held up in rear, pushed along 4f out, headway 2f out, chased winner approaching final furlong, no impression, lost 2nd final stride
held up, headway going well over 2f out, soon driven, no response
tracked leader, led over 2f out, in command over 1f out, driven, stayed on well
held up in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
raced keenly, led after 2f, headed over 2f out, chased winner until approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong
took keen hold, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
led for 2f, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
tracked leaders in 4th, ridden, unable to quicken over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd final stride
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An interesting handicap in which Paceman is selected ahead of Nicada and Imply. The selection has been raised just three pounds for a Lingfield victory last time and, despite the slight drop in trip today, this colt - who was originally entered to run in the King George V at Royal Ascot during the week - must surely be competitive today. Imply hails from the in-form John Gosden stable and although his win came on Wolverhampton's surface last time, the winner has gone on to finish runner-up off a mark of 81 so, racing from 82, he looks reasonably rated. Nicada, who is five pounds better off for four lengths with Baltic Belle based on recent course and distance form, was noted staying-on there on her first run for 167 days and she is entitled to build on that. Of the others, even though he finished behind Eau Good last time, Count Ceprano is open to improvement on Turf and has a weight-pull from that race, and the likes of First To Call and Highland Harvest cannot be ruled out of good runs. Finally, Fifty Cents comes here as a lightly-raced horse of talent but will he like give in the going is the question, and the enigmatic Cassiara could also go well. For the selection, though, we will stick with Paceman.
Eau Good 14-1 (9-7) Raced wide, held up in rear, effort on outside 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 8th of 15, 7l behind Zaahid (8-8) at Sandown 7f 3yo hcp (4) gd.
Count Ceprano (IRE) 5-2 (9-4) Held up in touch, hung right from over 2f out, ran wide entering straight, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Kay Gee Be (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (4) pol in May.
Paceman (USA) 14-1 (8-13) Took keen hold, tracked leaders challenging from 3f out, led narrowly 2f out, soon driven, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Padlocked (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 1f 3yo hcp (4) gf in May.
All of Me (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Raced keenly, held up, ridden over 2f out, no response, last of 6, 11l behind Kay Gee Be (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (4) pol in May.
Highland Harvest 12-1 (8-6) Led, driven and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 17, 9l behind Artimino (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp (3) gf in May.
Sea Land (FR) 9-2jt-fav (9-3) Mid-division, ridden and outpaced 2f out, never troubled leaders, 8th of 12, 12l behind Cape Hawk (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (4) pol.
Alfredian Park 50-1 (8-11) Switched right from wide draw and held up in rear, never a threat, 10th of 11, 17l behind Mr Aviator (8-11) at Goodwood 1m 1f 3yo hcp (4) gd in May.
Nicada (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, switched left 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 4l behind Baltic Belle (9-7) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Aegean Prince 9-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders in 4th, going well enough 2f out, soon ridden and found nil, 8th of 11, 6l behind Mr Aviator (8-11) at Goodwood 1m 1f 3yo hcp (4) gd in May.
Fifty Cents 4-11fav (8-13) In touch, headway 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left and stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, won at Haydock 1m mdn stk (5) gf in May beating African Pursuits (8-13) by 1/2l, 16 ran.
Imply 10-3 (8-13) Soon led and crossed over to inside, headed over 6f out, remained prominent, led again over 2f out, ridden clear entering final furlong, won at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn aut stk (6) pol in May beating Royal Rationale (8-13) by 5l, 13 ran.
First To Call 8-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway 3f out, switched right over 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed clear, won at Bath 1m 3yo mdn aut (6) gd beating Spriggan (9-3) by 5l, 15 ran.
Baltic Belle (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, rallied gamely to regain lead final strides, won at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf beating Voice (9-5) by a hd, 14 ran.
Cassiara 33-1 (8-12) Held up, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, soon weakened, 3rd of 12, 5l behind Truly Enchanting (9-2) at Nottingham 1m fll hcp (4) gd.
