held up mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out
chased leaders, ridden halfway, sharp reminders over 3f out, driven and hung left over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, no extra and lost 2nd inside final furlong
keen, in touch, led on bit well over 2f out, clear over 1f out, comfortably
with leader, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
led, ridden and headed well over 2f out, chased winner until over 1f out, driven and regained 2nd towards finish
slowly into stride, always in rear
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
in touch until halfway
slowly into stride, raced wide, improved to mid-division halfway, ridden 3f out, kept on from over 1f out
in rear, ridden halfway, never nearer
in rear, ridden halfway, headway under pressure approaching final furlong, kept on final furlong
always in rear
ridden to track leaders, driven over 3f out, weakened well over 2f out
The best race on the card and RAINBOW MIRAGE is nominated ahead of Smarty Socks, Tartan Gunna and course specialist Mozayada. Ed McMahon's consistent gelding comes here on the back of a fair effort at Sandown where he didn't help his chance by missing the break. He is well-drawn for a horse that likes to race up with the pace and although this is his first try at the track, his soft ground form may suggest that he will find the surface to his liking. Foolin Myself ran his best race for some time when last seen at Ascot; it remains to be seen how he will react to the first-time blinkers this afternoon. Mastership is back up in the weights again following a Newcastle win in July, so of more interest may be Mozayada. She sits at the right end of the weights and although her all-weather mark is 15lb higher than her last win on the turf, her record of five wins from ten starts at the track means she commands respect. Captain Ellis should appreciate the return to a mile today and he may be happier without the cheek-pieces tried last time, Miss Glitters likes the track and so does her trainer with a profitable 22% strike-rate here in recent years, whilst Smarty Socks is another course winner who comes here in fair form. Tartan Gunna hasn't been seen since disappointing in the Britannia Stakes at Royal Ascot; the market should help guide as to what is expected today. Horses such as Bavarian Nordic and Kinsya also have the form to get involved, so this looks a very competitive race, however it is Rainbow Mirage who narrowly gets the nod.
Mastership (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden approaching final furlong, never dangerous, 13th of 15, 7l behind Jeninsky (8-8) at Newmarket 7f hcp 105 (2) gd.
Rainbow Mirage (IRE) 20-1 (9-12) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to challenge and edged right just over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 15, 3l behind Bab Al Salam (8-12) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Foolin Myself 14-1 (9-12) Took keen hold, prominent, led on bit approaching 2f out, ridden and hung left approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, one pace, 2nd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Credit Swap (9-2) at Ascot 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jul.
Mangham (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Led, headed 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong, last of 9, 9l behind Chapter And Verse (8-9) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Xpres Maite 50-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Jaconet (9-1) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Smarty Socks (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Captain Macarry (9-3) at Carlisle 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Beauchamp Viceroy 17-2 (8-8) Led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened and heavily eased inside final furlong, last of 9, 8l behind Swift Gift (9-4) at Newbury 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Mishrif (USA) 16-1 (8-12) Led until over 4f out, chased leader, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, last of 7, 4l behind Khor Dubai (9-7) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Tartan Gunna 40-1 (8-7) Prominent centre, joined stands side group 5f out, soon ridden and weakened 3f out, 29th of 30, 34l behind Fareer (8-10) at Royal Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
Kinsya 11-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakening when edged right 1f out, 10th of 11, 6l behind Dancourt (8-8) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.
Bavarian Nordic (USA) 9-2fav (9-4) Held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Moheebb (10-0) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Captain Ellis (USA) 16-1 (8-6) Soon prominent, driven and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 16l behind Secret Society (9-5) at Ascot 7f 3yo hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Miss Glitters (IRE) 7-2 (8-13) Towards rear and pushed along, one pace from over 1f out, 6th of 9, 13l behind Captain Macarry (9-3) at Carlisle 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Mozayada (USA) 40-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, hard ridden to lead over 1f out, all out, won at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs beating Ninth House (9-0) by nk, 13 ran.
