held up in rear, ridden 3f out, headway well over 1f out, kept on, never dangerous
soon led, ridden and headed 4f out, weakened and eased over 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, clear over 1f out, ridden out, comfortable
keen in rear, some headway 4f out, weakened and eased 2f out
held up in rear, ridden and headway 3f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, always in last place, weakened 3f out
mid-division, raced keenly, ridden and weakened 2f out
close up, chased winner over 3f out till over 1f out, soon weakened
in touch, weakened 3f out, soon eased
keen, held up in touch, ridden 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner
It may be worth taking a chance with Mikao despite some modest efforts of late; Sleepy Hollow and Jadaara are two with leading claims. The selection hasn't won for two years and the fitting of blinkers has failed to bring about any noticeable improvement on his last two starts. Therefore, he's clearly a risky proposition but his stable is going well, he's slipped to his lowest mark for three years, his last two wins came over course and distance and he'll handle the conditions. Jadaara and Sleepy Hollow are both in the early stages of their careers and should have more to offer. The former needs to improve on the form of her two starts this term but with her stable in better form now there's every chance that she may be able to do so. The latter's maiden win came in soft ground and he comes into the race on the back of a decent effort at Ascot. Invasion should be in the shake-up and Just Two Numbers has possibilities if he sees out this longer trip but we'll select Mikao in the hope that he can bounce back to form.
Coyote Creek 15-2 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Sahrati (9-2) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jun.
Invasian (IRE) 3-1fav (9-9) Taken to post early, led, ridden and hung left from 3 out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Ainama (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Ascalon 7-2jt-fav (9-1) In touch, ridden along 4f out, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 10, 8l behind Coyote Creek (8-9) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcap (4) gd in May.
Just Two Numbers 9-2 (9-7) Chased leader over 6f out to over 4f out, one pace final 2f, 6th of 11, 12l behind Presvis (8-8) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
She's Our Lass (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Held up, ridden headway over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Mazaaya (9-3) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Moment's Notice 33-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 14l behind Donegal (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 5f 3yo lst stk (1) sft in Jul.
Mikao (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Held up in touch, chased winner over 2f out until approaching final furlong, soon weakened, 5th of 11, 8l behind Cheshire Prince (9-2) at Chester 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Jadaara 8-1 (9-0) Awkward leaving stalls, in rear, headway on inside 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Bencoolen (8-12) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Winter Bloom (USA) 7-2 (9-8) Behind mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace, never dangerous, 9th of 13, 5l behind Casilda (9-4) at Salisbury 1m 2f fll hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Sleepy Hollow 6-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway and edged right over 1f out, stayed on well, not reach winner, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Any Given Day (8-13) at Ascot 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Cruise Director 10-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 6l behind Channel Crossing (8-6) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
