chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra final 100 yards
chased leaders, led on stand rail 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, weakened
outpaced in rear, still last halfway, good headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, finished well
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, ran on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced centre, with leaders, ridden when carried left towards far rail over 1f out, no chance after
chased leaders until weakened 2f out
held up, good headway in centre over 2f out, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, driven and kept on well
outpaced and always in rear
never better than mid-division
chased leaders, centre, ridden and unable to quicken when squeezed out over 1f out
raced on outer, never beyond mid-division
made most centre, hung badly left from over 2f out, soon headed, weakened final furlong
held up in mid-division, headway centre over 2f out, ridden to challenge and every chance final furlong, not pace of winner final 100 yards
raced on outer, prominent until weakened over 1f out
held up, headway centre over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
A very tricky handicap and we have narrowed it down to Idle Power, Bonus and Loaderfun, and we will take a chance with the last named. Henry Candy has had a terrible season so far with all sorts of problems hitting the yard. However they had a nice winner at Haydock last week and Nivernais ran well on Saturday night. So the tide could be turning and Loaderfun does have the form to win this. If he can repeat his Goodwood run in May when not beaten far by Eisteddfod, he would go very close indeed off today's mark. Idle Power returned to winning ways at Goodwood last time, beating Sir Edwin Landseer in comfortable style. He should be there or thereabouts again. Meanwhile Bonus is starting to looks very well handicapped and could reward each-way supporters at a decent price. Best of the others could be Mr Malarkey, but Loaderfun looks on a decent mark and gets the verdict.
Khabfair 25-1 (8-11) Held up in touch stands' side, no headway from 2f out, weakened quickly and eased final furlong, 22nd of 24, 14l behind New Seeker (9-4) at Newbury 7f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
High Reach 25-1 (9-6) Always towards rear stands' side, 26th of 27, 12l behind Gift Horse (9-7) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) gs in Jul.
Yomalo (IRE) 13-2 (9-10) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 6, 3l behind Firenze (9-2) at Newmarket 6f fll hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Bonus (IRE) 6-1jt-fav (9-9) Held up in rear, switched left and short-lived effort over 1f out, soon beaten, 14th of 17, 12l behind Kodiac (9-1) at Newbury 6f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Joseph Henry 7-2 (8-9) Close up, effort to chase leader over 2f out to over 1f out, outpaced final furlong, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind St Petersburg (9-2) at Goodwood 7f stk 0-95 (2) sft in Jul.
Idle Power (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, headway to lead inside final furlong, ridden clear, won at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) gs in Jul beating Sir Edwin Landseer (8-4) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran.
Loaderfun (IRE) 9-2jt-fav (9-4) With winner until halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 8l behind One Putra (9-5) at Leicester 5f 3yo hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Presto Shinko (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Race far side, held up, headway 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, weakened near finish, 7th of 17, 1 1/2l behind My Paris (8-9) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2).
Windy Prospect 20-1 (8-11) Chased leaders over 3f, 7th of 11, 7l behind Intoxicating (9-4) at Nottingham 6f 3yo hcp (3) gf in May.
Lapwing (IRE) 100-1 (8-12) Mid-division stands' side until weakened over 1f out, last of 27, 16l behind Gift Horse (9-7) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) gs in Jul.
King's Caprice 40-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 16th of 17, 14l behind Kodiac (9-1) at Newbury 6f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Jayanjay 9-1 (9-10) Mid-division on outer, weakened 2f out, 11th of 15, 7l behind Idle Power (9-4) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) gs in Jul.
Mr Malarkey (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Raced far side, led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Romany Nights (8-13) at Newmarket 6f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Russian Symphony (USA) 9-1 (9-10) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, never able to challenge, 6th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Idle Power (9-4) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) gs in Jul.
Glaramara 20-1 (9-4) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 15, 1l behind Kingscross (8-10) at Haydock 6f hcp (3) gf.
Loyal Tycoon (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Mid-division, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, soon weakened, 13th of 18, 7l behind Currency (8-13) at York 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
