tracked leaders on outer, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, soon weakened
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
held up in touch, pushed along over 5f out, ridden 3f out, one pace from over 1f out
held up in touch, going well when not much room on inside over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, headway over 1f out, went 2nd and edged left inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
tracked leaders, switched right over 1f out, led entering final furlong, soon ridden, kept on well
The fact Kieren Fallon makes the dash from Epsom to partner THAT'LL DO NICELY is a solid enough clue to nominate the Nicky Richards-trained gelding for selection; he gets the nod ahead of Aldaado, George Adamson and High Office. The last named is relatively lightly raced and, having won over this trip at Musselburgh in April, there are no fears about his stamina holding out. Quite whether there will be enough cut in the ground is debatable, though. George Adamson won an 'egg & spoon' race last time out and needs to up his game tonight. A 5lb higher mark leaves him with a stiff test. Aldaado likes this time of year and, having dropped to a handy mark, he is very much respected. However, a stiffer course may be more to his liking and he needs everything to fall into place for him. Therefore, it can help pave the way for a successful journey north for the former champion jockey, who makes the dash from the Derby-Day celebrations to partner That'll Do Nicely. The gelding is versatile regarding the ground and, as he has also been given a chance by the handicapper, Fallon's mount has everything in his favour tonight.
High Office 11-4fav (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden and lost place over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 14l behind Templetuohy Max (8-7) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.
Tilos Gem (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders in 3rd, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 9l behind Woody Waller (9-1) at Pontefract 1m 4f app hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Casino Night 33-1 (8-7) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 11l behind Magic Echo (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.
Aldaado (IRE) 5-2fav (8-11) In touch in 4th, pushed along 3f out, went 3rd over 2f out, one pace, 3rd of 7, 9l behind Justonefortheroad (9-4) at Ayr 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
That'll Do Nicely (IRE) 9-4fav (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway and not much room over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Hel's Angel (10-0) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Steel Trade 13-2 (9-2) Started slowly, behind, some headway towards inside over 2f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 10, 6l behind King's Counsel (8-4) at Redcar 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
George Adamson (IRE) 11-2fav (9-1) Held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, hampered over 1f out, soon switched right, ran on inside final furlong to lead towards finish, won at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in May beating Tenhoo (8-3) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Grey Command (USA) 9-1 (9-5) In touch, lost place halfway, driven along on outside 2f out, stayed on again inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 5l behind Shekan Star (8-13) at Newcastle 1m 2f app hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Apr.
