tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden and weakened 4f out, soon tailed off
led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out and weakened
held up, steadied start, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, led well inside final furlong cleverley
led, headed after 1f, edged left 6f out, ridden to lead briefly again over 2f out, one pace
held up, ridden and headway 3f out, kept on
tracked leaders, hampered and lost place 6f out, weakened 3f out
slowly into stride, soon pushed along and in touch, tracking leader when ridden, weakened over 2f out
held up, headway over 3f out, led 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra
Nonrunner
Davenport won a weak contest but very competitive event at Goodwood earlier this month, coming with a wide sweeping run to run down his rivals. A mark of 70 on that occasion did look lenient and while he is up 5lb, he has proven himself a horse in form. Quite often when these older horses hit a patch of form, they can sustain it and Davenport is given the nod. The less exposed Roodolph does appear the biggest danger to the selection. He scored his first victory since his racecourse debut last time and like the selection has received a hike of 5lb for his victory. Dr McFab is well worth keeping an eye on in the market given his previous connections and the trainers ability at getting one ready. The two inform horses look set to dominate this event and Davenport is the selection.
Davenport (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, steady headway on outside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, sustained run to lead final 100 yards, driven out, won at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gd beating Aphrodisia (9-0) by 1l, 16 ran.
Dr McFab 5-2fav (9-10) Prominent, chased winner 3f out, driven and lost 2nd over 1f out, eased when beaten inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Shawhill (8-11) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo clm (5) gf in Apr '07.
Shabahar (IRE) 11-1 (8-7) Towards rear, never dangerous, 11th of 15, 33l behind Best Prospect (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Mar.
Celticello (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden 3f out, one pace, 4th of 8, 5l behind Nuit Sombre (9-5) at Chepstow 1m 2f clm (6) gf in May '07.
Master Mahogany 15-2 (8-11) Held up in rear, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 12l behind Cool Ebony (9-2) at Bath 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
New Star (UAE) 20-1 (8-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 9th of 13, 12l behind Maslak (9-4) at Chester 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Red Current 7-1 (9-4) With leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 4th of 7, 7l behind Hucking Heat (9-7) at Southwell 1m clm (6) fbs in Jan.
Amir El Jabal (FR) (8-6) Shuffled back towards rear, effort on outside straight, some headway but never in contention behind Serampour (8-6) at Deauville 1m 1f app stk in Oct '06, 14 ran.
Ryedale Ovation (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 11th of 14, 9l behind Emperor Court (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Apr.
Roodolph 9-2 (9-4) Held up, headway approaching 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and stayed on gamely, won at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf beating Multicultural (9-1) by 2l, 6 ran.
