behind, outpaced halfway, soon ridden, headway over 1f out, ran on well to chase winner inside final furlong, just held
dwelt, raced alone stands side, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
always behind
chased winner, ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlogn
dwelt, always behind
in touch, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no impression
raced along centre, switched right to far side half way, soon ridden, no impression final furlong
made all, ridden over 1f out, held on towards finish
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
chased leaders, ridden and lost place over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
mid-division, outpaced 2f out, never on terms
in touch, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
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CARDINAL shaped with promise last time out and in a race of this nature off a mark of 55 he certainly looks worth chancing; the shortlist consists of Minnola and Only A Splash. Ron Harris' son of Pivotal has shaped with some promise on each of his three starts at big prices and it will be interesting to see how he moves in the market today. His draw in two could prove to be a good one and this half-brother to the decent Hunting Tower is only likely to improve with age, and perhaps, even with a drop of rain. Sea Crest is more exposed and Mel Brittain's filly needs to step up on recent performances, although she has run well here before, Style Icon's run behind Bateleur at Bath reads fairly well and she is probably the pick of Rae Guest's pair although Minnola is unexposed and open to improvement, whilst Istiqdaam is one to watch closely in the betting following a quiet run at a big price last time but his debut at Haydock reads well. Blinkers are tried on Dark Velvet as she drops in trip, whilst Lost In Paris has found marginal improvement for the blinkers and should run his race, whilst Only A Splash's recent second to Nufoudh at Musselburgh reads well in the context of this race. Not a final race to dwell on for too long, but our vote is given to Cardinal.
Cardinal 16-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden and one pace final 2f, 5th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Imperial House (9-0) at Redcar 6f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.
Dark Velvet (IRE) 40-1 (8-8) Chased leaders to over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, last of 15, 31l behind Jimwil (8-10) at Redcar 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Minnola 20-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, outpaced, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 8, 6l behind Yanza (8-9) at Kempton 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Ready For Battle (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, last of 12, 33l behind Montiboli (9-9) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Lost In Paris (IRE) 9-1 (8-6) In touch, lost place over 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon hung left and no headway, 8th of 12, 10l behind Snow Bay (9-7) at Catterick 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Pretty Orchid 66-1 (9-5) Mid-division, effort halfway, soon beaten, 10th of 11, 25l behind Medicean Man (9-3) at Doncaster 6f mdn stks (5) gd in Jun.
Monsieur Jourdain (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Towards rear, ridden halfway, never dangerous, 12th of 20, 18l behind Bounty Reef (8-10) at Redcar 1m 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Sep.
Imperial Djay (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway when hampered well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 14, 5l behind He's A Humbug (9-9) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Rossett Rose (IRE) 9-2 (8-5) Raced freely, led, headed and bumped just over 4f out, weakened inside final 2f, 7th of 8, 7l behind Real Diamond (8-9) at Catterick 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Only A Splash 33-1 (8-5) Chased winner, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Nufoudh (8-2) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
La Gifted 18-1 (9-1) Held up in touch, weakened 2f out, 10th of 13, 20l behind Kiama Bay (8-9) at Hamilton 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jun.
Venetian Lady 16-1 (8-4) Chased leaders to over 2f out, soon beaten, 11th of 12, 11l behind Minturno (8-9) at Redcar 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Home Before Dark 33-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, last of 14, 16l behind Dark Moment (8-13) at Musselburgh 7f Handicap (0-55) (3yo) (6) gf in Jun.
Our Apolonia (IRE) 100-1 (8-4) Always behind, last of 10, 30l behind Northern Flyer (8-10) at Musselburgh 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun.
Nino Zachetti (IRE) 40-1 (8-8) Held up, headway halfway, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 10l behind Kiama Bay (8-9) at Hamilton 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jun.
Istiqdaam 16-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride, chased leaders stands side group, kept on final furlong, 4th of 9, 6l behind Bid For Gold (9-5) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jun.
Style Icon 6-1 (8-11) Close up, ridden over 1f out, not pace to challenge, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Bateleur (8-12) at Bath 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fm in Jun.
Sea Crest 7-2 (8-5) Always towards rear, 11th of 14, 10l behind Hitches Dubai (9-8) at Beverley 5f mdn stks (5) gf.
Africa's Star (IRE) 11-8fav (8-9) Hampered start, behind, headway final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 10, 1 1/2l behind What A Fella (8-9) at Hamilton 5f mdn sll stks (6) gf.
Bahamian Ballad 9-2 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 14, 4l behind Solemn (9-3) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
