driven forward to lead, hard ridden when headed approaching final furlong, soon rallied, kept on same pace final furlong
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, effort over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
chased leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, led over 1f out, hard driven closing stages, stayed on well
held up in touch, headway over 3f out, weakened 2f out
Master Gunner should improve now handicapping but he’ll need to and the Stoute yard doesn’t have a particularly good strike rate at the track. Rockliffe was raised 4lb for finishing second at Lingfield last time having won at Bath back in May while Buteo Bai went close over track and trip on last month’s seasonal debut and should be in the mix once again. However, PACHARANA opened her account with a course and distance success a fortnight ago and with further progress expected from Luca Cumani’s filly, she gets the nod to go in again despite a 5lb rise.
Master Gunner (USA) 7-1 (9-2) Held up mid-division, one pace from 2f out, 6th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Staunch (9-2) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.
Ubla (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Held up mid-division, pushed along and weakened 3f out, 11th of 14, 12 3/4l behind Briyouni (9-7) at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) gd in May.
Rockliffe 7-1 (8-11) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, no extra and headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Fast And Hot (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Pacharana Evensfav (9-3) Held up, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jul beating Hope Is High (8-5) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Buteo Bai (IRE) 9-1 (8-10) Dwelt, behind, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, closing towards finish, just held, 3rd of 7, nk behind We'll Shake Hands (10-0) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Stamford Raffles 50-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 26 1/2l behind Makzeem (9-4) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.