in touch, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on, but held
held up, headway under pressure 2f out, one pace
mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon lost place
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out
towards rear, ridden 2f out, edged left over 1f out, no further impression
with leader, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong
in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out
made all, ridden 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace when hampered well inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, headway, not clear run over 1f out, run on strongly when hung left inside final furlong
held up, steady headway 5f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, switched right and brief effort 3f out
mid-division, headway to chase leaders 2f out, fading when hampered inside final furlong
towards rear, headway when not clear run, switched right 1f out, not recover
in touch, ridden and weakened quickly soon eased
Yamal is our selection with Count Ceprano and Barricado the dangers. The Mark Johnston stable have not had their best season so far but Yamal has paid his way and having won well last weekend, he can defy another 6lb rise. Count Ceprano is the most obvious danger in the pack. He has been kept busy on the all-weather and has gone close on his last two starts. Barricado does not appear particularly straight forward. It will be interesting to see if there is any money in the market for him. Puglist is scheduled to return after two years on the sidelines. The handicapper has dropped him 7lb since his last start. Red Somerset wouldn't mind any further rain. Graham Oldroyd has sent out a number of winners of late and Just Bond hasn't been far away on two recent visits to Redcar. Mountain Pass was claimed at Brighton and ran a creditable race at Chester if the amount of ground forfeited at the start is taken into account. Kensington does not win often but is a course winner. Yamal is in good form at present and we seek no reason to oppose him now.
Red Somerset (USA) 5-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced from 2f out, 5th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Rambling Light (8-13) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jun.
Count Ceprano (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Held up mid-division, quicken over 1f out, ran on to chase leaders inside final furlong, no extra final 100 yards and lost 3rd near finish, 4th of 14, 1 1/2l behind The Fifth Member (9-10) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Obezyana (USA) 10-1 (8-7) Tracked winner, ridden to challenge well over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Masai Moon (9-2) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Jun.
Baizically (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon under pressure and weakened, 5th of 7, 11l behind Bahar Shumaal (9-0) at Leicester 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jun.
Just Bond (IRE) 5-2fav (8-2) Held up behind leaders, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 5, 1l behind Billy Dane (8-2) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-60 (2) gf in Jun.
Cool Ebony 7-2 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 7l behind Paraguay (9-0) at Doncaster 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun.
Pugilist 14-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 12, 8l behind Alpine Reel (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov '06.
Yamal (IRE) 6-4fav (9-6) Tracked leading pair, led over 1f out, soon edged left and clear, ran on well, won at Chester 1m 3yo hcp (4) gs beating La Chicaluna (9-7) by 6l, 6 ran.
Kensington (IRE) 22-1 (10-0) Prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra close home, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Ermine Grey (8-10) at Chepstow 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Rockfield Tiger (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Behind, ridden and not much room over 1f out, hanging right, weakened final furlong, 9th of 14, 6l behind Naughty Frida (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Barricado (FR) 8-1 (9-6) In touch, joined leaders over 2f out, every chance, no extra approaching final furlong, stayed on one pace, 4th of 16, 4l behind Capucci (9-6) at Newbury 1m 3yo hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Barliffey (IRE) 7-2 (9-2) Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden and one pace from over 1f out, 4th of 8, 7l behind Light From Mars (9-2) at Chepstow 1m mdn stk (5) gf in Jun.
Seneschal 10-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 8, 10l behind Steig (9-0) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Apr.
Mountain Pass (USA) 14-1 (9-2) Half-reared start, held up, not clear run over 1f out, switched left and headway final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 14, 2l behind Zabeel Tower (9-3) at Chester 1m app hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Maybe I Will (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Always towards rear, no impression, last of 6, 24l behind Quotation (10-0) at Salisbury 1m fll hcp (4) gf.
Superfling 50-1 (8-0) Tracked leaders and keen, lost place after 4f, never a factor, 11th of 12, 43l behind Boulevin (7-12) at Chepstow 1m 4f app hcp (6) gs in May '06.
