in rear, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, some late headway inside final furlong
mid-division, headway on outside 3f out, took it up going well 2f out, went clear inside final furlong, ridden out
chased leader, ridden and every chance on inside 2f out, short of room when outpaced final furlong, plugged on
held up, pushed along and made no impression 3f out, late headway inside final furlong
chased leader, ridden to dispute lead 2f out, could not match pace of winner final furlong, held on for 2nd
mid-division, pushed along and not quicken approaching final furlong, kept on well final 100 yards for 3rd
held up, pushed along 3f out, never landed a blow
led and clear early, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened thereafter
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakened final furlong
NonRunner
Hoffman has run below par since beating RUSHFORD (NAP) at Brighton in April but the latter has subsequently opened his account with a victory at Windsor. This longer trip should bring further improvement from Sir Mark Prescott’s charge and the yard won this with a similar type last year. Yarmouth winner Franco Grasso found one too good attempting to land the odds at the same track last time and is fitted with cheekpieces but Hashtagmetoo won over track and trip last autumn and has been in the mix over shorter trips recently.
Flying Dragon (FR) 14-1 (9-4) Raced keenly, held up off the pace in 5th, rapid headway out wide into 2nd 11f out, led over 8f out, pushed along and headed 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened quickly final furlong, last of 6, 7 1/4l behind Orin Swift (9-9) at Bath 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Caramelised 7-2 (9-2) Held up towards rear on outside, raced keenly, headway 3f out, no impression from 2f out, 7th of 13, 12 1/2l behind Grand Scheme (9-8) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in May.
Hashtagmetoo (USA) 13-8 (9-10) Chased leaders, switched right and went 2nd 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on but unable to challenge winner, 2nd of 4, 1l behind Hy Eales (8-4) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gd in Jun.
Singing The Blues (IRE) 12-1 (9-8) Disputed lead early, chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, well beaten final 2f, 8th of 9, 6 3/4l behind Dundory (9-2) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Choirmaster 12-1 (9-6) Led early, settled to track leaders after 2f , ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Salvator Mundi (9-9) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in May.
Cabrakan (IRE) 5-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 5th of 8, 12 1/4l behind Mackenzie Rose (9-2) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Rushford 9-2 (9-7) Raced keenly, waited with in rear, steady headway out wide 2f out, pushed along to lead final 100 yards, stayed on well, won at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in May beating King Of The Kippax (9-4) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Hoffman (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Led, pushed along and headed under 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 11, 12 3/4l behind Salvator Mundi (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
With Pleasure 7-1 (9-8) Squeezed out start, in rear, effort and headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and chased winner inside last, no impression, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Charlie's Yard (9-5) at Bath 1m 6f hcp (6) gs in May.
Franco Grasso 8-13fav (9-4) Tracked leader, pushed along 4f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 4, 2 1/4l behind Henry The Fifth (8-4) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (5) sft in May.
