slowly into stride, held up, closed going strongly over 4f out, challenged 3f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, well held by winner inside final furlong
slowly into stride, chased leaders, outpaced 4f out, well beaten final 2f, went 3rd 1f out
chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, well beaten final 2f
tracked leader, led 3f out, shaken up to assert over 1f out, drew well clear inside final furlong, easily
led until 3f out, well beaten final 2f
Mr Poy has been competing in handicaps and went close at Kempton last month. Silent Partner placed in a claimer over a longer trip at Leicester on his reappearance but the latter pair are both conceding weight to the Godolphin three-year-old LUBNA. She posted her best effort so far when fourth in a decent novices race at Kempton and should go close if handling the ground. Lion Hunter and Swift Pusey have shown little to date.
Mr Poy 2-1fav (9-7) Slightly slow to stride, towards rear, hung left under pressure over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong but could not reach leaders, 5th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Spirited Guest (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Silent Partner 10-11fav (9-7) Tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden to lead entering final 2f, headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 3, 1 3/4l behind Embolden (9-6) at Leicester 1m 2f stks (5) gf in Jun.
Lion Hunter (AUT) 33-1 (9-5) Close up, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 10, 13 1/4l behind Lankaran (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Apr.
Lubna 40-1 (8-13) Soon tracking leader, led 5f out, joined 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Wishaah (9-4) at Kempton 7f stks (4) pol in Jun.
Swift Pusey 200-1 (8-11) Always towards rear, last of 15, 17 1/4l behind Boomshalaa (9-9) at Windsor 6f stks (5) gd in May.
