led, headed 7f out, tracked leader, ridden to lead again over 1f out, ran on
keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, effort entering final furlong, one pace near finish
slowly away, in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, ridden and dropped to rear over 4f out, not a factor after
raced wide, held up, headway to track leaders over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, no impression
dwelt, always in rear
dwelt, held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, nearest finish
went left start, raced wide close up, lost place over 3f out
Llyrical obviously takes the eye chasing a course hat-trick with the form of recent victories over Marital nicely boosted by the latter's course success last week. He has improved notably since transferring to Mike Murphy and should prove a tough nut to crack. However, JOSHUA POTMAN went close here last week when getting going just too late to reel in Golden Jubilee and connections are wasting no time returning him to action. The significant drop in trip is a concern but he looks to have put his early-season lethargy behind him and could be good enough to claim a first career success. Heavens Eyes concedes weight all round but looks on the upgrade and is not ruled out if arriving here on the back of a scheduled Southwell engagement on Monday evening. Splash Of Verve overcame traffic problems to score quite snugly at Beverley and the course winner is also shortlisted having returned to form.
Heavens Eyes (IRE) 33-1 (9-10) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 4l behind Talawat (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Jul.
Taro Tywod (IRE) 10-1 (9-13) Close up in 4th, went 3rd over 5f out until over 2f out, driven and kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 4, 7 1/4l behind Phyllis Maud (8-13) at Bath 1m 2f hcp fll (5) fm in Jul.
Idol Deputy (FR) 11-2fav (8-9) In rear, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders, 8th of 13, 7 3/4l behind Monsieur Chevalier (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Thane Of Cawdor (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden and struggling over 4f out, last of 8, dist behind Soul Searcher (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Jumbo Prado (USA) 16-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on approaching final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 9, 4l behind Jersey Brown (9-3) at Bath 1m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Llyrical 3-1fav (9-5) Went right start, soon tracking leader, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, led towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jul beating Marital (9-6) by nk, 10 ran.
Gilmer (IRE) 11-1 (9-8) Prominent, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 1 1/4l behind Llyrical (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Happydoingnothing 25-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, 8th of 9, 33 1/2l behind Baileys En Premier (8-13) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Splash Of Verve (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, held up behind, smooth headway over 2f out, tracked leaders when not clear run over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jul beating Monopoli (9-10) by 1l, 10 ran.
Capsize 20-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, went 2nd 5f out until 2f out, soon wandered badly under pressure, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 16 3/4l behind Christmas Hamper (9-2) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in May.
Scurr Mist (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Awkwardly away towards rear, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 13, 28 3/4l behind Day Of The Eagle (9-7) at Hamilton 1m hcp (6) gs in Jun.
Joshua Potman (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) In touch on outside, outpaced 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression, 5th of 10, 3 1/4l behind El Campeon (8-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
