wore hood to post, raced near side rail, chased winner, well held inside final furlong, weakened and lost two places final 100 yards
raced on near side rail, made all, ridden and ran on well, unchallenged
steadied and went left start, raced centre, always behind, never any chance with leaders near side
raced on near side rail, chased leaders, not clear run and switched left 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd final 100 yards, never able to challenge
went to post early, raced centre, chased leaders, ridden and weakened final 2f, behind and no chance with leaders near side when hampered over 1f out
raced centre, chased leaders 4f, no chance with leaders near side
wore hood to post, raced centre, held up, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, no chance with leaders near side
steadied start, raced near side and keen in rear, switched left over 2f out, headway chasing leaders inside final 2f, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, never able to challenge
raced centre, steadied start, held up towards rear, some late minor headway, never any chance with leaders near side
chased leaders out wide in centre group, weakened inside final 2f, no chance with leaders near side
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It was soft going when Hyperfocus won here last autumn and when Spoof finished third over the minimum trip at Windsor last time. Cuban Breeze is another upped in distance after winning here last month but Mighty Gurkha has yet to score on Turf. ABU MALEK (NAP) made a winning debut over today’s trip at Doncaster last season and was beaten only a neck carrying a penalty at the same track on his reappearance and debut for a new yard. He makes most appeal with improvement expected now handicapping.
Russco (IRE) 9-1 (9-8) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 16, 8l behind Northern Express (9-9) at York 7f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Hyperfocus (IRE) 7-1 (9-9) Fast away and crossed to inside from wide draw and led, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Ballyare (9-3) at Chester 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Mobashr (USA) 8-1 (9-8) Edged left start, held up in 5th, effort over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, no extra, last of 6, 4 1/4l behind Mitrosonfire (9-3) at Nottingham 6f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Mighty Gurkha (IRE) 10-1 (9-10) Slowly away in rear, ridden 2f out, never near leaders, 7th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Prince Of Bel Lir (9-3) at Doncaster 6f hcp (4) gf in May.
Spoof 9-2 (9-1) Chased leaders, hung left 2f out, ran on under pressure between horses inside final furlong, just missed 2nd, 3rd of 7, 1/2l behind Isle Of Lismore (8-11) at Windsor 5f hcp (3) sft in Jun.
Cuban Breeze 7-1 (9-5) In rear, pushed along and headway halfway, ridden over 1f out, chased leader inside last, ran on strongly to lead on line, won at Haydock 5f hcp (4) gs in Jun beating Fox Hill (9-3) by shd, 11 ran.
Abu Malek (IRE) 6-4fav (10-4) Tracked front pair, shaken up and pressed leaders 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, carried right inside last and held towards finish, 2nd of 6, nk behind Cotai West (8-13) at Doncaster 5f stks (5) gd in Jun.
Show Me Show Me 20-1 (9-8) Slow away, behind and outpaced, well beaten over 2f out, 10th of 11, 19 1/2l behind Ballyare (9-3) at Chester 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Shark Two One 11-2 (10-1) Close up, ridden and weakened 2f out, 7th of 8, 7 3/4l behind Call Me Ginger (10-3) at Ayr 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Under Curfew 10-3 (9-9) Keen tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Lihou (9-9) at Salisbury 5f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Cold Stare (IRE) 28-1 (9-3) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Snazzy Jazzy (9-10) at Hamilton 6f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Oso Rapido (IRE) 17-2 (10-4) Took keen hold, held up in behind leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra and faded inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Cliffcake (9-11) at Thirsk 7f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Algheed (IRE) 3-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Tyger Bay (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
