mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well
prominent, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
prominent, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no impression on winner
bumped start, in rear, some headway over 1f out, no impression
chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, one pace and no impression inside final furlong
raced stands side, led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
steadied and bumped rival start, behind, headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up well in rear, headway and edged right over 1f out, never nearer
chased leaders, lost place over 3f out
dwelt, soon switched towards stands side, well behind over 2f out
Persian Bolt has gone close on several occasions while top weight shouldn't prevent a good run from Lady Crossmar, who has the beating of Strike A Light on their run together at Lingfield in the summer. Mister Mayday seems best over a mile, however, and would also have preferred more give in the ground and Rose Buck's only win came over 6f. PERFECT MISSION is back on his favoured surface and on a winning mark. He missed the break last time at Brighton so Andrew Balding's six-year-old gets a tentative vote in a modest finale.
Lady Crossmar (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) With leader, driven to lead narrowly inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression inside final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Peace Accord (9-9) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Harry Bosch 25-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, went to stands side rail 6f out, lost place over 3f out, 15th of 16, 30l behind Bob (11-0) at Doncaster 1m stks 0-70 (5) gd.
Persian Bolt (USA) 9-2 (8-11) 2nd of 6, nk behind Water Queen (9-0) at Chepstow 7f mdn fll stks (5) gd.
Celestial Bay 12-1 (9-10) Raced centre, held up, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, modest 4th from over 1f out, 4th of 14, 10l behind Belle Park (8-13) at Chepstow 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Perfect Mission 10-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, never able to challenge, 4th of 6, 8l behind Bayleyf (9-6) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Ostralegus 7-1 (8-7) Close up, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 7, 7l behind Sophisticated Heir (9-6) at Leicester 7f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Jun.
Mister Mayday (IRE) 5-2fav (9-6) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, headway 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 7l behind Belle Bayardo (9-8) at Chepstow 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Speedy Writer 6-1 (9-2) Pushed along briefly leaving stalls, held up in last pair, headway towards ouside 4f out, switched right 3f out, soon ridden and weakened, last of 6, 19l behind Wordismybond (9-7) at Newbury 1m 1f app hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.
Rose Buck 33-1 (8-12) Raced wide in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, not reach winner, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Tychaios (9-3) at Epsom Downs 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Malaysian Boleh 6-1 (9-6) Towards rear, headway 1f out, stayed on well to take 2nd close home, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind For Shia And Lula (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5).
Strike A Light 9-4fav (9-9) Raced in centre, held up in touch, pushed along halfway, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 3l behind Lady Phill (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.
