raced stands side, held up behind, switched right and headway when groups merged over 2f out, led and edged left over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on well towards stands side rail inside final furlong
tracked leader stands side, driven to lead inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, soon ridden, one pace inside final furlong
mid-division centre, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up behind stands side, not clear run over 1f out, switched right and ran on inside final, ridden to take 2nd towards finish, not reach winner
mid-division, stands side, tracked leaders 3f out, ridden and effort inside final 2f, switched right and stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, held when lost 2nd towards finish
mid-division centre, tracked leaders 3f out, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, gradually weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders on stands side rail, ridden 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression
led centre group, driven and outpaced when groups merged over 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division centre, one pace when not clear run and switched right 1f out, never on terms
with leader centre, outpaced when groups merged over 2f out, lost place 1f out, gradually weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders stands side, effort over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong, no impression
tracked leaders stands side, hung right when groups merged over 2f out, ridden and lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
missed break badly, raced centre, always detached in rear
tracked leaders centre, effort when groups merged over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression inside final furlong
towards rear centre, outpaced when groups merged over 2f out, stayed on into mid-division inside final furlong, never near leaders
with leader centre, effort 2f out ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, weakened final 110 yards
led overall on stands side rail, driven and headed inside final 2f, weakening when hampered over 1f out
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Royal Birth won this last year by a head from Robot Boy and has since won in Listed company. He's 12lb higher which should hand the initiative to the runner-up though stall one may not be ideal. Last year's third LEXINGTON ABBEY is running as well as ever as he demonstrated in the Gosforth Park Cup at Newcastle last week when runner-up to Line Of Reason and he's handed the vote. Orion's Bow completed a five-timer early last summer but reserved his best for the Steward's Cup when runner-up to Dancing Star. He's only 1lb higher and he also bounced back to form at Newcastle a week ago. Pipers Note won't mind the conditions and wasn't suited by very quick ground at Haydock last week while Edward Lewis hasn't been beaten far in tough handicaps the last twice. Green Door hasn't been seen since landing a Newmarket handicap at this level a year ago but his trainer has no problems getting one ready.
Danzeno 16-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders far side, ridden to lead narrowly overall inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure inside final furlong, held when dropped to 5th towards finish, 5th of 27, 1 1/2l behind Out Do (8-13) at Ascot 6f hcp stks (1) gf in Jun.
Orion's Bow 2-1fav (9-12) Held up, headway over 2f out, not clear run, hampered and lost place over 1f out, soon switched right, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Line Of Reason (9-8) at Newcastle 5f hcp (2) pol in Jun.
Squats (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Towards rear stands side, outpaced 2f out, ridden and stayed on into mid-division inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 15th of 27, 8 1/4l behind Out Do (8-13) at Ascot 6f hcp stks (1) gf in Jun.
Polybius 33-1 (9-1) Towards rear stands side, headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on to press that side leader inside final furlong, took 4th and held by far side towards finish, 4th of 27, 1l behind Out Do (8-13) at Ascot 6f hcp stks (1) gf in Jun.
Pipers Note 5-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders stands side, ridden to chase winner inside final 2f, kept on same pace, no chance with front pair final furlong, 3rd of 5, 4 1/4l behind Magical Memory (9-5) at Haydock 6f stks (2) gf in Jul.
Edward Lewis 14-1 (9-1) Behind far side, driven and headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 6th of 27, 2 1/4l behind Out Do (8-13) at Ascot 6f hcp stks (1) gf in Jun.
Harry Hurricane 25-1 (8-12) With leader stands side, ridden over 1f out, lost place inside final furlong, one pace, 14th of 27, 7 3/4l behind Out Do (8-13) at Ascot 6f hcp stks (1) gf in Jun.
Green Door (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Newmarket 5f hcp (2) sft in Jun beating Lucky Beggar (8-13) by 2 3/4l, 8 ran.
Naadirr (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 7 1/2l behind Mythmaker (9-5) at Haydock 6f stks (2) gd in May.
Doctor Sardonicus 4-1 (9-7) With leader, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on well, won at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (3) pol in Mar beating Stepper Point (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Lexington Abbey 12-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, improved over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Line Of Reason (9-8) at Newcastle 5f hcp (2) pol in Jun.
Royal Birth 6-1 (10-0) Reared slightly start, held up, took keen hold, not clear run on inside over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 9, nk behind Encore d'Or (10-0) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (2) pol in Jun.
Robot Boy (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Line Of Reason (9-8) at Newcastle 5f hcp (2) pol in Jun.
Dougan 11-2 (9-10) In rear, switched right over 2f out, never on terms, 9th of 13, 4l behind Upstaging (9-10) at Windsor 6f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Son Of Africa 4-1 (9-12) Held up, pushed along and headway over 2f out, driven to challenge from over 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 5th of 7, 1 3/4l behind Coolfitch (8-11) at Ayr 5f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
El Astronaute (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Led until over 1f out, weakened, 7th of 17, 3l behind Line Of Reason (8-12) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Stepper Point 25-1 (8-9) Chased leaders over 3f, 9th of 17, 3 3/4l behind Line Of Reason (8-12) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Lightscameraction (IRE) 40-1 (10-3) Slowly away, behind, hampered 2f out, no impression, 11th of 12, 6l behind Reflektor (9-10) at Chester 5f hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Kyllang Rock (IRE) 5-2 (8-11) In touch in rear, headway and switched left over 1f out, ridden to join winner inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 8, nk behind Final Venture (9-4) at Haydock 5f lst stks (1) sft in Jun.
Yalta (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 12, 25 1/2l behind Caravaggio (9-3) at Ascot 6f Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun.
