held up towards rear, some headway on inside over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, led 11f out, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened quickly, tailed off
mid-division, good headway on inside tracking leaders 3f out, went 2nd 1f out, led final 100 yards, all out
mid-division, closer tracking leaders halfway, hung left over 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, stayed on
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway on outside hanging left over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
raced keenly, tracked leader 10f out, lost 2nd over 3f out, weakened quickly, tailed off
held up in rear, some headway on inside when not clearest of runs over 2f out, no impression
led after 1f, headed after 3f, lost 2nd 10f out, tracked leaders, 2nd again going well over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, joined inside final furlong, headed and rallied final 100 yards, just failed
always towards rear, never on terms
led for 1f, tracked leaders, lost place slightly halfway, rallying when not clear run 2f out, one pace and no impression when in the clear final furlong
NonRunner
Elhafei’s only win 21 starts so far came over a shorter trip on the all-weather track here and the runner-up Nafaayes re-opposes on better terms. What Will Be is also worse off with Beirut having beaten the latter when scoring over 1m6f at Chelmsford recently while Mr Chua has undergone wind surgery since last seen in action and makes his handicap debut on the Flat. SPRING RUN failed to see out the 2m trip at Kempton last time but won over course and distance before that and with more to come from Jonathan Portman’s filly this year, she gets the vote to make a winning return.
Nafaayes (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, led 3f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Elhafei (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Fume (IRE) 40-1 (10-7) Last pair, blundered 4 out, left remote 5th 2 out, never on terms, tailed off, 5th of 9, 34 3/4l behind Cap Du Mathan (11-4) at Plumpton 2m mdn (4) hvy in Jan.
Elhafei (USA) 8-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead 2f out, soon headed, kept on one pace, 2nd of 10, 7 1/2l behind Gold Arch (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Mr Chua (IRE) 13-2 (9-3) Prominent, niggled along over 6f out, hard ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 8, 9 1/4l behind Where's Tom (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Feb.
What Will Be (IRE) 7-2fav (9-7) Held up towards rear, not clear run over 2f out, headway and switched left over 1f out, soon led, stayed on, comfortably, won at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Jun beating Blue Beirut (8-7) by 2 1/4l, 11 ran.
Master of The Moon 16-1 (9-3) Soon led, headed over 3f out, weakened quickly, last of 12, dist behind Shifting Gold (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Rosie Royale (IRE) 25-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 28 3/4l behind Continuum (9-11) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Spring Run 8-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 14, 21 3/4l behind Casa Comigo (10-1) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Ravenous 12-1 (9-6) Quick move on outside tracking leaders 8f out, went 2nd over 7f out, lost 2nd 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 15 1/2l behind Sunshineandbubbles (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Blue Beirut (IRE) 13-2 (8-7) Led early, chased leaders, effort and close up over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 2 1/4l behind What Will Be (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Devizes (IRE) 13-2 (9-1) Tracked leader after 4f until over 9f out, handy, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 12, dist behind Red Secret (9-8) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Jun.
