with leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, no extra when lost place towards finish
held up behind, ridden over 2f out, never a threat
tracked leaders, headway to challenge over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong
held up behind, headway 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression
held up behind, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, never dangerous
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no impression until ran on final 100 yards, went 2nd towards finish, not reach winner
tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, never on terms, lost place over 1f out
led, driven and headed over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, held when lost 2nd towards finish
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders
mid-division, driven and outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders
Nonrunner
Pretend won the All-Weather Championship Sprint last year but has not raced since last summer while Buratino has yet to match last season’s best form though he did carry a penalty when only fourth at Haydock last time. Markaz drops back down in trip with his only success last season coming over 7f and Mr Lupton is preferred having won a valuable sprint handicap at York a fortnight ago. But a chance is taken on WATCHABLE in this as he finished third in Listed company at Salisbury recently when ahead of both Naadirr and Polybius and should be in the mix with a similar effort. Chookie Royale has not been at his best since scoring at Kempton early in the year and was behind Listed winner Rivellino at Lingfield in February.
Chookie Royale 16-1 (9-5) Raced wide, towards rear, never on terms, 10th of 12, 8 3/4l behind Alben Star (9-5) at Lingfield 6f stks (2) pol in Mar.
George Dryden (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Dwelt, behind, never dangerous, 12th of 18, 7l behind See The Sun (8-5) at York 6f hcp (2) gd in May.
Markaz (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Held up in rear on outside, headway over 1f out, hung left and went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on, unable to challenge, 3rd of 7, 3l behind So Beloved (9-7) at Haydock 7f lst stks (1) gd in May.
Naadirr (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no extra, 10th of 11, 7l behind Don't Touch (9-5) at Salisbury 6f lst stks (1) gd in Jun.
Polybius 22-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, 9th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Don't Touch (9-5) at Salisbury 6f lst stks (1) gd in Jun.
Pretend (IRE) 3-1fav (9-4) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, soon beaten, edged left and well beaten over 1f out, 11th of 12, 16 3/4l behind Tropics (9-0) at Windsor 6f lst stks (1) gf in Jun.
Rivellino 33-1 (9-5) In touch, headway 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 26, 6 1/4l behind Flash Fire (9-6) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf in May.
Watchable 10-1 (9-5) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd place towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Don't Touch (9-5) at Salisbury 6f lst stks (1) gd in Jun.
Buratino (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Held up tracking leaders in 5th, headway towards far side over 2f out, soon edged left, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon hung right, hung left and headed inside final furlong, weakened and lost 2 places towards finish, 4th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Quiet Reflection (8-11) at Haydock 6f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in May.
Mr Lupton (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, hard ridden inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at York 6f hcp (2) gs in Jun beating Dancing Star (8-8) by 1/2l, 17 ran.
Canny Kool 11-2 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 14 1/4l behind Line Of Reason (9-7) at Beverley 5f stks (3) gd in Jun.
