raced keenly, in touch, outpaced 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
in touch, headway to lead well over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, headed post
chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
raced keenly, with leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
held up in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly under pressure inside final furlong, led post
raced keenly, soon led, headed 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up, headway over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, ridden and every chance final furlong, kept on, just held
held up, ridden and outpaced and hung right 2f out, weakened over 1f out
SEEK N' DESTROY looks pretty solid in a compelling handicap where there's sure to be plenty of interest in Smart Endeavour whilst Quanah Parker should be more at home on this better ground. Smart Endeavour was backed all day ahead of his reappearance and justified that confidence with a most impressive display. The handicapper has allotted him a mark of 85 following that seven length romp and it will be fascinating to see if his connections back him with the same level of confidence. Quanah Parker handled the heavy ground well on his reappearance but has proven ability to act under faster conditions and has more to offer but he could find that some of these are better handicapped. Kyllachy Star has claims but needs to put a modest display behind him and we prefer the claims of Seek N' Destroy. The Hills runner is 7lbs higher than when scoring on his handicap debut but the handicapper could have been harsher in his assessment. The Lingfield form hasn't worked out but a tilt at the Britannia Stakes has been mooted for this son of Exceed And Excel and we expect Seek N' Destroy to excel here.
Feeling Fab (FR) 15-2 (8-9) Pulled hard, led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on, no extra, 4th of 13, 7l behind Good Again (8-4) at Ascot 1m fll hcp (2) gf.
Quanah Parker (IRE) 40-1 (8-7) With leader, led over 3f out, headed 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Exceptional Art (9-1) at Haydock 7f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) hvy.
Smart Endeavour (USA) 11-10fav (9-3) In touch, led going well 2f out, ridden clear final furlong, eased near finish, won at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Apr beating Ask The Oracle (9-3) by 7l, 11 ran.
Seek N' Destroy (IRE) 4-1 (8-13) Made all, ridden 1f out, ran on well, won at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gf beating Acquiesced (8-11) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Kyllachy Star 5-1 (8-13) In touch, lost place over 2f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 17l behind Dark Lane (8-13) at Haydock 6f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Ishe Mac 40-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, one pace from over 1f out, 6th of 14, 9l behind Brief Encounter (8-9) at York 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Inheritor (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Pressed leader, not much room on inside and lost 2nd over 6f out, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on one pace from over 1f out, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Mister Dee Bee (9-0) at Warwick 1m 3yo hcp (4) fm.
Moon Lightning (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Mid-division, not much room when switched right over 2f out, and bumped, soon hanging right, no headway over 1f out and soon weakened, 8th of 11, 8l behind Mirrored (9-6) at Sandown 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Darcey 14-1 (8-10) Went slightly left start, prominent, ridden and hung left well over 1f out, beaten entering final furlong, 5th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Noble Storm (9-1) at Warwick 6f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Oct.
