in touch, ridden 2f out, every chance 1f out, no extra
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden 3f out, kept on
mid-division, headway 2f out, soon ridden and ran on, not reached winner
led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out and weakened
slowly into stride, mid-division, slightly hampered 4f out, effort and weakened 2f out
held up rear, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead 1f out, soon clear
always in rear
towards rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on not reached leaders
slowly into stride, never troubled leaders
mid-division, ridden 3f out, carried left over 2f out and eased
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, headway when saddle slipped and rider lost irons over 1f out, soon one pace
towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden when hampered over 1f out, one pace
slowly into stride, never a factor
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
prominent, ridden 2f out, hampered and lost place over 1f out
Top weight Kensington holds a solid chance on recent form and gets the vote over Temper Tantrum and Cross My Shadow, while Pragmatica has done very little wrong of late and can go close again today. However, she has been expensive to follow and, as her limitations have been exposed, the daughter of Inchinor looks a risky option for win only purposes. Cross My Shadow has bits and pieces of form that bring him into the argument. He hails from a shrewd operation, so a solid move for him will be dangerous to ignore. Temper Tantrum is yet another whose yard have done well of late and he should not be underestimated. For a gelding that cost just 550gns, Temper Tantrum has given his connections a healthy return with four wins and five placed efforts from his previous starts. He has more on his plate today, but does act well on the track and is reliable enough for each-way punters to consider. However, marginal preference is given to Kensington now that he has got his act together. The son of Cape Cross has long hinted that a seventh furlong will not go amiss with him and this looks a fair opportunity for him to put the theory to the test.
Kensington (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, effort and not clear run 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 16, 2l behind Jasmine Pearl (8-8) at Brighton 6f hcp (6) frm.
Temper Tantrum 9-1 (8-0) Always in rear, last of 10, 17l behind My Galliano (8-2) at Epsom 1m 2f app hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Pragmatica 7-2fav (8-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Quantica (8-5) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (5) gf.
Iced Diamond (IRE) 8-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Quantica (8-5) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (5) gf.
Logistical 25-1 (8-4) Always towards rear, never dangerous, 9th of 18, 6l behind Elidore (9-8) at Chepstow 1m hcp (6) gf.
Taiyo 10-1 (9-2) Held up, headway 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, eased final furlong, 14th of 19, 10l behind Out For A Stroll (9-10) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (6) gf.
Rileys Dream 12-1 (8-12) Mid-division, kept on one pace, 6th of 16, 3l behind Jasmine Pearl (8-8) at Brighton 6f hcp (6) frm.
Cross My Shadow (IRE) 9-1 (8-2) Slowly into stride, soon recovered to chase far side leaders, weakened 2f out, 7th of 12, 11l behind Special Lad (8-11) at Folkestone 7f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
