held up behind leaders, ridden along when outpaced 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden along over 3f out, weakened final furlong
led steady pace, quickened over 4f out, driven over 1f out, was headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, driven over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on
in touch, pushed along over 4f out, driven over 2f out, was one pace final furlong
Macorville is a real mudlark and so so should revel in the conditions to score, with Samurai Way and El Tango taken to give him most to do. Trainer George Moore has wisely decided to let Macorville take his chance here rather than go to Ascot, and with Kevin Darley taking over in the saddle, the four-year-old looks all set to get back to winning ways on his beloved testing ground. Just collared by Juniper Girl in the Northumberland Plate last month, he can also take advantage of the slight drop back in trip to prevail. Samurai Way is out to get the losses back after appearing to be a shade unlucky-in-running when narrowly beaten by John Terry at Newmarket a fortnight ago. That was on much faster ground though, and his sole success so far came in a maiden. He therefore needs to raise his game to trouble the selection, and a bigger threat may be El Tango. The German raider is proven on the ground and at Listed level, but has yet to race on these shores. Martin Dwyer sits on him for the first time, and the pair should go close. Not close enough to stop Macorville from gaining what can be a popular victory.
Akarem 33-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 10l behind Maraahel (9-0) at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 2 (1) gs in Jun.
The Whistling Teal 16-1 (8-12) Held up last, ridden on outside over 3f out, soon beaten, 4th of 5, 24l behind Peppertree Lane (8-12) at Newbury 1m 5f lst stk (1) gs in May.
Macorville (USA) 9-1 (8-11) Chased leaders going well, led over 2f out, soon ridden, hard ridden and under pressure inside final furlong, caught post, 2nd of 20, shd behind Juniper Girl (8-11) at Newcastle 2m hcap (2) sft in Jun.
Wing Collar 20-1 (9-12) Held up behind, headway over 2f out, hung right and chased winner over 1f out, ridden and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Spanish Hidalgo (9-3) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) hvy.
Shawhill (8-11) Led to over 1f out, eased when headed, 8th of 10, 7l behind Van Gosh (8-11) at Longchamp 1m 4f 3yo fll.
El Tango (GER) (8-9) Raced alone, led 2f out, easily, won at Hamburg 2m lst stk (1) hvy in Jun beating Carus (8-9) by 4l, 9 ran.
Samurai Way 2-1fav (9-12) Slowly into stride, held up mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on well final furlong, 2nd of 14, shd behind John Terry (9-11) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcap (3) gf.
