in touch, headway on outer over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out
led, headed 8f out, led again over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, faded final furlong
raced wide tracked leaders, led 8f out, headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out
very slowly away behind until joined rear 8f out, headway over 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong
close up, slightly hampered 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
VIEWPOINT beat Retrieve in a seller over 1m4f at Catterick last week and it could be the same outcome today as the former is a course and distance winner. Hurdles winner Irish Hawke won a maiden on the Flat back in 2015 and has a shout on these terms while Paul Nicholls recorded his first winner on the Flat just last week and runs Azari in this, though he is hard to assess on last year’s handicap success over a mile when trained in Italy.
Azari 11-2 (11-2) Tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, mistake next, weakened from last, 6th of 9, 24 3/4l behind Shining Romeo (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Retrieve (AUS) 5-4 (9-4) In rear and in touch, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, one pace, 2nd of 4, 1 3/4l behind Viewpoint (9-4) at Catterick 1m 6f stks (6) gf in Jun.
Irish Hawke (IRE) 12-1 (11-9) Tracked leader, lost place after 3 out, weakened from next, 7th of 9, 31 1/2l behind Lake Chapala (11-10) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (5) gd in May.
Columbian Cartel 100-1 (10-0) Dwelt, behind, soon pushed along and detached, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, 9th of 13, 10 1/4l behind Chatting (8-12) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (6) pol in May.
Dakota City 12-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden and struggling over 3f out, 3rd of 4, 16l behind Cartwright (9-9) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (3) pol in May.
Viewpoint (IRE) 5-6fav (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Catterick 1m 6f stks (6) gf in Jun beating Retrieve (9-4) by 1 3/4l, 4 ran.
Just Fred (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Mid-division on inside, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 14, 16 3/4l behind Master Of Heaven (9-0) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in May.