held up in mid-division, headway 3f out, stayed on from 2f out, one pace final furlong
prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
held up in mid-division, ridden and headway 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up and mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, ran on well close home
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
never better than mid-division
prominent, ridden and switched left over 3f out, stayed on well from over 1f out, ran on final furlong, just failed
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
led, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
always behind, no impression
chased leader, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
held up in mid-division, ridden and some headway 2f out, one pace final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, ran on well final furlong, led on line
towards rear, ridden over 2 out, no impression
prominent, ridden and headway to lead 2f out, soon clear, hard ridden final furlong, headed close home
Eden Rock had little chance from a wide draw in the Royal Hunt Cup last time and may be worth another chance, with Momtic and Helm Bank rated the main dangers. The selection was made favourite for the royal meeting on the strength of an impressive return following a lengthy absence at Goodwood and on that evidence he looks well worth another chance. Norton and Momtic are closely matched on running over course and distance in May, with the Willie Jarvis-trained colt, a winner at Epsom last month, fancied to take his revenge today. Ace of Hearts has more to do than when winning at Ripon last time and of more interest may be John Akehurst's Audience, who bounced back to form in good fashion at Salisbury last month. Little Good Bay performed with credit in the Royal Hunt Cup and has claims on that evidence, while it is interesting that Philip Robinson prefers St Andrews over Putra Pekan of the two Michael Jarvis-trained runners. Gerard Butler's Helm Bank bounced back to form when successful at Newcastle last month and is another to consider but the vote goes to Eden Rock in the hope that he can reproduce the form that he showed at Goodwood.
St Andrews (IRE) 7-2 (8-12) Mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Maraahel (9-1) at Chester 1m 2f Grp 3 (1) gs in May.
Putra Pekan 11-2 (8-12) Tracked leader 5f, 9th of 11, 9l behind Le Vie Dei Colori (8-12) at Leicester 7f lst stk (1) gs in Apr.
Pentecost 12-1 (9-4) Effort on inside, hung left, and no impression from over 2f out, 6th of 7, 10l behind Hazyview (9-4) at Epsom 1m 1f Grp 3 (1) gd in Jun.
Pawn Broker 22-1 (9-5) Always behind, last of 6, 29l behind Court Masterpiece (9-5) at Goodwood 1m lst stk (1) gs in Jun.
Helm Bank 14-1 (9-13) Held up, switched left, headway 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Newcastle 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun beating Another Bottle (9-7) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Audience 33-1 (9-12) Held up, plenty to do 3f out, headway over 1f out, strong run to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, comfortably, won at Salisbury 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun beating Freeloader (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 16 ran.
Little Good Bay 25-1 (8-9) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 7th of 22, 4 1/2l behind New Seeker (9-0) at York 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Momtic (IRE) 3-1fav (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden straight, closed over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged left, driven clear, won at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in Jun beating Ridge Boy (8-9) by 5l, 11 ran.
Eden Rock (IRE) 11-2jt-fav (8-9) Held up behind leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 22, 14l behind New Seeker (9-0) at York 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Calcutta 50-1 (8-12) Never a factor, 21st of 22, 26l behind New Seeker (9-0) at York 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Norton (IRE) 20-1 (9-13) Stumbled start, soon prominent on outside, still pressing leaders 2f out, weakening when hampered over 1f out, 14th of 16, 13l behind Audience (9-12) at Salisbury 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Golden Island (IRE) 7-4jt-fav (8-12) Tracked leaders, smooth headway to challenge over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Little Miss Gracie (8-2) at Hamilton 1m fll stk (3) gs in Jun.
Party Boss 6-1 (9-2) Chased leaders near side group, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, 15l behind Council Member (8-12) at Newmarket 7f 3yo lst stk (1) gs in May.
Middlemarch (IRE) 66-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 15th of 22, 17l behind New Seeker (9-0) at York 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Ace of Hearts 10-3fav (9-11) Chased leaders, led well over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, won at Ripon 1m 1f hcp (2) gf in Jun beating Krugerrand (9-8) by a nk, 11 ran.
Artistic Style 100-1 (8-7) Prominent, driven along over 3f out, soon behind, 19th of 20, 24l behind Imperial Stride (8-11) at York 1m 2f lst hcp (1) gf in Jun.
Moonlight Man 25-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride and always rear, last of 13, 9l behind Eisteddfod (9-7) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Jun.
