held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
behind until some late headway, never nearer
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged right, ran on
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden halfway, never dangerous
slowly into stride, held up, ridden and headway on outside over 3f out, soon weakened
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden halfway, stayed on same pace final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on well
held up, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
John Gosden's Buckingham Palace Stakes winner Demonstrate has twice disappointed off his current mark since that success and is probably best left alone for the time, although there were signs of a revival at York last time. Old campaigner Tumbleweed Ridge showed better form than of late in a classified stakes race here last time but he will find this tougher, as will Dani Ridge who won a similar contest over a furlong shorter at Chester a week ago. The David Nicholls-trained Hurricane Floyd gave the impression in the Ayr Gold Cup, behind stablemate Funfair Wane, that a return to this trip might help and with the stable of Peter Makin coming back to form Give Back Calais is not easily discounted. The one that gets the TEAMtalk selection though is Mr Mahoose. The William Haggas-trained four-year-old is difficult to catch right but, judged by the way he finished behind Millennium Force in Sunday's big handicap at Ascot, his chance should not be far away. Jamie Spencer again takes the ride and, granted a clear run, we think he can go one better here.
