held up in touch, ridden inside final 2f, never reached leaders and no impression final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
soon off the pace towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders
held up, hedaway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, soon every chance, no extra towards finish
went right start, led over 5f out, clear halfway, headed and weakened rapidly over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
led until over 5f out, chased clear leader, closed 2f out, led over 1f out, pressed and edged left briefly inside final furlong, ran on to assert towards finish
steadied start, took keen hold and held up in rear, headway on near side rail over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
Midnight Rider is penalised for winning at Chepstow and Fantasy Justifier is upped in class after scoring at Nottingham in June. Rusty Rocket came good again over the minimum trip at Musselburgh last week but has done all of his winning so far over the latter distance and 7f. BALLESTEROS hasn't won since 2012 but finally showed signs of a resurgence after a gradual slide down the weights with a narrow-margin defeat at Thirsk a week ago. It could be his turn today with the unexposed Belvoir Diva one to note in the betting on only her second start of the year.
Midnight Rider (IRE) 5-1fav (9-7) Steadied start, held up, headway halfway, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, won at Chepstow 6f hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Showtime Star (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Rusty Rocket (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, pushed along halfway, ridden and ran on to lead final 100 yards, soon clear, won at Musselburgh 5f hcp (3) gd in Jul beating Master Bond (9-10) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Dominate 8-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, run flattened out inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Dawn's Early Light (9-0) at Ascot 6f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Curzon Line 33-1 (9-11) Held up mid-division, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 2l behind Slemy (9-2) at Wetherby 7f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Nezar (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Expensive Date (9-6) at Epsom 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Straits Of Malacca 7-1 (9-8) Close up in 4th, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 5, 7 3/4l behind Captain Dunne (9-12) at Catterick 5f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Secret Asset (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Led early, prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Mon Brav (9-2) at York 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Speedy Move (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Held up, ridden 2f out, never near leaders, 6th of 8, 2l behind Eastern Racer (9-1) at Redcar 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Belvoir Diva 16-1 (8-9) Raced wide keen early in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression, 6th of 7, 7 1/2l behind George Bowen (8-13) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Ballesteros 12-1 (9-8) Led, ridden over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 13, shd behind Whozthecat (9-3) at Thirsk 6f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Fantasy Justifier (IRE) 5-1fav (9-0) Slowly away in rear, ridden 2f out, headway entering final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Nottingham 6f hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Prince Regal (8-13) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Secret Witness 8-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Midnight Rider (9-8) at Chepstow 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
