tracked leaders on outside, ridden 2f out, stayed on to dispute 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
tracked winner, driven and outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on when hard pressed for 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
made most, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on well, comfortably
in rear, outpaced over 4f out, ridden and stayed on to take modest 4th inside final furlong, no chance with leaders
tracked leaders, driven over 3f out, soon ridden and beaten
tracked leaders, outpaced over 3f out, soon ridden, no chance with leaders final 2f
Canford Crossing could be thereabouts stepping up in trip after a debut second at Haydock. But HIBOU's earlier second at the same track is stronger form and he gets a tentative vote in the hope first-time blinkers get him back on track after a poor effort at Kempton. He is preferred to stablemate Technicolour while Without Doubt should have the measure of Celebration Day. The newcomer Maestro Mac would not need to be anything special to figure on his debut.
Canford Crossing (IRE) 4-1fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 4, 3 1/2l behind John Splendid (9-5) at Haydock 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
Celebration Day (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, well beaten final 2f, 7th of 12, 14 1/4l behind Hawkbill (9-5) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Jul.
Hibou 11-10fav (9-5) Prominent, shaken up and edged left over 2f out, one pace over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 9th of 14, 9l behind They Seek Him Here (9-5) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.
Maestro Mac (IRE) Roderic O'connor colt out of Union City Blues.
Technicolour Dubawi colt out of Many Colours.
Without Doubt (IRE) 6-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 15, 5 3/4l behind Rayaa (8-8) at Wetherby 7f mdn fll stks (5) gd in Jul.
