedburgh (9-8) at York 7f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
Shami 33-1 (9-6) Always towards rear, 10th of 13, 18l behind Sea Storm (9-3) at Ayr 1m hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Acomb 11-4fav (8-9) Made all, ridden clear 3f out, unchallenged, won at Epsom 7f hcp (4) gf in Jun beating Katiypour (9-4) by 2l, 13 ran.
Queens Rhapsody 33-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 12l behind Banknote (8-2) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Mrs Moh (IRE) 9-2 (9-10) Held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 8l behind Irony (9-11) at Carlisle 7f hcp (4) frm.
Top Dirham 10-1 (9-10) Held up in rear, switched outside 2f out, ridden, headway over 1f out, stayed well on iside final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 15, 2 1/2l behind Hartshead (9-9) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun.
Dispol Katie 6-1 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Hiccups (9-1) at Catterick 7f hcp (4) frm in Jun.
Desert Opal 33-1 (9-4) Soon led, ridden 2f out, edged left over 1f out, headed and weakened quickly inside final furlong, last of 13, 9l behind Rezzago (9-1) at W'hampton 6f hcp (5) pol.
Arctic Desert 12-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, raced stand side, chased leaders over 3f out, 12th of 15, 7l behind Kodiac (9-8) at Newmarket 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Azreme 5-1 (8-7) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, no impression final 2f, 7th of 12, 11l behind Acomb (8-6) at Ayr 7f hcp (3) gs in Jun.
No Grouse 12-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, headway on inside over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on well under pressure to lead close home, won at Thirsk 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun beating Loyal Tycoon (9-9) by a shd, 13 ran.
Louisiade (IRE) 6-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 13, 3/4l behind No Grouse (8-8) at Thirsk 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Zhitomir 15-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 16, 2l behind Acomb (9-7) at Thirsk 7f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Fullandby (IRE) 4-5fav (9-0) Led over 1f, with leader, led over 3f out, hung right to stand's side rail from over 1f out, driven out, won at W'hampton 7f 3yo mdn aut (6) pol in Jun beating Sun Bian (9-0) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Tedsdale Mac 12-1 (8-0) Slowly into stride and behind, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 6, 6l behind Riley Boys (9-0) at Beverley 1m hcp (4) gf.
Monkstown Road 9-1 (8-13) Chased leaders until lost place over 2f out, 9th of 15, 16l behind Wrighty Almighty (8-13) at Doncaster 6f mdn aut stk (5) gf in Jun.
