raced keenly, tracked leaders on inside, weakened
held up towards rear of mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, hung left and went 2nd under pressure over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders 3f out, ridden and went 3rd inside final 2f, stayed on same pace, lost 3rd towards finish
held up towards rear, closer in mid-division halfway, plugged on down outside final 2f, went 3rd towards finish, not pace to challenge
tracked leaders from wide draw, pushed along 4f out, weakened well over 2f out, tailed off
held up towards rear, plugged on final 2f
tracked leader over 1f, handy 3rd, ridden and weakened over 2f out, tailed off
led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders over 3f out, went 2nd inside final 3f, led 2f out, stayed on strongly
towards rear most of way, never on terms
stated slowly, virtually refused to race, soon pulled up
tracked leader 15f out until ridden inside final 3f, chased leaders, weakened 2f out
mid-division on outside, closer halfway, weakened 4f out, tailed off
raced keenly in mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders 3f out, weakened inside final 2f
in rear, plugged on final 2f, never involved
Coeur de Lion attempts to win another consolation race having landed the Chester Plate in May. He faced a tough task in the Ascot Stakes last time but beat Suegioo, Always Resolute and Michael's Mount at Chester. The latter went on to win at Pontefract and is penalised while Carnwennan has been raised a further 4lb having won a lower grade race over 2m at Chelmsford. BUSY STREET has been struggling on Turf since finishing third over course and distance in a competitive handicap here in April. He’ll relish this return to the all-weather and Mick Appleby’s charge is fancied to go close again. Several step up in trip with Rare Groove preferred in this grade to Theglasgowwarrior and Lissitzky but the unexposed Canford Heights won over 1m6f last year and should be sharper for a recent comeback.
Busy Street 9-1 (9-0) Close up, pushed along 3f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 8 1/2l behind Lucky Deal (9-7) at Haydock 2m hcp (2) gf in May.
Rare Groove (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 10th of 18, 7 1/4l behind First Eleven (9-9) at York 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in May.
Seamour (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, niggled along over 3f out, soon struggling, 13th of 14, 25 1/4l behind Bartholomeu Dias (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Apr.
Coeur de Lion 7-1 (9-3) Close up, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 19, 8l behind The Grand Visir (9-10) at Ascot 2m 4f hcp stks (2) gs in Jun.
Exceeding Power 50-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders early, mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 17 1/4l behind Desert Wind (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Jun.
Theglasgowwarrior 10-1 (9-0) Went right start, held up, never a factor, 9th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Island Brave (9-5) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Stamford Raffles 66-1 (9-4) Raced wide in touch, pushed along over 4f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 10, 25 3/4l behind Lissitzky (8-7) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp (3) gf in May.
Canford Heights (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Disputed lead 2f out, tracked leader, driven and lost place 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 12 1/2l behind Desert Wind (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Jun.
Carnwennan (IRE) 11-8fav (9-10) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on strongly, won at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (4) pol in May beating Vampish (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Lissitzky (IRE) 7-1 (8-5) Soon led, headed 7f out, ridden over 4f out, lost place over 3f out, 14th of 15, 30 3/4l behind Red Galileo (9-10) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Suegioo (FR) 5-2jfav (9-7) Slowly away and reluctant in rear, under pressure over 4f out, modest late headway, never on terms, 5th of 7, 8 3/4l behind Becky The Thatcher (8-3) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Michael's Mount 9-2 (9-7) Made all, ridden over 1f out, driven and all out, won at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Jun beating True Destiny (9-4) by shd, 12 ran.
Desert Point (FR) 8-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, unable to quicken, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Speed Company (9-3) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Glan Y Gors (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Close up, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 9th of 12, dist behind Michael's Mount (9-7) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Always Resolute 11-8fav (9-7) Mid-division, closed 9f out, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Angel Gabrial (8-4) at Ripon 2m hcp (5) gs in Jun.
