bumped start, soon led, ridden, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace
held up mid-division, headway, switched right 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd toward finish
bumped start, chased leader, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up in touch, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, led inside final furlong, kept on
hampered start, held up in rear, ridden over 4f out, never a danger
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, one pace from over 1f out
prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place
held up, ridden 4f out, never dangerous
held up, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
held up, ridden well over 3f out, soon lost place
Some disappointing sorts take each other on here, and only a very small vote of confidence goes to Rawdon ahead of Neutrino and Namrood. Rawdon is a six-year-old now, and has not won for nearly two years, so is hardly a confident pick, but Michael Bell's charge has been sliding down the weights and the grades. Off his current mark, and with big question marks over the rest, he must surely make his presence felt. Neutrino is fitted with blinkers for the first time on the Flat, but they did not work over hurdles recently, and Namroud has plenty of weight to carry on his first outing since running over timber in May. It is hard to find anything good to say about the remainder, and our lottery ticket has the name Rawdon scribbled on the back.
Neutrino 22-1 (9-5) Held up, effort over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 10th of 15, well behind Bollin Derek (9-1) at York 1m 6f hcap (5) sft in Oct.
Cordier 11-1 (8-11) Slight lead until ridden and headed just inside final 3f, weakened rapidly, tailed off, 12th of 14, well behind Lady Songbird (8-9) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in May.
Rawdon (IRE) 7-2jt-fav (9-11) Chased leaders, driven and edged left over 2f out, soon beaten, 6th of 12, 7l behind Lady Friend (9-9) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jul.
Mexican Bob 20-1 (9-1) Held up, headway and not clear run over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders, 6th of 14, 3l behind Crossbow Creek (9-9) at Kempton 1m 2f hcap (4) pol in Jul.
Tavares (IRE) 50-1 (9-10) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on from over 1f out, never nearer, 7th of 14, 12l behind Viva La Flag (8-11) at Sandown 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gs in Jul.
Sforzando 12-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, some headway 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong, 11th of 13, 23l behind Ravenna (8-0) at Yarmouth 1m 3f fll hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Bijou Dan 16-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Amanda Carter (7-13) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jul.
Young Scotton 25-1 (9-11) Mid-division, outpaced 3f out, never on terms, 10th of 13, 12l behind Lauro (9-3) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Jul.
Boppys Dancer 12-1 (8-7) Always towards rear, 10th of 14, 13l behind Light Sentence (9-2) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jul.
Newcorp Lad 25-1 (8-6) Towards rear, ridden along halfway, some late headway, never reached challenging position, 6th of 14, 12l behind Flighty Fellow (9-13) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jul.
Domesday (UAE) 150-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, 8th of 14, 10l behind Drink To Me Only (9-1) at Musselburgh 1m hcap (6) gd in Jul.
Everyman 25-1 (8-0) Steadied start, behind, some late headway, never nearer, 5th of 10, 6l behind Jawaaneb (9-3) at Warwick 1m 3f 3yo hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Namroud (USA) 7-1 (8-10) Steadied start, held up in touch, went 3rd over 2f out, kept on final furlong, no impression on winner, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Blue Sky Thinking (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f app clm (6) pol in Apr.
Epicurean 22-1 (8-13) In touch, headway and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 13, 9l behind Dechiper (8-12) at Newcastle 1m 2f app hcp (6) gd in Jul.
