pulled hard, mosly chased leading pair, ridden and every chance 2 out, weakened before the last
held up, headway tracking leaders 3rd, outpaced after 3 out, behind and no chance after, eased
pushed along in early stages, soon racing keenly tracking leaders, challenged between horses approaching 2 out, led narrowly 2 out, kept on well run-in
led, ridden and headed 2 out, chased winner, driven between last two, held last, kept on same pace run-in
raced keenly, chased leader, every chance 2 out, 3rd and one pace between last two
There may only be five runners in this but three of them have already won this summer so it's quite competitive. Royal Irish Hussar may not be the force of old but should be capable of holding his own at this level. Dragon's Den can go well fresh while Instant Karma has had a run on the Flat since winning at Stratford but Phantom Prince has been raised 9lb since beating lesser rivals over a shorter trip here just over two weeks ago. MR KIT CAT beat a subsequent winner at Worcester in June and could complete the hat-trick here as there is every chance he'll be allowed an uncontested lead again.
Royal Irish Hussar (IRE) 20-1 (9-9) Took keen hold, tracked leading pair and clear of rest, went 2nd briefly 3f out, soon ridden, weakened 2f out, 7th of 10, 21 1/2l behind Sweet Selection (9-1) at Newbury 2m 2f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Dragon's Den (IRE) 25-1 (11-6) Always last, slightly hampered 5th, driven and struggling after 13th, never a factor, tailed off, 5th of 6, dist behind Junction Fourteen (11-8) at Wincanton 2m 4f (1) sft in Nov.
Instant Karma (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Held up in rear, not clear run from over 2f out until inside final furlong, never on terms, 8th of 12, 7l behind Marengo (9-4) at Chester 1m 5f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Mr Kit Cat 7-4fav (11-5) Made all, joined 3rd, pressed from 3 out, ridden and ran on gamely, won at Worcester 2m (4) gd in Jun beating Alcock And Brown (10-9) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Phantom Prince (IRE) 10-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 5 out, led 3 out, kept on well run-in, won at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (4) gf in Jul beating Mexican Border (10-6) by 2 3/4l, 9 ran.
