prominent, driven over 2f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, unable to challenge
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon closed, every chance inside final furlong, held towards finish
raced keenly, prominent, led over 3f out, ridden 2f out, wandered, headed and bumped over 1f out, no extra towards finish
reared start, held up in rear, headway when carried left over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, held after
tracked leaders, not much room and switched left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out
held up, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, no extra final 100 yards
led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, challenged 4f out, ridden over 2f out, edged left, led and bumped over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on
towards rear, ridden, hung left and weakened over 2f out
prominent, lost a few places 4f out, weakened inside final furlong
Lexington Times justified market support in a big field at York last time but is 5lb higher here. Gabrial The Tiger looks to be running into form but Lathom seems best over 5f. Signore Piccolo may also prefer the minimum trip nowadays but Russian Realm stays further and has been running better than recent form figures would suggest. CLEAR SPRING had plummeted down the weights prior to finishing second at Newmarket. He may not be the force of old but can still be competitive in a race like this but Lucky Beggar might have preferred a faster surface.
Lucky Beggar (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Chased leader, carried badly right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Scorching Heat (8-9) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) sft in Aug.
Toofi (FR) 9-1 (9-13) Squeezed leaving stalls, always in rear, eased over 1f out, tailed off, last of 7, 37 1/2l behind Love Dreams (9-9) at Newmarket 7f hcp (3) sft in Jul.
Lexington Times (IRE) 13-2fav (9-7) Held up in rear, switched left over 2f out, headway and switched right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, edged left and led towards finish, won at York 6f hcp (4) gs in Jul beating Pomme De Terre (9-7) by 3/4l, 17 ran.
Signore Piccolo 9-2 (9-4) Slowly away, towards rear, headway over 1f out, no extra, 6th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Confessional (9-2) at Chester 5f hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Clear Spring (IRE) 9-1 (9-9) Held up, headway halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Mont Kiara (9-5) at Newmarket 6f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Russian Realm 16-1 (9-6) Last when hampered soon after start, headway on inner over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Bossipop (9-6) at Pontefract 6f hcp (3) sft in Jul.
Lathom 8-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, ran on towards finish, 4th of 11, 1/2l behind Rural Celebration (9-10) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (3) sft in Aug.
Letmestopyouthere (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace, no impression on winner, 3rd of 4, 4l behind Merlin (9-8) at Haydock 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Gabrial The Tiger (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Led, ridden over 1f out, no extra and headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Breakable (10-0) at Chester 1m hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Captain Lars (SAF) 40-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 6l behind Mont Kiara (9-5) at Newmarket 6f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Somewhere Secret 33-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, soon hung left, headed and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 1 1/4l behind Kaeso (9-0) at Doncaster 6f hcp (4) sft in Jul.
Monks Stand (USA) 33-1 (9-3) Mid-division on outside, ridden 2f out, well held from over 1f out, 11th of 12, 14 1/2l behind Boundsy (9-3) at Chester 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
