jumped right, tracked leader, led after 5th, clear on last bend, driven and idled before last, edged left flat, headed towards finish
held up in mid-division, weakened after 6th
mid-division, headway 5th, not fluent next, lost place after normal 3 out, headway last, ran on flat, went 3rd close home
chased leaders, jumped right at times, lost place 3rd, closed 5th, weakened after omitted 2 out, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway after 6th, outpaced normal 3 out, some headway and edged right before last, no impression, weakened flat
tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, 2nd before normal 3 out, driven after omitted 2 out, no extra and lost 2 places close home
led, headed after 5th, not fluent next, pushed along normal 3 out, modest 4th on last bend, not much room before last, stayed on flat
held up towards rear, mistake 6th, headway normal 3 out, 2nd and switched left before last, stayed on, led towards finish
BOY IN A BENTLEY, now with Neil Mulholland, has been placed three times in handicaps and has a mark of 117. That should be enough to win a race like this, though the seven-year-old is hardly unexposed. Mccools Gold won over 2m1f on the Flat so is an interesting debutant for Alan King while Air Approach finished ahead of a subsequent winner when second at Exeter in April. Gvs Irportensa has some fair bumper form and looks the pick of the remainder.
Air Approach 25-1 (11-2) Pulled hard, tracked leaders, led after 3rd, headed after 4 out, rallied 2 out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Stealing Mix (11-2) at Exeter 2m 3f mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Boy In A Bentley (IRE) 2-1fav (11-10) Tracked leaders, led before 2 out, ridden and headed last, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1l behind While You Wait (11-4) at Towcester 2m hcp (4) gf in May.
Chasing Headlights (IRE) 80-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, weakened after 5th, 4th of 7, dist behind Champagne City (11-8) at Stratford 2m (4) gs in Jul.
Mister Mister (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 3 out, 9th of 11, dist behind Psychedelic Rock (11-0) at Worcester 2m mdn (5) gd in Jul.
Phoenix Park (GER) 7-2 (12-2) Chsd ldrs, 4th frm 6th until 5th 6out, drpd 6th aftr 4out, sl prog 2out & went 3rd flat, no impr, 3rd of 11, 20l behind Knockoura (12-2) at Dromahane 3m mdn in May.
Wild Murphy (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Towards rear, weakened from 6 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Hereford 2m 4f (4) sft in Nov.
Mccools Gold 7-2 (9-4) Led early, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 9 1/2l behind Akavit (9-6) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Ocean Eleven 11-2 (10-10) Tracked leader, led after 5th, soon slipped up on bend, at Stratford 2m (4) gs in Jul.
Gvs Irportensa (IRE) 11-4 (11-3) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, no impression on winner over 1f out, lost 2 places towards finish, 5th of 9, 11 1/2l behind Outofthisworld (10-10) at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn (6) gd in Mar.
