tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong
led until over 2f out, led again over 1f out, strongly challenged closing stages, held on gamely
chased leaders, effort 2f out, challenged on inside entering final furlong, soon every chance, kept on same pace towards finish
tracked leaders, jumped path over 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Mondain is upped in class and raised a further 5lb bidding for a hat-trick after scoring over 1m5f at Hamilton though he won with a bit in hand last time. But MASTER GREY (NAP) faced a tougher task when scoring over course and distance last month and a 4lb rise may not be enough to anchor Rod Millman’s charge in this. Berrahri is another recent winner having made all on the Turf course at Lingfield but looks vulnerable if adopting similar tactics here while Moayadd gets a change of headgear attempting to end a long losing run.
Moayadd (USA) (10-5) 6th of 7, 16l behind at Les Landes 2m 2f hcp gd in Jun.
Berrahri (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Made all, ridden over 2f out, kept on gamely inside final furlong, held on near finish, won at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Blazing Saddles (9-6) by nk, 10 ran.
Master Grey (IRE) 9-2 (8-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on, won at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun beating Dono di Dio (9-3) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Mondain 11-10fav (8-13) Tracked leader, challenged over 2f out, driven to lead over 1f out, ridden clear final furlong, stayed on well, won at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Qawamees (10-0) by 3l, 5 ran.
