chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, not clear run and switched right well inside final furlong, ran on
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, edged left close home
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra when not much room towards finish
with leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and not quicken well inside final furlong
always towards rear
in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace
started slowly, always behind
always towards rear
mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened
always towards rear
mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened.
All things considered, Plateau might provide the answer here, with his biggest dangers reckoned to be Treasure Cay and Whinhill House. Treasure Cay remains competitive from his current mark and has fared well with the draw. However, Plateau finished just ahead of him at Epsom on Saturday after being hampered and, being similarly well-drawn, he is granted plenty of respect from an in-form yard. Green Manalishi is well weighted on his best form of last summer, while Whinhill House comes into this race in very good form, although they are both poorly drawn. Foley Millennium has done connections proud but has a career-high mark to defy in winning. Stablemate Handsome Cross is running consistently, but does not often get his head in front. Talcen Gwyn has run well here before but is drawn a little wide, while Time N Time Again is close to the mark from which he has won over course and distance, but his draw isn't good and that was back in August 2003. Finally, Sapphire Dream is tried in cheekpieces now after some reasonable efforts, and Dematraf is open to plenty of improvement as she is lightly-raced, but she will be doing well to score from stall 14. All in all, then, the vote stays with Plateau.
Whinhill House 9-2fav (9-9) Pressed leader, led over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 15, hd behind Golden Dixie (9-0) at Sandown 5f hcp (4) gf.
Piccled 25-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Corridor Creeper (9-6) at Haydock 5f hcp (2) gf in May.
Treasure Cay 20-1 (8-5) Mid-division, bumped over 3f out and lost place, stayed on again final furlong, never nearer, 8th of 20, 5l behind Fire Up The Band (9-9) at Epsom 5f hcp (2) gd.
Plateau 8-1 (8-3) Prominent till hung left over 3f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, never nearer, 7th of 20, 4l behind Fire Up The Band (9-9) at Epsom 5f hcp (2) gd.
Foley Millennium (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Chased leaders stand side, ridden 2f out, soon lost place, weakened over 1f out, last of 19, 20l behind Wanchai Lad (8-11) at Thirsk 5f hcp (4) gf in May.
Handsome Cross (IRE) 11-2co-fav (9-8) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 17, nk behind Harrison's Flyer (9-9) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (2) gd in May.
Wicked Uncle 100-1 (8-11) Always behind stand side, last of 17, 18l behind Partners In Jazz (9-2) at Ripon 6f hcp (3) sft in May.
Domirati 33-1 (8-2) Chased leaders, ridden and lost place 2f out, soon weakened, eased inside final furlong, last of 12, 18l behind Mr Malarkey (8-12) at Thirsk 6f hcp (3) gf in May.
Polar Kingdom 16-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, behind far side, 14th of 20, 12l behind Trojan Flight (8-13) at Thirsk 5f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Talcen Gwyn (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride and behind, headway 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Peopleton Brook (8-6) at Chepstow 5f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Time N Time Again 25-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 15, 7l behind Distant Times (9-3) at Haydock 6f hcp (5) gd.
Sapphire Dream 20-1 (9-2) Chased leaders over 3f, 12th of 17, 10l behind Fizzlephut (9-5) at Haydock 5f 3yo hcp (5) gd.
Dematraf (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, headway when not clear run over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure to lead final 100 yards, won at Catterick 6f 3yo hcp (6) frm in May beating Miss Malone (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Green Manalishi 25-1 (8-11) Held up, effort and not much room over 1f out, no impression, 12th of 15, 7l behind Nights Cross (8-11) at Newmarket 5f lst stk (A1) gf in Sept.
