tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd over 5f out, led over 2f out, driven out
in touch in 4th, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leader until over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened towards finish
towards rear, headway 3f out, chased winner over 1f out until no extra and lost 2nd place towards finish
slowly away, in rear, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, one pace and no impression
A tight handicap and none can be ruled out. King Of The Danes looked a smart prospect when scoring at Ascot and Goodwood a year ago but shot up the weights as a consequence and struggled though he's now back to just 3lb higher than his last success. SHOURANOUR had some fair form in Ireland and David O'Meara will be pleased with his debut for the yard at Newcastle. He's open to further improvement and could be good enough. Another For Joe had his stablemate Never Forever over 6l behind when gaining a very easy victory at Ayr but the assessor has had his revenge and he's now 11lb higher so it would be no shock if the positions were reversed. Lord Franklin wasn't suited to making the running in a three-horse race at Haydock and is better judged when coming with a late run to snatch the spoils there previously. Dakota Canyon ran his best race for some time at Carlisle and has scored from this mark in the past while Ellaal came with a late charge to score over a mile at Beverley and will enjoy the longer trip.
King Of The Danes 14-1 (8-4) Held up in mid-division, driven and headway into 4th 1f out, no impression and dropped to 5th final 100 yards, 5th of 12, 6l behind Capo Rosso (8-12) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gd in May.
Shouranour (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Muharrer (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.
Another For Joe 7-2 (8-10) Led 1f, led again 3f out, clear entering final furlong, eased towards finish, won at Ayr 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in May beating Alanos (9-2) by 6l, 9 ran.
Lord Franklin 9-4 (9-7) Set steady pace until quickened over 3f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 3, 2 1/4l behind Gran Maestro (9-7) at Haydock 1m 2f app hcp 0-70 (5) sft in May.
Never Forever 11-2 (8-12) In touch, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 9, 7l behind Another For Joe (8-10) at Ayr 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in May.
Dakota Canyon (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, hung right from over 1f out, kept on closing stages, never able to challenge, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Valantino Oyster (8-9) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
Ellaal 8-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Beverley 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in May beating Ewell Place (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
