held up off the pace towards rear, ridden inside final 2f, no response
mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, stayed on into 2nd towards finish, not reach winner
wore hood to post, held up towards rear, ridden and plugged on final furlong, never dangerous
towards rear of mid-division, headway near side rail chasing leaders 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, never going pace to challenge
never far away in 5th, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on, all out
slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway over 1f out, plugged on final furlong
steadied and switched right start, held up and in rear most of way
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd approaching final furlong, weakened and lost 2 places towards finish, dropped to 5th post
led and set decent pace, ridden and headed over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
always rear-division
led briefly, chased leader, pushed along to lead again over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, weakened inside final 3f
Donnacha O’Brien sends over Igraine though she’s 13lb higher than when winning at Leopardstown last month. In The Breeze improved to win at Newbury but debuts on the all-weather and Cemhaan found one too good again at Epsom last time. Lydford can do better having failed to stay 2m at Goodwood but MARSHALL PLAN (NAP) makes more appeal. A novice winner on Tapeta, the Gosdens' colt ran well without threatening in the King George V at Ascot on his handicap bow and will find life easier in this company. Hard To Fault and Mr Curiosity make their handicap debuts with the former preferred.
Mr Curiosity 4-1 (10-0) Pressed leader, led after 2f, clear advantage halfway, ridden over 2f out, drifted left under pressure and headed over 1f out, no extra, 2nd of 12, 4 1/4l behind Manobo (8-13) at Kempton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Jun.
Lydford 3-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, pushed along in 4th 5f out, effort 3f out, under pressure 2f out and weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 13l behind East Asia (8-13) at Goodwood 2m hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Cemhaan 4-1 (10-4) Held up, pushed along and headway 2f out, soon chased winner, ridden edged left and ran on final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Amalfi Bay (8-12) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Marshall Plan 16-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, switched left over 1f out, unable to pick up, stayed on same pace, 8th of 17, 4l behind Surefire (8-9) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Pearl Beach 15-2 (9-5) Prominent, effort 2f out, no extra, 3rd of 13, 8 3/4l behind Second Slip (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Hard To Fault 4-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, smooth headway out wide 4f out, close 3rd over 3f out, led inside final 3f, came readily clear final 2f, eased towards finish, won at Carlisle 1m 3f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul beating Praiano (9-3) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Billy No Mates (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden over 2f out, not clear run and switched right approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 5th of 7, 7 1/2l behind Noonday Gun (9-7) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Cadeau D'Or (FR) 15-2 (9-6) Raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along over 5f out, soon lost place, tailed off, 11th of 12, dist behind Master Milliner (9-1) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in May.
Steel An Icon 7-2 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, edged right approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 6th of 7, 7 3/4l behind Noonday Gun (9-7) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Nicks Not Wonder 11-1 (9-7) Midfield, headway to challenge 2f out, soon ridden for effort, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Potenza (9-11) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Igraine (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Led early, headed after 2f and 2nd halfway, pushed along and dropped to 4th early straight, soon ridden and 3rd 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 15, 3l behind National Ballet (8-12) at Limerick 1m 4f hcp Yielding - Soft in Jul.
In The Breeze (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Mid-division, pushed along 4f out, headway tracking leaders 2f out, went between horses over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well, eased close home, won at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul beating Scampi (8-10) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
