tracked leader, niggled along over 3f out, lost position and soon under pressure, beaten 2f out
led, headed under 4f out, pushed along over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, beaten under 2f out
chased leaders, headway going well over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and pulled clear well over 1f out, in full control final furlong, eased close home
slowly away, in rear and pushed along early, detached and under pressure over 4f out, beaten well over 2f out
close up on outer, led under 4f out, going nicely over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, left behind by winner well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
close up, switched to stands rail and raced alone early on, lost place and dropped to rear after 2f, pushed along under 4f out, headway well over 2f out, progress into 2nd 1f out, ran on but no threat to winner closing stages
close up early, pulled hard and short of room after 1f, going okay 3f out, ridden into 3rd over 2f out, hung left well over 1f out and soon lost place, weakened final furlong
dwelt and bumped start, in rear, pushed along well over 3f out, ridden over 2f out and no headway, well held final 2f
NonRunner
Be Prepared won over 6f earlier but previous efforts over this longer trip fail to boost confidence. Mighty Power has been running well over a mile having won on the Polytrack here in April but Hieronymus remains 9lb higher than when scoring at Kempton last summer. Marks Bear steps up in distance after winning over 6f at Chelmsford but STREET KID finished runner-up over today’s trip at Haydock last month with a couple of subsequent winners behind and any further progress should see him go one better.
Hieronymus 10-1 (9-10) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Tahitian Prince (9-0) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in May.
Love Powerful (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Held up, driven along and effort 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra close home, 6th of 14, 8 3/4l behind Amarillo Star (9-6) at Goodwood 6f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Be Prepared 6-5fav (10-0) Slowly into stride, mid-division, headway over 3f out, every chance over 2f out, held but kept on inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Under Curfew (8-9) at Goodwood 6f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Colonel Whitehead (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Raced wide in touch, pushed along halfway, dropped to rear 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 4th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Kondratiev Wave (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp (4) pol in May.
Street Kid (IRE) 18-1 (9-6) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra final 100 yards, just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Il Bandito (9-1) at Haydock 7f hcp (4) gs in May.
Cityzen Serg (IRE) 22-1 (9-6) Hampered and badly bumped start, towards rear and never on terms after, 13th of 14, 10 1/2l behind Caspian Queen (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in May.
Marks Bear (IRE) 3-1fav (9-7) Prominent on inside, not much room 2f out, ridden and switched right over 1f out, ran on strongly to lead close home, won at Chelmsford City 6f (5) pol in Nov beating Dashing Dick (9-0) by nk, 9 ran.
Afta Party (IRE) 40-1 (9-6) Held up in centre group, ridden over 3f out, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Air To Air (9-10) at Doncaster 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Golden Force 9-1 (9-7) Disputed lead after 1f until ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 7 1/4l behind Apex King (8-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Mighty Power (IRE) 3-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, pushed along before 2f out, challenged leader 1f out in second, no extra close home, 3rd of 4, 1 3/4l behind Ariel (9-6) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.
