soon led, hung right on bend over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong
mid-division, headway 3f out, chased leading pair 2f out, edged left over 1f out, not quicken
broke well, prominent, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
held up in rear, not clear run from over 2f out until switched right and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never able to challenge
awkward leaving stalls, started slowly, took keen hold in rear, headway 3f out, pushed wide well over 1f out, no impression
broke well, always prominent, ridden 2f out, rider dropped rein briefly over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
held up, struggling over 2f out
pulled hard, mid-division, effort 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, not much room when losing place over 2f out, soon beaten
Nonrunner
Portrush Storm was impressive when winning at Carlisle recently and a 6lb penalty may not be enough to stop him, however this track may not play to his strengths and so preference instead is for Sinbad The Sailor ahead of Seeking The Star. John Hills took this race last year with Yes One and he has a solid chance again with Sinbad The Sailor. His recent second reads fairly well in the context of this race and the step up in trip around here should hold no fears. Kiho was well-backed last time but came up just short; his turn should not be far away and a mark of 67 looks fair. Always Certain has had plenty of chances, whilst Novestar looks high enough in the weights at present. Seeking The Star steps up in trip for the first time and if he gets the trip (stamina on father's side in pedigree), then he shouldn't be too far away. At a price Daraiym needs a watch in the betting, however it is Sinbad The Sailor who is fancied to make waves.
Maximus Aurelius (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Chased leaders in main group, under pressure 3f out, soon beaten, 10th of 17, 13l behind Mexican Venture (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp (5) gs in May.
Sinbad The Sailor 7-1 (8-13) Steadied start, held up in rear, outpaced over 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on, 2nd of 11, 3l behind Dancer's Legacy (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp (5) gd in May.
Seeking The Star (CAN) 14-1 (9-2) Behind in main group, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on, 5th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Chrystal Venture (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Kiho 3-1co-fav (8-11) Towards rear, headway 2f out, no impression on winner final furlong, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Vinces (9-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gf in May.
Portrush Storm 10-3jt-fav (8-10) Held up in touch and keen, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Carlisle 1m 1f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) gd beating Chaenomeles (9-0) by 4l, 10 ran.
Always Certain (USA) 12-1 (8-13) Led early, prominent until weakened over 2f out, 9th of 12, 12l behind Dream Express (8-13) at W'hampton 7f mdn 0-70 (5) pol in May.
Daraiym (IRE) 100-1 (8-6) Mid-division, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 13, 23l behind Missioner (8-13) at Haydock 1m mdn stk (5) gf in May.
Elusive Deal (USA) 10-1 (9-1) Always towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 14l behind Wiseman's Diamond (9-6) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Una Auroraborealis 9-2 (8-7) Led after 1f, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Ledgerwood (9-3) at Yarmouth 1m 1f 3yo sll (6) gf in May.
Novestar (IRE) 16-1 (8-5) Tracked leader, led over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, won at Southwell 1m 4f clm (5) fbs beating Black Falcon (9-4) by 4l, 13 ran.
