always in rear
tracked leader, always travelling well, shaken up to lead well inside final furlong, cheekily
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, slightly outpaced over 1f out, driven and kept on inside final furlong
close up, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
pulled hard in rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up, ridden 3f out, not troubled leaders
led, headed well inside final furlong, soon outpaced by winner
slowly into stride, held up, headway on inside over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on one pace
in rear, pushed along over 4f out, never dangerous
in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
keen, held up in touch, ridden 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Sound Of Nature can continue Henry Cecil's good run with victory here. Torrens and Pentatonic join Can Can Star on the shortlist. The selection steps up to this trip for the first time having made plenty of progress around a mile so far. He runs as if the step up in trip will suit and whilst he doesn't look entirely straight-forward (led down to the start in the past), he looks worth chancing in an open race. Pentatonic makes her handicap debut today and the handicapper may have understimated her (73-rated rival well held in fifth on that last run) today. Torrens has plenty of experience on his side and looks on an attractive mark. The stable are in form and he looks a live danger. Jackie Kiely is decent on the all-weather but completely exposed, whilst Trouble Mountain should come on for his recent run in which the form has been franked anyway. Can Can Star is a course and distance winner and Tony Carroll's consistent colt is one for place purposes once again. An open affair, and Sound Of Nature gets the nod.
Sound of Nature (USA) 4-9fav (9-0) Steadied and bumped start, held up, headway when not clear run over 1f out, never trouble leaders, 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Glenbuck (9-4) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Red Lancer 33-1 (8-11) Towards rear, headway 2f out, driven, one pace final furlong, 9th of 15, 2l behind My Paris (9-7) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-100 (2) frm.
Pentatonic 2-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, always going well, led 2f out, pushed out, won at Bath 1m 2f mdn fll (5) gf in Sept beating Moon Valley (8-12) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
Torrens (IRE) 10-11fav (8-11) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, driven and closed final furlong, not reached winner, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind General Knowledge (9-2) at Folkestone 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Jackie Kiely 9-2 (9-1) Held up in touch, pushed along and lost place 4f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Apr beating Ha'penny Beacon (8-8) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Snowed Under 9-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 9l behind Just Observing (8-8) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Can Can Star 15-2 (9-1) Dwelt, pulled hard, headway to mid-divsion after 2f, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr beating Generous Lad (9-2) by 2l, 12 ran.
Trouble Mountain (USA) 14-1 (8-4) Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace, 5th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Goodbye Mr Bond (9-4) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
