held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides, never going pace to challenge
tracked leading pair, 2nd inside final 2f, led over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong
headway tracking leading pair over 12f out, pushed along and unable to quicken 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong
restless in stalls, in touch in 5th, pushed along and unable to quicken 2f out, one pace and no headway final furlong
took keen hold, tracked leaders until steadied towards rear over 12f out, pushed along on inside over 3f out, no headway
raced keenly, soon tracking leader, led over 2f out, 2f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, lost 2nd final strides
held up last, some late headway, never involved
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out
NonRunner
Melinoe has won over the trip though she's never run at this level and was beaten in a Class 4 on her reappearance. The top pair have course and distance victories to their credit but both return to action after long breaks though not as long as Dannyday, who won a consolation race for the Northumberland Plate back in 2016 and hasn't run since. Seafarer has never been this far or performed at this level but Soghan should be ideally suited to the trip having won over 1m4f and 2m and performed with credit over the latter trip at Ascot last time. KOEMAN has yet to tackle the trip but he's been staying on over shorter in recent starts and looks well enough treated, especially with his rider's claim, to get back to winning ways.
Top Tug (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Held up, headway 3f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, 12th of 23, 7 1/4l behind Saunter (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in Nov.
Platitude 8-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, pushed along and headway over 3f out, one pace and no impression over 1f out, 5th of 10, 13 1/2l behind Face The Facts (8-7) at Newmarket 2m lst stks (1) gs in Sep.
Dannyday 7-2fav (9-8) Held up mid-division, tracked leaders over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, led final strides, won at Newcastle 2m hcp (2) pol in Jun beating Haines (9-5) by nk, 20 ran.
Soghan (IRE) 11-4fav (9-9) Prominent, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Sam Missile (9-8) at Ascot 2m hcp (3) gf in May.
Koeman 7-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders on inside, switched left inside final 2f, ridden and went 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Count Calabash (9-2) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in May.
Melinoe 13-8fav (9-10) Chased leaders, not clear run from 3f out until switched right over 1f out, soon ridden and hung left, stayed on take 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Uber Cool (9-6) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in May.
Arab Moon 5-1 (9-9) Hampered start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 4 3/4l behind Hamada (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Apr.
Faithful Mount 10-1 (9-11) Edged right most of way, led, headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Star Of The East (9-10) at Chester 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Seafarer (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) Edged right start, held up behind leader, closed 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3 1/4l behind Hamada (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Apr.
