held up rear of mid-division, headway 3 out, 3rd 2 out, went 2nd last, no impression on winner, kept on
chased leaders, ridden 3 out, weakening when mistake 2 out
chased leaders, ridden after 4 out, weakened 2 out
held up towards rear, slipped slightly bend after 1st, jumped left 3rd, mistake next, effort 4 out, no impression 2 out
chased leader, led after 3 out, clear flat, stayed on well, comfortably
held up in rear, ridden and weakened after 4 out
led until after 3 out, lost 2nd last, stayed on same pace flat
Fourth Of July had Vengeur De Guye well behind when scoring at Kelso in March and the latter was only third earlier behind ARDERA CROSS and Sword Of Fate at Ayr. William Young’s front-runner is massively better off with both of those rivals here and is much happier receiving weight from better horses rather than carrying welter burdens in lesser company. Schmidt, having a first run for Donald McCain, appears to have a lot to find with Sword Of Fate on Cartmel running while better going would have suited Fort De L'ocean and Wolfcatcher.
Vengeur De Guye (FR) 14-1 (11-12) Close up, ridden 2 out, left 3rd at last, kept on one pace, 3rd of 5, 12l behind Kalaharry (11-12) at Hexham 2m hcp (4) sft in May.
Wolfcatcher (IRE) 13-2 (11-7) Held up, close up in 3rd after 8th, pushed along over 2 out, no impression when left 2nd after last, held run-in, 2nd of 6, 7l behind Flamboyant Joyaux (11-6) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Schmidt (IRE) 4-1fav (11-10) Led, ridden and headed after 3 out, dropped to 4th 2 out, no impression, 4th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Caridadi (10-12) at Tramore 2m hcp Yielding in Aug.
Fort De L'Ocean (FR) 11-2 (11-4) Held up towards rear, still towards rear but in touch 3 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on flat but never dangerous, 4th of 9, 7 1/2l behind First Quest (11-9) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Sword Of Fate (IRE) 10-3 (10-0) Raced keenly, with leader, led 3rd, headed before omitted last, weakened into 4th towards finish, 4th of 5, 7l behind El Borracho (10-11) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Fourth Of July (IRE) 15-2 (10-9) Mid-division, headway when mistake 4 out, ridden after 3 out, 3rd and held last, 3rd of 8, 7 1/2l behind Vino's Choice (10-1) at Perth 2m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Ardera Cross (IRE) 11-1 (11-12) Prominent, awkward 4th, pressed leader 5th (water), led narrowly after 8th, headed 10th but soon regained lead, ridden and headed before last, one pace, 3rd of 9, 14 1/2l behind Tokaramore (10-13) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
