held up, pushed along 2f out, reminders entering final furlong, stayed on 4th
just worse than mid-division, smooth headway 3f out, briefly led just over 1f out, outpaced final 150 yards
prominent, driven 3f out, lost position 2f out, outpaced entering final furlong
held up, short of room after start, ridden 3f out, quickly weakened
mid-division, headway when short of room 2f out, no extra final furlong
reluctant to load, mid-division, pushed along 2f out, led entering final furlong, just denied final 50 yards
slowly away, ridden and outpaced 3f out, headway when pushed along 2f out, kept on well to lead final 100 yards, gamely
took keen hold, led, lost position when pushed along 3f out, weakened final 2f
prominent, driven entering final 2f, faded final furlong
prominent, disputed lead entering final 2f out, outpaced final furlong
sat last of all, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
David O’Meara has a good record in the race and won it with HORTZADAR last year. The latter hasn’t won since but is back on the same mark now and was placed at Thirsk last time. Stablemate Young Fire drops in class on his return to the Turf and is preferred to a third O’Meara runner in Blonde Warrior while dual novice winner Fred returns to action with a chance and makes more appeal than stable companion Oasis Prince. Hesslewood may figure back over a mile today but Garden Oasis could only manage third in last year’s renewal when ahead of Fennaan.
Young Fire (FR) 10-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 2l behind Magical Wish (8-11) at Lingfield 7f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Hortzadar 7-2 (9-13) Held up towards rear and wide early, headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, stayed on, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Top Rank (9-13) at Thirsk 1m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Thrave 18-1 (9-4) Set strong pace, headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out, tailed off, last of 6, dist behind Data Protection (8-9) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Oasis Prince 4-1 (10-1) Close up, pushed along over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Ghaly (10-0) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Fennaan (IRE) 50-1 (9-8) Slow to break, in rear, some headway over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 12, 8 3/4l behind Top Rank (9-13) at Thirsk 1m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Hesslewood (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Held up in last pair, headway on outside over 3f out, chased leaders 2f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Dark Jedi (9-1) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Just Hiss 33-1 (8-9) Slightly slow away, pushed into lead after 1f, ridden over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened close home, 6th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Hartswood (8-2) at York 1m hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Sun Power (FR) 22-1 (9-8) Raced keenly, led until 2f out, soon ridden, lost 2nd and weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 7 1/2l behind River Nymph (9-1) at Ascot 7f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Fred 5-1 (9-4) Prominent, ridden and every chance 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Governor Of Punjab (9-0) at Goodwood 7f (2) gd in Aug.
Garden Oasis 12-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders on inside, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Top Rank (9-13) at Thirsk 1m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Blonde Warrior (IRE) 18-1 (9-7) Bumped at start, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders, 7th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Parys Mountain (9-1) at Catterick 7f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
