held up in rear, ridden over 4f out, never near leaders
taken to post early, led, ridden and hung left from 3 out, headed towards finish
slowly into stride, soon tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong
held up in rear, ridden over 4f out, weakened well over 2f out, soon eased
held up in last place, pushed along 6f out, weakened well over 2f out, soon eased
close up, pushed along 4f out, chased leader over 2f out, wore down leader to lead near finish
tracked leader, ridden 4f out, every chance well over 1f out, edged ledt, no extra inside final furlong
Tcherina comes into this in good form having won each of her last two starts but Tim Easterby's mare has paid the penalty at the hands of the handicapper having been raised another 5lbs for her latest success at Pontefract and she may have to settle for minor honours with preference for Potentiale, who gets the vote with Touch of Style rated the pick of the remainder. The selection has been running well without winning in recent starts but John Hills now has his team in good form so there could be more to come from the four-year-old and he looks worth supporting. Aegean Prince was good value for his win at Windsor two starts ago but disappointed at Newbury subsequently and may be best watched now. Invasian has given little sign of encouragement in recent starts and of more interest may be Jim Boyle's Touch of Style, who ran better at Newbury last time. Potentiale has solid claims on recent form though and is taken to give John Hills another winner.
Aegean Prince 5-2 (9-11) Steadied rear, effort on inside 3f out, never reached leaders, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 7l behind Blakfrankisch (9-5) at Newbury 1m 3f app hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Invasian (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Led, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 6l behind Daylami Dreams (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Tcherina (IRE) 15-2 (9-11) Tracked leaders, driven and headway to go 2nd over 2f out, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong to lead towards finish, won at Pontefract 1m 4f fll hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Prelude (9-12) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Aypeeyes (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Keen hold in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on well towards finish, never able to challenge, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Safari Sundowner (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3f app hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Zaif (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Held up last, some late progress under pressure, never troubled leaders, 6th of 10, 5l behind Goodwood Starlight (9-0) at Ascot 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Jul.
Potentiale (IRE) 11-4fav (9-9) Prominent, ridden 3f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Naughty Thoughts (8-6) at York 1m 4f app hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Ainama (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Held up mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened and eased, last of 15, well behind Profit's Reality (9-11) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Jul.
Touch of Style (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Led, pushed along over 3f out, kept on well until headed entering final furlong, no extra, kept on well to go 2nd, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Blakfrankisch (9-5) at Newbury 1m 3f app hcp (5) gd in Jul.
