tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on
dwelt always in rear
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, eased
tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
close up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong but no threat
dwelt towards rear, headway on outer to mid-division 6f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders
keen close up, stayed far side alone over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
in touch, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
towards rear, ridden when headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, nearest finish
Menorah is having his first ever start under Flat Rules though he did win a bumper on his debut in 2009. He's a superb chaser who easily won here last month so shouldn't be dismissed. El Salvador hasn't done as well as expected after completing a hat-trick early last year though this trip and ground could bring about some improvement. Goodwood Cup winner BROWN PANTHER ended the last campaign with a fine run in the Melbourne Cup and returned to action beating a small field in the Ormonde Stakes at Chester. He'll be heading for Ascot after this and hopefully will go there with a victory under his belt. Tiger Cliff stepped up from handicaps to run a cracking race in the Yorkshire Cup where he had High Jinks and Camborne behind. The latter was having his first start since September and should have come on enough to give the selection something to think about. Seismos is a Group 1 winner in Germany who is an excellent addition to Marco Botti's team though he's yet to prove he stays this far.
Brown Panther 6-4 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon tracked leader, led over 3f out, sent for home over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, kept on gamely final furlong, won at Chester 1m 5f Grp 3 (1) sft beating Hillstar (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 4 ran.
Camborne 9-1 (9-0) Steadied start, held up last, headway towards far side over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, hung left towards far side inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 7th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Gospel Choir (9-0) at York 1m 6f Grp 2 (1) gd.
Biographer 7-2 (9-1) Led 1f, tracked leader until 5f out, stayed well there until weakened quickly over 2f out, soon behind, tailed off, last of 8, 25l behind Flying Officer (8-12) at Nottingham 1m 6f Listed stks (1) sft in Apr.
El Salvador (IRE) 5-2 (9-6) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden to challenge 1f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 8, ns behind Tarana (9-0) at Limerick 1m 4f Listed stks (1) in Apr.
Girolamo (GER) (9-3) last of 7, 4l behind Ivanhowe (9-3) at Cologne(GER) 1m 4f Grp 2 (1) gd.
High Jinx (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 12, 4l behind Gospel Choir (9-0) at York 1m 6f Grp 2 (1) gd.
Menorah (IRE) 11-4 (11-10) Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 11th, led 15th, drawing clear when not fluent 3 out, stayed on well, won at Sandown 2m 6f lst chs (1) gs in Apr beating Gullinbursti (11-0) by 17l, 5 ran.
Oriental Fox (GER) 14-1 (9-2) Held up in 4th, headway 3f out, challenged over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Tac De Boistron (9-9) at Ascot 2m Grp 3 (1) sft in Apr.
Seismos (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) 10th of 15, 5l behind Certerach (9-0) at Meydan(UAE) 2m Grp 2 (1) gd in Mar.
Tiger Cliff (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Held up towards rtear, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, challenging and edged left from 2f out, disputing lead and every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken well inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Gospel Choir (9-0) at York 1m 6f Grp 2 (1) gd.
Whiplash Willie 5-1 (9-10) Held up behind in touch, headway on inside over 3f out, challenged when carried right over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on, won at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-95 (3) sft beating Rockfella (8-5) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Body Language (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Held up in last trio, stayed on final 2f, went 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 6l behind Dare To Achieve (9-0) at Hamilton 1m 4f listed hcp 0-110 (1) gs.
