towards rear, ridden and plenty to do over 2f out, headway over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, just failed
always in rear group, outpaced over 2f out
went left start, soon prominent, slightly outpaced over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reached leaders
took keen hold, in touch, ridden halfway, weakened from 2f out
chased leaders to 3f out, soon weakened
steadied start, behind, outpaced over 2f out, never a factor
always behind, struggling over 2f out
squeezed out start, towards rear, lost touch over 2f out, soon eased, tailed off
pressed winner throughout, every chacne inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd final stride
steadied start, took keen hold behind, headway inside final 2f, kept on well towards finish
led narrowly and pressed throughout, all out final furlong, just held on
pressed leaders, ridden over 2f out, not pace to challenge, soon one pace
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, never nearer
A competitive finale can go the way of Annemasse, who is nominated over Kinsya and Persian Express. The selection hails from a yard in flying form and he ran well in mid-division behind The Illies at York last time. This race is slightly easier and we will put him forward to regain the winning thread. Kinsya is an obvious alternative based on his recent second behind Fremen but he is best with cut in the ground and for that reason we will take him on. Persian Express beat South Cape last time and his claims could be advertised if South Cape runs well here on Saturday. Pentecost is a course and distance winner who does go well in these type of events so he could represent some each-way value, but Annemasse looks the one to be with and he gets the vote.
River Tiber 15-2 (9-12) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, ridden and hampered over 1f out, beaten and eased final furlong, 14th of 18, 13l behind Greek Well (9-0) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Aug.
Annemasse 10-1 (9-1) Prominent, ridden along 3f out, weakened final furlong, 13th of 18, 9l behind The Illies (8-3) at York 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Aug.
Pentecost 3-1 (8-11) Always last, driven and beaten over 2f out, soon eased when no chance, last of 4, 11l behind Tell (9-0) at Bath 1m stk (4) frm.
Capable Guest (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 8th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Escape Route (8-12) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcap (2) gf.
Kinsya 12-1 (9-1) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway and every chance approaching final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Fremen (9-3) at Ayr 1m hcap (2) gs.
Samarinda (USA) 14-1 (9-10) Held up, headway on outside halfway, led over 2f out, headed towards finish, 3rd of 15, nk behind Magical Music (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcap (2) pol.
Prince Of Thebes (IRE) 10-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge 2f out, led briefly entering final furlong, no extra, 4th of 13, 1l behind South Cape (8-12) at Goodwood 7f hcap (2) gf.
Persian Express (USA) 11-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 1m hcap (3) frm beating South Cape (9-1) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
