raced wide, held up in 5th, headway on outside over 1f out, went 3rd well inside final furlong, eased when held close home
led and set strong pace, ridden and headed over 1f out, losing place when hampered well inside final furlong, eased
slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders, quick move on outside 2f out, led over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, just held on, all out
tracked leaders on inside, switched right and went 2nd briefly 2f out, chased leading pair, went 2nd and carried left well inside final furlong, strong challenge close home, just held
held up last, modest 5th over 1f out, never involved
slowly into stride, soon pushed along chasing leader, ridden and lost 2nd 2f out, losing place when slightly hampered soon after, soon behind and virtually pulled up well inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Not one for the fainthearted with four of the septet aged eight and over, David O'Meara complicating the issue by running a couple and Mark Johnston adding an out-of-form three-year-old into the mix. Bancnuanaheireann will go close for Michael Appleby if back to something like his best but YOURARTISONFIRE was in good form in competitive handicap company until failing to spark in the ultra-competitive Royal Hunt Cup. He's easily forgiven that effort and is well worth another chance on previous performances. Balducci is not the most reliable but is preferred of the O'Meara duo and Kiwi Bay should run his usual game race.
Bancnuanaheireann (IRE) 66-1 (8-11) Raced near side and prominent, led group 2f out until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 20th of 30, 18l behind Gm Hopkins (9-3) at Royal Ascot 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Balducci 16-1 (10-0) Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 10l behind Finn Class (9-5) at Ayr 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
Yourartisonfire 14-1 (8-7) Pushed along and struggling towards rear over 3f out, never a factor, 17th of 18, 27l behind Alfred Hutchinson (8-7) at York 1m listed hcp 0-110 (1) gd in May.
Kiwi Bay 14-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon went 2nd, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Ginger Jack (10-0) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Shadowtime 11-1 (9-10) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 15l behind Storm King (9-12) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Surewecan 14-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 9l behind Third Time Lucky (9-2) at Musselburgh 1m 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jun.
Market Share 14-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 8, 16l behind Eutropius (8-8) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
