stumbled start, in touch, ridden and outpaced 3f out, headway under pressure on outer entering final furlong, ran on to lead final strides
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
in rear, outpaced halfway
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
dwelt in rear, headway 2f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken
mid-division, ridden and outpaced 3f out, headway on inside entering final furlong, ran on to go 2nd final strides
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Soap Wars is still 6lb higher than when winning at Windsor in May and this is tougher than the race Barons Spy won over C&D in June. Maze won under today's apprentice at Salisbury earlier and is not out of this, but PICK A LITTLE makes more appeal. His winning run came to an end in better company over C&D last time, but he was beaten less than a length, and Ron Hodges sprinter should have the measure of these lesser rivals. Ffos Las winner Emiratesdotcom takes a big step up in class, while Ebraam and Wooden King are closely matched on earlier running here.
Soap Wars 14-1 (8-12) Went right start, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not able to reach leaders, 9th of 17, 4 1/2l behind Secret Asset (9-7) at Goodwood 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.
Barons Spy (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Behind, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 6th of 10, 5l behind Roker Park (9-9) at Chester 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.
Maze (IRE) 8-1fav (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 12th of 17, 7l behind Secret Asset (9-7) at Goodwood 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.
Pick A Little 5-1 (8-3) In touch on outside, pushed along halfway, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 3/4l behind Drawnfromthepast (9-5) at Bath 6f hcp 0-95 (3) fm in Jul.
Ebraam (USA) 11-2 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on to take 3rd final 100 yards, no impression on leading duo, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Tyfos (9-7) at Newbury 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Wooden King (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Thats A Fret (8-8) at Ffos Las 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Restless Bay (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) Left the stalls very slowly, reluntant to race, veered right and unseated rider, in a race won by Levitate (8-9) at Leicester 6f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf, 8 ran.
Spanish Acclaim 12-1 (9-9) Led, clear after 2f, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened 1f out, last of 9, 16l behind Sermons Mount (9-6) at Goodwood 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Emiratesdotcom 6-4fav (9-12) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led entering final furlong, kept on, won at Ffos Las 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf beating George Thisby (9-9) by 1/2l, 7 ran.