slowly into stride, mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, kept on
held up and behind, ridden 2f out, no impression when not clear run over 1f out, soon eased
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression when edged right over 1f out
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure final furlong, never nearer
chased leaders, ridden and effort when edged right 1f out, not quicken
slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden and effort over 1f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong
made all towards stand side, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well
in touch, ridden and lost place over 2f out, soon weakened
behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, nearest finish
towards rear, driven and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
mid-division, outpaced over 1f out, soon weakened
behind from halfway
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon outpaced, no impression when hampered 1f out
chased leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, faded final furlong
behind, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders
chased leaders until ridden, weakened over 1f out
Withdrawn
The shortlist contains Desert Arc, Amelia, Westborough, Coranglais, Summer Recluse and King Of Cyprus, with the vote going to the last-named. The David Nicholls-trained selection has raced only once, but that run came when impressively taking a Thirsk maiden. Ok, it is hard to assess the form, but he might well be worth chancing here from a canny yard. Desert Arc is on the shortlist because his stable is in form and this course and distance winner is nine pounds below the mark from which he won over course and distance in June 2004. Coranglais is respected based on his eyecatching late headway when third behind Summer Recluse at Warwick on Saturday, and he is now six pounds better off for the one-and-a-half lengths he finished behind his stablemate on that occasion. Amelia get a mention because she is back to a winning mark now and ran pretty well last time, while Westborough is well-handicapped on last October's form and he ran well from a poor draw last time. These are, for us, the principals, with the main hope being Keys Of Cyprus.
Summer Recluse (USA) 9-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride and behind, headway over 2f out, ridden and effort 1f out, ran on well to lead close home, won at Warwick 5f hcp (6) gd beating Kallista's Pride (9-1) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Yorkshire Blue 9-2fav (8-6) Towards rear, effort over 2f out, no impression, 13th of 20, 7l behind Sir Nod (8-7) at York 6f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Nisr 11-4fav (8-12) Chased leader, carried head high and hung left under pressure from 2f out, soon beaten, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Onlytime Will Tell (9-12) at Epsom 6f clm (5) gd in Aug.
Keys of Cyprus 6-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, switched right and headway over 1f out, driven to lead entering final furlong, soon clear, readily, won at Catterick 6f mdn stk (5) gf in Aug beating Underthemistletoe (8-9) by 5l, 9 ran.
Coranglais 10-1 (8-11) Bumped soon after start and lost place, pushed along 3f out, headway 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Summer Recluse (8-11) at Warwick 5f hcp (6) gd.
Kennington 3-1fav (9-0) Led 1f, with leader to over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Desert Opal (8-13) at W'hampton 6f hcp (6) pol.
Petite Mac 11-2 (8-4) Chased leaders, not much room and lost place halfway, ridden and stayed on final furlong, 9th of 18, 3 1/2l behind Cadogen Square (7-9) at Catterick 7f fll hcp (6) gd.
Drury Lane (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Chased leaders stands' side, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 20, 6l behind Azuree (8-5) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) gf.
