in touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off and eased
chased leader, led over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
held up in mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon struggling, tailed off
held up towards rear, ridden 4f out, plugged on one pace final 2f
held up towards rear, steady headway on outside over 4f out, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden to led over 1f out, stayed on well
close up in 5th, pushed along 5f out, led well over 1f out until over 1f out, stayed on same pace
in touch, ridden 4f out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off
soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to 2nd 1f out, stayed on
chased leaders, weakened 3f out, tailed off
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, niggled along 5f out, some headway on far rail 3f out, never on terms, tailed off
held up headway over 3f out, never reached leaders, weakened inside final 2f
always behind, tailed off
A four-year-old has won five of the six renewals of this contest and OLD HUNDRED can continue the trend. He landed a double with a victory at Doncaster on his return and James Fanshawe's charge has an earlier victory over today's rival Saggiatore to his credit. Seaside Sizzler is another chasing his hat trick after a couple of wins at Kempton but a 9lb rise makes his task a tough one, while Trovare won twice here last summer and went close again over C&D a fortnight ago. Denton and Hayzoom look high enough in the weights now however.
Denton (NZ) 10-1 (9-10) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Accumulate (8-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Apr.
Trovare (USA) 8-1 (8-5) In touch, effort over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to go 3rd post, 3rd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Yorgunnabelucky (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp 0-105 (2) gf.
Old Hundred (IRE) 5-2fav (9-4) Tracked leading trio, headway over 2f out, went 3rd 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead 1f out, soon clear, won at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr beating Nave (9-10) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Hayzoom 14-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 18, 3 1/2l behind Line Of Duty (9-7) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Veiled 50-1 (8-3) In rear, behind 5f out, last of 14, well behind Theola (8-2) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp 105 (2) gd in Sep.
Seaside Sizzler 7-2 (9-5) Always prominent, hard ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon hung left, led over 1f out, driven clear, won at Kempton 2m hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Blackstone Vegas (8-10) by 7l, 9 ran.
Parhelion 16-1 (8-13) Raced wide, in touch, headway to 3rd 5f out, went 2nd 2f out, every chance 1f out until winner swept by inside final furlong, kept pressing for 2nd, 3rd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Zigato (9-6) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Boston Blue 16-1 (9-5) Led 2f, tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 17, 14l behind Dark Ranger (8-7) at York 2m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Gifted Leader (USA) 8-1 (9-1) Pushed along towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 8th of 18, 5l behind Line Of Duty (9-7) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Saggiatore 13-2 (9-4) Chased leading pair until halfway, close up, ridden 4f out, chased leader over 2f out, soon led, 3 lengths clear over 1f , driven out, won at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Oct beating Joseph Lister (9-13) by 3l, 7 ran.
Cat O' Nine Tails 7-1 (9-1) Led, headed over 2f out, ridden 1f out, no extra towards finish, 7th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Hawk Mountain (9-5) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Deadly Silence (USA) 33-1 (8-10) Held up, ridden and slightly outpaced 3f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 11, 8l behind Spensley (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Nov.
Blue Spartan (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Held up, ridden on outside 3f out, soon beaten, 9th of 10, 25l behind Peintre D'argent (8-8) at Newbury 1m 4f app hcp (5) gf.
Highland Park (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) In touch, weakened 3f out, soon eased, last of 10, well behind Chain Of Events (8-13) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
