held up in rear, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, never a threat
tracked leaders, ridden inside final 2f, stayed on to chase front pair final furlong, no impression
tracked leaders, driven 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, lost place inside final furlong
made virtually all, driven over 2f out, ridden clear 1f out, ran on well
tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, soon lost place, no impression with leaders final furlong
NonRunner
A tricky start to proceeding with shock Windsor Listed winner Perfect Pasture stepping up in trip under a penalty. Danzeno hasn’t raced beyond an extended 6f since well beaten on debut in 2013 and all of Firmament’s victories have come over a mile, though he went close twice over this trip at Ascot last year. Right Touch has never won off a mark this high but will strip fitter for his fifth at Ripon. We’ll take a chance on GET KNOTTED, who likes it here and looked to be running into form when fifth behind Here Comes When nine days ago. He would have finished closer but for being hampered in the closing stages and makes more appeal than Golden Stunner and War Glory.
Firmament 5-1 (9-0) Awkwardly away, held up in 3rd in group of 3 towards near side, headway and switched right over 1f out, ridden and plugged on into 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Tabarrak (9-0) at Ascot 1m lst stks (1) gf in May.
Danzeno Evensfav (9-1) Dwelt headway to lead over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Scrutineer (8-13) at Hamilton 6f stks (2) hvy in Sep.
Get Knotted (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 17, 4 3/4l behind Here Comes When (9-1) at York 1m hcp lst (1) gs in May.
Right Touch 14-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders far side, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on, 5th of 13, 1 3/4l behind Intisaab (9-7) at Ripon 6f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Golden Stunner (IRE) (8-11) 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Blossomtime (8-11) at Saint-Cloud 1m lst stks sft in Nov.
War Glory (IRE) 11-2 (8-10) In touch in mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on well closing stages, never able to challenge, 5th of 10, 5l behind Quixote (8-6) at Haydock 1m hcp (2) gf in Apr.
Perfect Pasture 25-1 (9-0) Chased leader, challenged 2f out, soon led, ridden inside final furlong, held on well, won at Windsor 6f lst stks (1) gd in May beating Dancing Star (8-9) by nk, 8 ran.