chased winner until 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace
mid-division, headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear, kept on final furlong, never nearer
raced wide, tracked leaders, lost a couple of places 5f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, hampered inside final furlong
held up, weakened over 3f out
in touch, ridden to chase winner 2f out, no impression final furlong
made all, hung right from 2f out, ridden and ran on
dwelt, always in rear
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on final furlong, not pace to challenge
WAVEBAND can claim the last although Strike The Deal and Interakt should ensure a competitive finale. Amy Ryan has already ridden winners for Mark Johnston so her 5lb claim is utilised in order to negate the majority of that six pound penalty accrued for victory at Ascot. Strike The Deal won under positive tactics at Redcar although he has more to do on the time figures. Interakt is workmanlike enough over seven furlongs. Abhar won at Windsor recently and has had experience of racing over further. Fonterutoli is relatively unexposed compared to a number of these rivals and cheekpieces are tried for the first time. Waveband does have plenty of weight to carry but with the assessor likely to add more in the future, she is taken to add to her tally in the nightcap.
Waveband 12-1 (8-3) Raced stands side, made all, shaken up over 1f out, ridden clear, won at Ascot 7f flls hcp 0-130 (3) gf beating Sarasota Sunshine (9-8) by 6l, 7 ran.
Be A Devil 10-1 (9-5) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, headway on outside over 1f out, strong run to 3rd final 100 yards, closing finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Don't Call Me (9-5) at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Fonterutoli (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Held up, pushed along 4f out, ridden and one pace 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4l behind Dance East (9-6) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
Strike A Deal (IRE) 15-8fav (8-8) Always prominent, pushed along 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, in command towards finish, won at Redcar 1m mdn auc stks (6) gd in Jun beating Silvan Stream (8-8) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Abhar (USA) 9-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden and edged left well over 2f out, led 2f out, in command when hung left inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf beating Fire Raiser (8-11) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Gra Adhmhar (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Led until ridden and headed 2f out, soon no chance with winner, lost 2nd well inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 7l behind Point Out (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Jun.
Interakt 16-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Our Drama Queen (8-11) at Newbury 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Queen Of Wands 16-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 22l behind Milnagavie (8-10) at Windsor 1m 4f fll hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Take My Hand 10-1 (9-3) Steadied start, held up in rear, driven along 3f out, struggling after, 7th of 9, 22l behind Bona Fortuna (9-0) at Brighton 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May.
Lou Bear (IRE) 11-1 (8-4) Towards rear, late headway inside final furlong, never in contention, 10th of 14, 6l behind Touch of Style (8-6) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.
Ermyntrude 33-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, raced wide in rear, headway on outside 4f out, came very wide straight, chased leaders 3f out, ridden 2f out, no impression when edged left over 1f out, 7th of 14, 11l behind Explorator (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) fm.
