steadied start, held up in last trio, ridden and struggling 3f out, staying on, no chance when hampered over 1f out
close up in 5th, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, beaten when squeezed out over 1f out
tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd on outside and hung badly right inside final 2f, continued to hang right and weakened inside final furlong
took keen hold, raced wide, steadied towards rear after 2f, ridden 2f out, pushed along and stayed on to modest 6th inside final furlong
in touch in 6th on inside, ridden 2f out, stayed on to modest 4th final half furlong
tracked leader, led after 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression on winner when weakened to 3rd final 120 yards
chased leading pair, went 2nd 7f out until over 2f out, lost 3rd inside final 2f, weakened soon after
raced wide, held up in last trio, closer order on outside halfway, stayed on from 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, chased winner final 120 yards, kept on, never able to challenge
steadied start, took keen hold in rear, ridden and struggling on wide outside over 2f out, never a factor
led 2f, soon settled 3rd, went 2nd again over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong
Nonrunner
CHAIN LIGHTNING came in for significant market support in the Britannia Handicap at Royal Ascot and was only beaten three lengths by the winner, despite finishing eighth. Runner-up Dominant has already franked the form of his C&D victory in April and Richard Hannon's three-year-old should take all the beating in this. The Only Key won for the first time in this country when getting the better of All Action over C&D three weeks ago and could improve further, but the jury is out on Absinthe after she flopped again at Chester. Oceanway has a penalty for scoring on the Roodeye last week but won easily that day and looks capable of holding his own in this better grade.
Gunner Lindley (IRE) 40-1 (8-7) Behind stand side, never in contention, 16th of 28, 16l behind Julienas (8-8) at Royal Ascot 1m hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Totally Ours 9-2 (9-9) Held up in last pair, pushed along 3f out, headway on wide outside over 1f out, stayed on to 3rd close home, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Amethyst Dawn (9-9) at Thirsk 1m flls hcp 0-130 (3) gd in Jun.
Sweet Origin 17-2 (9-9) Mid-division, headway when not clear run from over 1f out, staying on when hit on head by rivals whip inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 4l behind Suits Me (9-11) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jun.
Diescentric (USA) 11-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, switched right over 1f out, ridden to chase winner when edged left entering final furlong, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Suits Me (9-11) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jun.
The Only Key 20-1 (8-12) Chased leaders on inside, challenged 2f out, driven to chase leader over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead final 120 yards, won at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jun beating All Action (9-2) by nk, 15 ran.
Absinthe (IRE) 11-2 (8-7) Mid-division, took keen hold, ridden 2f out, not much room over 1f out, no impression, 10th of 12, 9l behind Jutland (9-4) at Chester 1m 2f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
Tinshu (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, 11th of 14, 17l behind Constant Contact (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Jun.
Chain Lightning 6-1fav (8-11) Raced stands side, held up, headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 8th of 29, 3l behind Sagramor (8-13) at Royal Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gs in Jun.
Botanist 9-2 (9-6) Took keen hold towards rear, no progress over 2f out, 9th of 12, 5l behind Tarooq (8-11) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in May.
Oceanway (USA) 16-1 (8-8) Led early, tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on well, eased close home, won at Chester 1m 2f flls hcp 0-130 (3) gs in Jun beating Captivator (9-9) by 2l, 7 ran.
All Annalena (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Unseated rider leaving stalls, in a race won by Ceilidh House (8-10) at Doncaster 1m 2f fll lst stks (1) gs in Nov, 17 ran.
