held up towards rear, pushed along early straight, effort on outside and stayed on from over 1f out but never going pace to reach leaders
held up in last pair, pushed along early straight, never a factor
in touch on inner, headway between horses to lead over 1f out, driven out
led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leader, chased winner final furlong, unable to quicken and lost 2 places final 50 yards
held up in rear, not clear run 2f out, weaved through and ran on final furlong, took 2nd final 50 yards
took keen hold, tracked leaders on outer, ridden 2f out, soon wandered under pressure and stayed on final furlong
held up in last pair, driven on outer 2f out, soon beaten
restless in stalls, pulled hard, held up in 5th, effort on outside 2f out, soon ridden and found nil, weakened quickly over 1f out, not much room when beaten towards finish
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
Escape Clause lost no caste in defeat behind the useful Minister Of State at Nottingham last time but Sir Michael Stoute's colt can hardly be considered well treated on that evidence and on ground that may be faster than ideal he is probably worth opposing with preference for Ans Bach, who gets the vote ahead of Damika. The selection looks to be going the right way judged by his latest third behind Red Cape at Newmarket and the Michael Jarvis-trained colt looks worth another chance judged by that effort. The Snatcher may do better back over this trip but may also want a softer surface, while Mister Benedictine needs to improve on recent form to trouble the judge. Marcus Tregoning's Mumaathel is lightly raced and open to improvement but looks to have plenty of weight for what he has achieved and of more interest may be Richard Whittaker's Damika, who looks to be going the right way. Ans Bach has plenty in his favour though and he gets the vote.
Guest Connections 100-1 (9-0) Raced near side mid-division, effort 2f out, not pace to trouble leaders, 11th of 30, 8l behind Sir Gerard (8-12) at Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
Playtotheaudience 9-1 (8-11) Always towards rear, last of 13, 23l behind Amadeus Wolf (8-11) at York 6f 2yo Grp 2 (1) gd in Aug.
The Snatcher (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Held up in rear, kept on final furlong, 6th of 12, 5l behind Trafalgar Bay (9-2) at Ascot 6f 3yo hcp (3) gd in May.
Crocodile Bay (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Chased winner, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 18, 3l behind Manston (9-1) at York 6f 2yo hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Jamieson Gold (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Raced wide, held up, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 24l behind Dunelight (8-6) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp (2) gf in May.
Ans Bach 7-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, hampered and lost ground over 2f out, soon ridden, ran on and not clear run inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Red Cape (9-5) at Newmarket 7f hcap (3) gf in Jun.
Escape Clause (USA) 2-1fav (9-0) Held up and keen, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 16, 2l behind Minister of State (9-0) at Nottingham 1m mdn stk (5) gf in Jun.
Damika (IRE) 7-2fav (9-5) In touch, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out to chase winner final furlong, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Mutamarres (9-3) at Ripon 6f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Mumaathel (IRE) 5-6fav (9-3) Led, shaken up over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Third Set (9-3) at Kempton 7f mdn stk (5) pol in Jun.
Mister Benedictine 5-2fav (9-6) Keen, raced centre, prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 6th of 10, 6l behind Lyrical Sound (9-1) at Leicester 7f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jun.
