slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders before halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well
mid-division, headway well over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
tried to anticipate start and slowly into stride, held up in mid-division on inside, headway under pressure chasing leaders on rail inside final 2f, not much room inside final furlong, ran on
always towards rear, behind and eased final furlong
chased leader, switched left 2f out, soon edged left, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge
mid-division on outside, headway on outer well over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon edged left, edged back right and kept on inside final furlong
outpaced and always behind
behind most of way
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
NonRunner
Reflektor has won on Polytrack and Tapeta this year and wasn’t disgraced over 5f at Chester last month. Northern raider HOLMESWOOD should be cherry-ripe now after a couple of runs. All of his wins last year came over 5f but he won over this trip as a juvenile and is slipping towards a fair mark. Louie de Palma will have needed his run at Ascot and is back over his best trip while last month’s course and distance winner Silent Echo should be in the firing-line again, despite a 5lb rise. Miracle of Medinah, Volatile and Mullionheir were behind Silent Echo at Ascot but Syrian Pearl signed off last year with a victory at Nottingham, though that was on ground with some give. Outback Traveller is thrown in on past form but has become very disappointing.
Silent Echo 5-2fav (10-3) Slowly into stride, held up well off the pace in rear, good headway on outside chasing leaders 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, closed over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Windsor 6f hcp (3) gd in May beating Udontdodou (10-0) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Miracle of Medinah 33-1 (9-6) Held up in last pair, headway when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, 3rd and ran on inside final furlong, almost snatched 2nd, never nearer, 3rd of 15, 1 1/4l behind Dreamfield (9-7) at Ascot 6f hcp (3) gf in May.
Holmeswood 14-1 (9-2) Dwelt, close up in centre, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 18, 5l behind El Astronaute (9-4) at York 5f hcp (2) gf in May.
Outback Traveller (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Double Up (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Louie de Palma 10-1 (8-10) Raced towards far side, held up, some headway over 1f out, weakened soon after, 18th of 27, 5 3/4l behind Ripp Orf (8-1) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf in May.
Son Of Africa 7-2fav (9-7) Slowly away, well off the pace in rear, ran on inside final furlong, not recover, 4th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Pettochside (9-6) at Goodwood 5f hcp (3) gs in May.
Volatile 3-1fav (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway hanging left when not clearest of runs between horses over 1f out, edged left and no impression inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Bosham (8-12) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (3) pol in May.
Syrian Pearl 10-1 (9-5) Behind and outpaced, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to lead close home, won at Nottingham 6f hcp (3) gs in Oct beating Fantasy Keeper (8-8) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Mullionheir 50-1 (8-7) Prominent on outer of centre group, ridden inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 8th of 15, 6 3/4l behind Dreamfield (9-7) at Ascot 6f hcp (3) gf in May.
Red Alert 6-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed final strides, 3rd of 10, shd behind Coverham (9-0) at Newmarket 6f hcp (5) gf in May.
Reflektor (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Chased leader, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd entering final furlong, weakened towards finish, 4th of 11, 2 3/4l behind A Momentofmadness (9-0) at Chester 5f hcp (2) gd in May.
