held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon hard ridden, chased winner inside final furlong, nearest finish
tracked leader, driven to challenge over 2f out, soon every chance, lost place inside final furlong
chased leaders, led over 2f out, soon hard driven, stayed on well under pressure
led until over 2f out, gradually weakened approaching final furlong
mid-division, under pressure over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
steadied into mid-division, headway halfway, soon chasing leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, effort well over 2f out, soon weakened
ARAGALL looked as though he had more to offer when winning at Nottingham and is preferred to Fire Raiser and Shabak Hom. The selection was having just his second start for George Baker when landing a Ladies Amateur rider handicap in good style in the East Midlands and the ex-German trained gelding has his rise in the weights negated, in part, by the claim of his jockey. The form of those races can be suspect but he quickened up well when asked to go about his work and did look good value for the winning margin. Fire Raiser is by no means guaranteed to see out this trip on breeding but the way that he stayed on over a mile at Windsor suggests that the experiment is well worth trying and his yard has been in decent form. Shabak Hom produced one of his better efforts last time but may not be entirely straightforward whilst Dane Cottage is an interesting contender on debut for David Evans having won a seller in decisive fashion for Gay Kelleway last time. James Pollard is running well at present but is exposed and lacks the same scope for improvement as Aragall.
Aragall (GER) 6-5fav (10-7) Slowly into stride, held up last, smooth headway over 2f out, challenged 2f out, soon led, ridden clear final furlong, won at Nottingham 1m 2f Ladies Handicap (0-60) (3yo+) (6) gf beating Hurricane Thomas (10-6) by 3 1/2l, 7 ran.
Fame Is The Spur 25-1 (8-6) Held up in 7th, headway on inside and not clearest of runs from 3f out, switched left over 1f out, stayed on to dispute modest 3rd entering final furlong, weakened into 4th near finish, 5th of 9, 7l behind Soul Station (9-2) at Goodwood 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.
Shabak Hom (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Slowly away, in rear, headway on outer from 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Aktia (9-4) at Haydock 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.
Pullyourfingerout (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Set steady pace, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 6l behind Banks And Braes (9-7) at Bath 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Sounds Of Thunder 16-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, 11th of 12, 19l behind Sea Of Heartbreak (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 2f 3yo stk 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Dane Cottage 6-5fav (8-6) Held up in rear, ridden and good headway to lead and edge left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, won at Warwick 1m 3f 3yo sll (6) gf beating Rosewood Lad (8-10) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Fire Raiser 6-1 (8-11) Towards rear, not clear run and switched sharply left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, took 2nd near finish, not able to reach winner, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Abhar (8-11) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
James Pollard (IRE) 16-1 (8-2) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and bumped 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Corrib (8-2) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun.
