chased leaders on outside, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong,
awkwardly away, last pair, some headway and hung left 2f out, soon beaten
mid-division, rapid headway on outside chasing leaders 5f out, ridden inside final 3f, soon hung left, weakened over 2f out
well away, settled tracking leader, led going well over 1f out, ridden and pressed inside final furlong, always doing enough
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
held up in last trio, pushed along halfway, headway towards outside chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced keenly, tracked leaders on inside, ridden and weakened towards finish
held up in last pair, never troubled leaders
Oriental Lilly is upped in class after scoring over track and trip a fortnight ago while Dutch Decoy made a winning start for Mark Johnston when winning at Kempton on his reappearance. Melody King is another to consider back over this longer trip having placed over 6f at Catterick but maiden winner ENTRANCING (NAP) may prove the one to side with. Richard Fahey’s filly was beaten only a neck at York on her handicap bow and that form looks solid with the third subsequently winning. Triple Distilled has conditions to suit if rediscovering his best.
Triple Distilled 25-1 (9-5) Close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 19, 5 1/4l behind Documenting (10-0) at York 7f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Luxor 6-1 (9-3) Wore hood to post, held up and behind, some headway on outside over 1f out, never reached leaders and weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 6 1/2l behind Chairmanoftheboard (9-2) at Windsor 6f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Al Qahwa (IRE) 150-1 (8-13) Outpaced, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 9, 7 3/4l behind Meraas (9-7) at Hamilton 6f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Harrison Point (FR) 14-1 (9-6) Raced keenly, chased leaders, pushed along to lead 2f out, soon headed, weakened final furlong, 6th of 13, 7 1/2l behind Tiger Crusade (8-12) at Doncaster 7f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Hajjam 20-1 (9-4) Midfield, dropped back towards rear halfway, ridden over 2f out, kept on but no impression, 7th of 17, 6l behind Prompting (9-13) at York 7f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Entrancing 25-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, challenged inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 16, nk behind Black Caspian (9-3) at York 7f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Dutch Decoy 11-1 (9-9) Held up in last pair, still almost last and plenty to do over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jul beating Rodin (9-7) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Melody King (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Raced keenly, chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Red Pike (9-2) at Catterick 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Oriental Lilly 25-1 (9-7) Held up in mid-division, niggled along over 3f out, ridden along over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead 1/2f out, won a shade cosily, won at Ayr 7f hcp (6) gd in Jul beating Poet's Magic (9-5) by nk, 11 ran.