held up in touch, headway 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
raced in touch, effort over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, never on terms
raced in rear, under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten
in touch, headway over 2f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, never troubled leaders
led until over2f out, soon hard driven and gradually lost place
dwelt, raced in rear, progress to chase leaders over 2f out, soon one pace
tracked leaders, effort under pressure oran on, never reached winnerver 1f out
With the slow ground a potential stumbling block for the Goldophin duo this contest can go to the lightly-weighted ZA ZA ZOOM. Barry Hills employs the services of lightweight jockey Jimmy Quinn today and he rides a filly who shaped well last time at Haydock, suggesting that she has trained on from two to three. Soft ground holds no fears at all and she looks worth a punt. The game old front-runner Welsh Emporer should last longer today with the shades back on, whilst Wannabe King rates a player on official ratings and he looked better than a handicapper a year ago. Ashram is the classiest in the race but he has a penalty to carry in ground likely to test his mettle.
Ashram (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 5f out, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 9l behind Lord Shanakill (9-2) at Chester 7f Listed stks (1) gf in Jul.
Asset (IRE) 13-2 (9-1) Last to break, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 6l behind Harrison George (9-9) at Haydock 7f cond Stakes (3) gd in Jul.
Supa Seeker (USA) 200-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, chased winner and hung left over 2f out, kept on, not pace to challenge, 2nd of 11, 7l behind Uphold (9-0) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) gs in Jun.
Wannabe King 11-2 (9-2) Tracked leading pair, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 7l behind Fareer (9-1) at York 1m listed hcp 0-110 (1) gf in May.
Welsh Emperor (IRE) 10-1 (9-9) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 12l behind Harrison George (9-9) at Haydock 7f cond Stakes (3) gd in Jul.
Ishiadancer 66-1 (9-0) In rear, never a factor, 9th of 13, 12l behind Bounty Box (9-0) at Pontefract 6f fll lst stks (1) gd.
Za Za Zoom (IRE) 8-1 (8-7) In touch, improved over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no threat to leaders, 4th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Harrison George (9-9) at Haydock 7f cond Stakes (3) gd in Jul.