always behind
chased leaders, hard ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home
mid-division, some headway over 1f out, never on terms
held up towards rear, some late headway, never dangerous
always towards rear
always behind
held up in touch, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong
soon in touch, challenged well over 2f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, headed over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, led inside final furlong, headed and no extra last strides
behind, hard ridden and headway over 2f out, ran on strongly to lead inside final furlong
in touch, under pressure over 2f out, gradually weakened
soon led, challenged from over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
GRANSTON has run better in his last two starts, latterly when a close third at York and, off the same mark here, James Bethell's gelding is taken to resume winning ways with the main dangers rated as Celtic Change and Wovoka. The last mentioned ran better at Haydock last time but has yet to prove that he stays this far so he looks best watched. The Mark Tompkins-trained Marvo is less exposed than most of these after just four starts but may want a softer surface to show his best form, while similar comments apply to Shaloo Diamond, who came good on heavy ground at Ripon earlier this month. Jim Goldie's Dar Es Salaam is probably better over further and of more interest may be Celtic Change, who ran an encouraging race at York last time. Granston has solid claims though and he is preferred.
Fort Churchill (IRE) 66-1 (8-9) Held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 15, 13l behind Bureaucrat (8-13) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Rosbay (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 9, 5l behind Wigwam Willie (9-4) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Celtic Change (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, led 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 18, nk behind Humble Opinion (9-3) at York 1m 2f hcap (3) gd in May.
Sadler's Kingdom (IRE) 11-2 (8-13) Held up in rear, outpaced 3f out, never dangerous, 6th of 9, 15l behind Highland Legacy (9-7) at Ripon 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Apr.
Fever 25-1 (8-12) Held up, effort over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 8, 7l behind Axiom (9-7) at Doncaster 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Dar Es Salaam 18-1 (8-13) Held up, headway over 2f out, stayed on to chase leading pair inside final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 8, 8l behind Bull Market (8-11) at Haydock 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Wovoka (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Pulled hard, prominent, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Wasan (9-2) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Toto Skyllachy 9-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 10, 5l behind Scuffle (9-1) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp (3) gf.
Marvo 8-1 (8-2) Held up in touch, pushed along 4f out, ridden when not much room over 2f out, stayed on same pace after, 4th of 8, 3l behind Trans Siberian (8-11) at Windsor 1m 2f hcap (4) gs in May.
Hawkit (USA) 6-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Supercast (8-13) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Tarkheena Prince (USA) 16-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, 9th of 13, 8l behind Redford (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 3yo hcp (2) gs.
Graceful Descent (FR) 66-1 (8-4) Soon outpaced, last of 28, 15l behind Exclamation (8-13) at Newmarket 6f 2yo aut (2) gd in Oct.
Shaloo Diamond 7-1 (8-10) Held up behind leaders, ridden over 2f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) hvy beating Just Rob (9-2) by 1l, 10 ran.
Granston (IRE) 7-2fav (9-1) Held up behind leaders, headway 2f out, every chance approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Re Barolo (10-0) at York 1m 1f hcp 0-105 (2) gd.
Keisha Kayleigh (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway on inner over 2f out, driven to chase winner final furlong, 2nd of 10, 3l behind Moonstreaker (8-7) at Ripon 1m 2f hcap (5) sft.
