keen, tracked leaders, switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, soon chased winner and edged right, gaining towards finish
keen, tracked leaders, headway to lead 2f out, ridden and ran on
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakening when short of room and hit rail
in touch in rear, never a factor
keen, raced wide, tracked leader, ridden and slightly outpaced over 1f out, rallied and edged right inside final furlong
raced wide close up, headway 2f out, chase winner briefly over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Almanack has been running well in patches for Mark Pattinson and trounced the field in a low-grade event at Salisbury, but this looks tougher and he hasn’t always been the most consistent performer,, so HONIARA might be a better option. He made all at Brighton last time and should be seen to even better effect over this longer trip. Imperial State has twice made the frame recently without ever looking like getting his head in front while Rattle On has failed to build on his win at Lingfield in the spring. Fashaak was beaten a long way at Yarmouth last time and is best watched for the time being, while Peak Storm has done nearly all his winning at Chepstow and has shown little in four outings this year.
Honiara 13-8 (9-7) Made all, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, all out, won at Brighton 7f hcp (4) gf in Jun beating Fast Dancer (9-6) by nk, 4 ran.
Imperial State 11-2 (9-6) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind North Creek (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Fashaak (IRE) 11-2 (9-1) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 7l behind Kestrel Dot Com (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (4) gd in May.
Peak Storm 10-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, soon tracking leading pair, pushed along and lost 3rd 2f out, weakened soon after, last of 4, 6 3/4l behind Priors Brook (9-7) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Almanack 13-8fav (9-12) In touch, headway to press leaders over 3f out, led 2f out, ridden clear entering final furlong, won at Salisbury 7f hcp (6) fm in Apr beating Living Leader (9-12) by 6l, 9 ran.
Rattle On 5-2fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden and no impression with winner 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 13 1/2l behind Einstein (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jun.