held up behind, outpace 5f out, never dangerous
tracked leader, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
behind headway 4f out, challenged over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, kept on under pressure final 2f, no impression
mid-division on inside, ridden and outpaced halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, went 2nd near finish
mid-division, ridden and lost place 5f out, soon beaten
mid-division, driven and headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 4f out, one pace
held up, ridden and headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, soon headed, no extra towards finish
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression final furlong
soon towards rear, never dangerous
Nonrunner
A very tricky finale may fall to Lightning Queen, with Always Best and Monsieur Dumas the best alternatives. The selection wouldn't appreciate any more rain but has solid form claims on her latest third behind Copernican at Brighton. She appears to be on the upgrade and should go well off her current mark. Always Best doesn't run two races alike but if on a going day Mark Johnston's charge could prove troublesome. Monsieur Dumas has solid form last season but has run poorly so far this campaign. If returning to his best he would be a major threat to all. The other interesting runner is the first time visored Blockley, but unlike most of these Lightning Queen does look progressive and she just edges the decision.
Still Dreaming 50-1 (8-7) In touch, ridden along over 3f out, one pace final 2f, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Step To The Stars (8-4) at Redcar 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gs in Jun.
Private Reason (USA) 20-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened 2f out, 5th of 8, 8l behind History Boy (9-7) at W'hampton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) pol.
Monsieur Dumas (IRE) 40-1 (8-2) Held up, ridden 4f out, never dangerous, last of 8, 20l behind Pipedreamer (9-7) at Pontefract 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Homes By Woodford 22-1 (8-13) In touch, effort on rails when hampered inside final 2f, soon one pace under pressure, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Sun of The Sea (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) gd.
Always Best 9-2 (9-0) Towards rear until some late headway final furlong, 5th of 12, 14l behind Toboggan Lady (8-3) at Hamilton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) sft.
Blockley (USA) 16-1 (8-0) Led, ridden over 4f out, headed over 1f out, soon hung left, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 5l behind Royal Flynn (9-6) at Haydock 1m 3f hcap (5) hvy.
Jardines Bazaar 33-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, headway to lead well over 1f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra, 4th of 12, 7l behind Sir Duke (8-12) at Redcar 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Toboggan Lady 16-1 (8-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, headway to challenge 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Hamilton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) sft beating Kentucky Boy (8-2) by a nk, 12 ran.
Lightning Queen (USA) 16-1 (8-4) Chased leader, ridden 3f out, stayed on one pace final 2f, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Copernican (9-1) at Brighton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) frm in Jun.
Top Rocker 100-1 (8-9) Led until ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 13l behind Copernican (9-0) at Hamilton 1m 3f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Ellies Faith 6-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, kept on same pace final 2f, 5th of 12, 6l behind Danalova (8-7) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo sll (6) hvy.
Kyrhena 100-1 (8-12) Always behind, last of 10, 25l behind Encircled (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Dec.
Amanda Carter 11-2 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 4f out, chased leaders over 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 12, 18l behind Toboggan Lady (8-3) at Hamilton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) sft.
Admiral Savannah (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Held up, chased leaders over 4f out, kept on same pace final 2f, 4th of 15, 15l behind Bollin Felix (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) sft.
