led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
awkwardly away, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden edged left and headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader 2f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt, towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
raced wide, tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened over 2f out
in touch, pushed along and weakened 2f out
towards rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on towards finish, nearest finish
NonRunner
This has an open look about it but Tim Easterby’s pair, Poet's Dawn and Highwaygrey, don’t appear as well treated as some. Jean Baptiste still looks out of sorts but PLEDGE OF HONOUR came up against a well-handicapped rival at Doncaster and should be approaching peak fitness now. Aqwaam represents last year’s winning yard and Westernesse and Menelaus are recent winners, though the latter is carrying a penalty and has yet to win beyond a mile. Solanna is in good form so can’t be ruled out.
Jean Baptiste (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Handy, pushed along 2f out, weakening when hampered 1f out, 9th of 11, 4 1/4l behind City Streak (9-3) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (3) sft in May.
Westernesse (IRE) 5-1 (9-10) Close up in touch, ridden 2f out, headway to lead entering final furlong, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) gf in May beating Garden Oasis (9-8) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Pledge Of Honour 10-3 (9-9) Tracked front pair, pushed along 2f out, kept on and went 2nd 110 yards out, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Shimmering Sands (9-3) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Solanna 33-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and pressed leader over 2f out, no extra inside last, 4th of 19, 4 1/4l behind Mustazeed (9-4) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in May.
Highwaygrey 28-1 (8-5) Raced keenly in mid-division, headway 2f out, switched out wide over 1f out, soon ridden, plugged on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Oviedo (8-11) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in May.
Menelaus (IRE) 2-1fav (9-7) Held up in touch, closed from 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Thirsk 1m hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Ey Up Its The Boss (9-7) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Showmedemoney (IRE) 11-2 (9-8) Made most, ridden and edged left 2f out, joined and headed briefly inside final furlong, all out, won at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in May beating Tele Red (9-9) by hd, 9 ran.
Poet's Dawn 12-1 (8-4) Held up in touch, effort over 2f out, close 3rd and carried left over 1f out, went 2nd briefly inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 8, nk behind Cockalorum (9-1) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Dougies Dream (IRE) 17-2 (9-6) Keen in touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Showmedemoney (9-8) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in May.
Aqwaam 7-2 (9-3) Mid-division, led going well on outside 2f out, ridden and challenged final furlong, soon headed, no extra, 4th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Derry Lad (8-12) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp (4) gs in May.
