prominent, ridden to chase leaders over 3f out, effort 2f out, not quicken over 1f out
pulled hard towards rear, headway on outer 3f out, no progress and weakened from 2f out
mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
held up mid-division, ridden to lead over 1f out, no extra and headed well inside final furlong
held up in touch, lost place when not much room from 2f out, eased when no chance over 1f out
held up towards rear, moderate progress final 2f, never dangerous
soon led, headed narrowly over 4f out, led again over 2f out, soon under pressure and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
behind, ridden over 3f out, kept on from over 1f out, not troubled leaders
raced wide, held up, ridden and effort 3f out, weakened quickly 2f out
behind, shaken up over 2f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish
held up and behind, ridden over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, not reached leaders
slowly into stride, settled in rear, headway over 2f out on inside, not clear run over 1f out, eased when no chance afterwards
close up until ridden 3f out, soon weakened
tracked leader, every chance over 1f out, not quicken and one pace final furlong
took keen hold, tracked leader, led narrowly over 4f out to over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Nonrunner
We will side with Sky Quest here ahead of Namroc, Ionian Spring, Whitsbury Cross, Gavroche and Star Of Light. Sky Quest is now on the mark from which he scored last August and, with his stable in good form, might go well here at a good price. Over this longer trip, Namroc, who was fancied to go well last time, could feature, while we expect a good run from Ionian Spring, who scored in claiming company last time but who is well weighted on his best form of last year. Gavroche is just a pound below a winning mark and has been running well, while Star Of Light is worth another try at this trip having run well at a mile last time, but Temple Place and Lucayan Legend have yet to prove their effectiveness at it. Evaluator is running well but keeps finding one to beat him and Prince Nureyev looked more like his old self last time and is weighted to go very well if at his best. Compton Drake is actually back to a winning mark now, while the course and distance winner Sangiovese is fairly competitively weighted. Finally, the hat-trick seeking Whitsbury Cross has to be considered as he is in good heart, although it is interesting that he is very much worse off with Sky Quest based on last year's Sandown form for two necks. We will see how things work out this time but, that said, we still give the speculative vote to Sky Quest.
Temple Place (IRE) 11-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, headway 2f out, ridden, effort over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Helm Bank (9-13) at Newcastle 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Ionian Spring (IRE) 5-4fav (9-2) Keen, in touch, led over 1f out, ran on, won at Chester 1m 2f clm (5) gd in Jun beating Terminate (8-4) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Evaluator (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Keen, held up, came centre 8f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, hung right final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Rawdon (9-8) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Prince Nureyev (IRE) 20-1 (9-8) Prominent on outer, chased leaders 3f out, every chance over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 4th of 11, 1l behind I'm So Lucky (9-8) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (2) gd.
Lucayan Legend (IRE) 66-1 (9-10) Raced far side, held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 7th of 19, 8l behind Kamanda Laugh (9-10) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Flight of Esteem 16-1 (9-12) Towards rear, under pressure over 2f out, no impression on leaders and soon weakened, 10th of 11, 9l behind I'm So Lucky (9-8) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (2) gd.
Whitsbury Cross 11-4 (9-8) Held up in 4th and off the pace, headway under pressure over 2f out, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Jun beating Secretary General (9-12) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.
Namroc (IRE) 4-1 (8-4) In touch on outer, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f, 6th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Norton (8-8) at Sandown 1m hcp (2) gd in May.
Lodger (FR) 20-1 (9-7) Behind, effort 2f out, soon beaten, 10th of 16, 9l behind Escayola (9-7) at Ascot 2m hcp (C1) gf in Sept.
Consonant (IRE) 40-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, weakened 4f out, soon tailed off, last of 8, 35l behind Salute (9-5) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Gavroche (IRE) 9-2 (10-0) Held up, headway 2f out, soon hung left, chased winner final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Oligarch (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Sky Quest (IRE) 8-1 (9-10) Started slowly and always in rear, last of 11, 11l behind I'm So Lucky (9-8) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (2) gd.
Pagan Sky (IRE) 20-1 (8-3) Towards rear, never dangerous, 12th of 15, 12l behind Zeitgeist (8-10) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (2) gf.
Sangiovese 4-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 8th of 11, 20l behind Double Vodka (8-10) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in May.
Compton Drake 11-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, not clear run towards finish, 8th of 13, 3l behind Frontier (9-1) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) gf.
Star of Light 11-1 (9-5) Raced far side, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 19, 6l behind Kamanda Laugh (9-10) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
