prominent, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden along, kept on same pace from over 1f out, no extra close home
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear of mid-division, shaken up over 2f out, soon made headway, led over 1f out, faced challenge final 110yds, always doing enough
held up in behind leaders, ridden along 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
towards rear, still plenty to do when ridden along over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, nearest finish
mid-division, ridden along and made no impression from over 1f out
front rank, pushed along over 2f out, went second inside final furlong, made challenge final 110yds, kept on but always held
slowly into stride, held up in rear, never seriously involved
tracked leaders, driven along over 2f out, ran on same pace from over 1f out until no extra final 110yds
NonRunner
Reginald Charles was third in a big field at York two weeks ago and drops back down a grade for this. Glory Sky is unexposed and made it third-time lucky at Kempton in May, though has been absent since with Magnanimous Mehmus also returning from a break. Vortigan didn’t find much off the bridle at Redcar earlier in the week but a visor now replaces the blinkers, though Michael Dods may have stronger claims with DESTINED. The Havana Grey filly is sprint-bred and tries 7f for the first time but she blew the start at Thirsk last month and was staying on strongly in the closing stages. Powerful Response was just caught when on a hat-trick at Doncaster and may still have more to offer, though has been raised a further 2lb.
Glory Sky (IRE) 3-1 (8-13) Led 1f, chased leaders on inside, led again 2f out, went clear over 1f out, ran on strongly, eased towards finish, won at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in May beating Kracking (9-4) by 2l, 12 ran.
Oscar's Sister (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Bumped rival start, prominent, driven and outpaced 3f out, weakened entering final furlong, last of 8, 10 1/2l behind American Belle (9-10) at Doncaster 7f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Zapphire (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Dwelt, in rear, in touch, headway well over 1f out, ridden and hung right inside last, chased winner over 110 yards out, no impression, 2nd of 6, 3 3/4l behind Cori Glory (9-2) at Beverley 7f mdn fll stks (5) sft in Jun.
Destined 8-1 (9-9) Held up, ridden and briefly outpaced over 1f out, headway on outside final furlong, stayed on strongly, just denied, 2nd of 7, hd behind Isle Of Dreams (9-13) at Thirsk 6f hcp fll (5) sft in Jul.
Magnanimous Mehmus (IRE) 8-1 (9-8) Bumped with rival leaving stalls, soon in touch, 6th halfway, progress and ridden under 2f out, no impression on leaders inside final furlong, kept on same pace closing stages, 3rd of 16, 3 3/4l behind Rumbled Again (9-7) at Gowran Park 7f hcp gd in May.
Vince Le Prince 33-1 (9-1) Awkward start, rear mid-division, ridden and weakened well over 1f out, 13th of 16, 13 1/2l behind Bajan Bandit (9-9) at York 7f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Tobetso (IRE) 5-1 (9-8) Raced keenly tracking leaders out wide, dropped to mid-division 4f out, headway under pressure 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, led final 110 yards, ran on well, won at Brighton 7f hcp (6) gf in Jul beating H Key Lails (9-6) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Reginald Charles 28-1 (8-10) Awkward start, tracked leaders, ridden inside last, kept on same pace, 3rd of 16, 3 1/2l behind Bajan Bandit (9-9) at York 7f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Highfield Viking 2-1fav (9-8) Prominent, headway under pressure over 2f out, ran on same pace, 4th of 11, 2l behind Powerful Response (9-2) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Powerful Response (IRE) 9-2jfav (9-10) Rear mid-division, effort and smooth headway over 3f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden and led over 1f out, wandered around inside last, headed final strides, 2nd of 11, nk behind Lockdown Lass (9-4) at Doncaster 1m hcp (6) sft in Jul.
Vortigan 11-2 (9-8) Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Jkr Cobbler (9-8) at Ayr 7f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
