midfield, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, plugged on one pace final furlong
raced freely, led, pushed along and headed over 1f out, no extra and lost third final 50yds
mid-division, headway and ridden over 1f out, faded final 100yds
midfield, ridden over 2f out, made no impression
chased leaders, headway travelling well over 2f out, ridden to challenge and edged left over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, always held by winner
held up in behind leaders, smooth headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong
awkward leaving stalls, held up in rear, nudged along 3f out, plugged on final furlong, never dangerous
close up, pushed along 3f out, lost place over 2f out, weakened 1f out
prominent, ridden to challenge over 1f out, ran on to go third final 50yds
Via Serendipity beat Blue For You less than a length when scoring at Sandown and the latter is preferred to Young Fire and Tammani of his yard’s three runners at the weights. The former was subsequently well beaten in the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot but ISLA KAI wasn’t disgraced in the same race when racing prominently throughout and only fading in the closing stages. Nigel Tinkler’s charge is fancied to make another bold bid while Eilean Dubh can also figure back over this longer trip and Challet goes well here.
Young Fire (FR) 9-2fav (9-11) Held up towards rear, not clear run over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 4th towards finish, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Tacarib Bay (9-7) at Haydock 7f hcp (2) sft in Jul.
Isla Kai (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Led centre group and disputing lead overall, headed in group inside final 2f, chased leaders, weakened and lost places final 110 yards, 6th of 29, 4l behind Dark Shift (9-1) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Scottish Summit (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Held up in rear, pushed along over 1f out, kept on steadily final furlong, 5th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Tammani (8-11) at Redcar 7f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Via Serendipity 50-1 (9-1) Raced near side, held up towards rear, never on terms, 16th of 29, 10 1/4l behind Dark Shift (9-1) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Blue For You (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) Led, ridden and challenged final furlong, headed final 100 yards, kept on, 3rd of 7, 1/4l behind Via Serendipity (9-13) at Sandown 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Tammani 11-4 (10-0) Close up in 3rd, outpaced over 2f out, soon edged right, kept on inside final furlong, no impression, 4th of 6, 6 1/2l behind Jump The Gun (9-0) at Doncaster 7f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Eilean Dubh (IRE) 10-1 (9-12) Dwelt, raced very wide early, front mid-division, pushed along 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 16, 7 1/2l behind Ghathanfar (9-0) at Pontefract 6f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Challet (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Held up in mid-division, wide home turn, headway out wide chasing leaders halfway, ridden 2f out, hung right and weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 8 1/4l behind On A Session (9-9) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Garden Oasis 22-1 (9-12) Front mid-division, ridden 2f out, never threatened, 8th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Invincibly (9-7) at Carlisle 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Blenheim Boy (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Soon switched right to race in centre group, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened soon after, 14th of 30, 7 3/4l behind Thesis (8-11) at Ascot 1m hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
