held up towards rear, headway from 2f out, never reached leaders
took keen hold, held up towards rear, steady headway on outside over 3f out, ridden and weakened well over 1f out
took keen hold, chased leaders, weakened over 3f out, tailed off
led 2f, tracked leader, led again 3f out until over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
steadied start, held up in last trio, switched right to outside and headway over 2f out, stayed on to take 3rd well inside final furlong, nearest finish
held up towards rear, headway on outsideover 3f out, ridden and chased leaders over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
in touch on inside, weakened 3f out
slowly into stride, held up in last trio, headway from 3f out, ridden and chased leaders 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, niggled along over 4f out, chased leader 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly 1f out, driven and in command towards finish
in touch, headway to 3rd 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd well inside final furlong
chased leaders in 3rd, went 2nd 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, stayed on until found no extra and held towards finish
held up in last trio, wide straight, never a factor, tailed off
led after 2f until 3f out, weakened over 2f out
Not an easy way to close proceedings but TILLIETUDLEM has progressed well of late and gets the call over Simple Jim and Silent Lucidity in the anticipated absence of Tropical Bachelor - although if he were to run following an easy win on Friday he'd take some beating. Jim Goldie's charge won over timber in April and returned to the flat with a bang, landing two wins at Musselburgh and Ayr. He's up in grade and has been reassessed to the tune of 7lbs, but Ian Brennan has won aboard the horse in the past, he's versatile ground-wise, and a big run looks likely. Tropical Bachelor would probably be the one to be on here if turning up despite having had a tough enough race on Friday; he's progressing along the right lines and will be hard to keep out of the frame. With his anticipation in doubt though we'll suggest Simple Jim as the biggest threat to our pick. He scraped home last time but as a result the handicapper could only bump him up a couple of pounds and he remains fairly treated; any rain won't harm his chance either. Silent Lucidity completes the shortlist having won last time although he does need to reverse previous form with Simple Jim. Again he's going the right way and is only opposed on the grounds this drop in trip may pose a problem. Red Wine continues to acquit himself well despite his advancing years but the draw hasn't been kind whilst Sir Sandicliffe needs to show he's as good on turf as he is on the all-weather, although his sole success on the grass came on ground with cut. In an open finale Tillietudlem gets the most tentative of votes.
Tropical Bachelor (IRE) 7-2fav (8-13) Held up behind, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well to go readily clear inside final furlong, won at Ripon 1m 4f sll hcp 0-60 (6) gd beating Dispol Diva (8-11) by 7l, 10 ran.
Red Wine 7-1 (8-6) Steadied start, took keen hold in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Hallstatt (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in May.
Sri Kuantan (IRE) 50-1 (8-10) Chased leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, well behind Trip The Light (9-0) at York 1m 4f clm stks (4) gf in May.
Favours Brave 16-1 (8-9) Soon with leader, lost place well over 4f out, soon tailed off, 7th of 8, well behind Charging Indian (8-7) at Southwell 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Oct.
Simple Jim (FR) 4-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, ridden over over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, just held on, won at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May beating Ocean Bright (8-3) by shd, 11 ran.
Royal Premier (IRE) 33-1 (7-12) Held up behind, headway on outside 3f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May beating Kazbow (9-8) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Tinseltown 33-1 (10-0) Took keen hold, headway to chase leaders 8f out, ridden and hung left over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 18l behind Acquainted (8-7) at Haydock 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf in May.
Amical Risks (FR) 9-2 (8-9) In rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, hung left and kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Ghufa (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f app hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
Tillietudlem (FR) 8-15fav (8-7) Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, kept on well, ridden out, won at Ayr 1m 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May beating Los Nadis (8-13) by 3 1/2l, 8 ran.
Sir Sandicliffe (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, never a factor, 8th of 14, 11l behind Coda Agency (9-9) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Silent Lucidity (IRE) 8-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, led 2f out, ridden clear final furlong, won at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May beating Spiders Star (9-6) by 4 1/2l, 10 ran.
Mojeerr 16-1 (8-6) Missed break, in rear, driven and headway 3f out, stayed on final 2f, never nearer, 5th of 10, 14l behind King Zeal (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2f app hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Spume (IRE) 28-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders on outer, weakened 3f out, eased over 1f out, last of 8, 32l behind Chocolate Caramel (8-12) at Catterick 1m 6f 4yo sell stks (6) gf.
Dan's Heir 40-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, headway on outside over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, edged left close home, won at Catterick 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May beating Amir Pasha (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
