in rear, headway 4f out, reminders soon after, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd near finish
tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, effort when when switched right inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
led, headed 10f out, led again over 4f out, ridden 3f out, pressed inside final furlong, headed and lost two places towards finish
keen mid-division, dropped to rear 8f out, ridden 3f out, never a factor
dwelt raced wide throughout, in rear, very wide into straight over 4f out, headway soon after, ridden 3f out, edged left and weakened final furlong
tracked leader, led 10f out, headed over 4f out, weakened 3f out, soon eased
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase leader over 2f out until over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Mawaakef's latest fifth to Croquembouche at Windsor looks better now as the latter went in again last week. But he steps up in distance here and GABRIAL'S STAR looks a safer bet. The latter won in soft ground over today's distance at Haydock last time and is taken to defy a 4lb rise. Shelford and Atwaal are having their first starts since May and it was back in April when Watered Silk landed a double over hurdles. Sign Manual has struggled since scoring at Newbury early in the season and Kent Ragstone may prove a bigger threat.
Mawaakef (IRE) 14-1 (9-13) Tracked leading trio, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, plugged on same pace final 2f, 5th of 8, 5l behind Croquembouche (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Aug.
Shelford (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Took keen hold, chased clear leader until over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 28l behind Seaside Sizzler (9-4) at Kempton 2m hcp (0-90) (3) pol in Apr.
Gabrial's Star 7-4 (9-11) Made all, clear 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, unchallenged, won at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) sft beating Bowdler's Magic (9-8) by 4l, 4 ran.
Watered Silk 15-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd post, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Emerald Wilderness (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Sep '12.
Attwaal (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Led after 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 10l behind Arch Villain (8-13) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.
Sign Manual 7-2fav (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 9l behind Eshtyaaq (8-7) at Ffos Las 2m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug.
Kent Ragstone (USA) 4-5fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed near finish, 2nd of 6, hd behind Thecornishcowboy (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Mutanaweb (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Took keen hold and caught wide throughout, towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, hung right and no progress over 2f out, eased inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 11l behind Aegaeus (9-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
