slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on outer from over 1f out, ran on strongly to lead well inside final furlong all out
held up, headway 2f out, every chance from over 1f out to inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
prominent on inner, effort and not clear run on inner inside final 2f, soon ridden and not quicken on clear
held up in rear, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, kept on for over 1f out, never dangerous
soon led, pressed from 6f out, ridden and headed from well over 1f out, weakened
mid-division, chased leaders 3f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, ran on, headed well inside final furlong
raced wide, tracked leaders, joined leader over 5f out, effort and every chance 2f out, not quicken and soon weakened
dwelt, held up behind, effort and every chance inside final 2f, no extra and weakened final furlong
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Rayhani is narrowly preferred to Unique Moment and Peppertree in a tight handicap for punters to call. The selection finished a close second behind Warsaw Pact at Lingfield last time in a race where the first two came nicely clear of the rest of the field. He looked one to stay on the right side of that day and he sets the standard for the rest. Unique Moment won last time at Beverley but that was a weak claimer and he will need to build on that to get his head in front again here. Peppertree won well last time at Windsor when beating Sybella and she is of serious interest here as Oscar Urbina and James Fanshawe have a 24 per cent strike-rate when they team up on this track. Ollie George was only narrowly beaten by Alambic last time and this colt is sure to run his race again here, but for the winner we will stick with Rayhani who left such a pleasing impression in defeat last time.
Rayhani (USA) 14-1 (8-12) Slowly away, soon in touch on inside, chased leading pair 2f out, chased winner entering final furlong, closing at finish, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Warsaw Pact (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Peppertree 4-1 (8-9) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, led over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Windsor 1m 4f mdn stk (5) gf beating Sybella (8-9) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Counting House (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Gower Song (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Ollie George (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Chased winner throughout, winner veered badly right over 1f out, soon up sides and every chance, held near finish, 2nd of 8, hd behind Alambic (8-8) at Folkestone 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Unique Moment 5-4fav (8-8) Made all, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, won at Beverley 1m 4f clm (5) gf in Jun beating Fort Churchill (9-10) by 1l, 9 ran.
Cantabilly (IRE) 10-3 (8-10) Close up 4th, ridden to challenge from 2f out, stayed on well under pressure to lead towards finish, all out, won at Epsom 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gf beating Ned Ludd (9-7) by a nk, 5 ran.
Le Colombier (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway on outer 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 18l behind Oh Glory Be (8-7) at Salisbury 1m 4f 3yo hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Oscillator 8-1 (9-0) Towards rear, headway to go mid-division over 6f out, effort over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 8, 41l behind Formal Decree (9-1) at Pontefract 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jun.
