led, headed 7f out, soon lost place
tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed final 100 yards, no extra when lost 2nd place close home
held up mid-division, chased leaders on outer 6f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
dwelt, held up towards rear, headway on outer over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly away, mid-division, lost place 4f out
tracked leaders and keen, pushed along and lost place over 3f out
slowly away and went right start, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon switched left, kept on to take 2nd towards finish
tracked leader, led over 6f out, headed over 3f out, regained lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
slowly away, held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, some headway, no impression
tracked leader, led 7f out, soon headed, regained over 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, pushed along over 6f out, ridden and hung right when weakening over 1f out
dwelt, held up towards rear, effort 3f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, led final 100 yards
mid-division and keen, pushed along and weakened over 3f out
dwelt, held up towards rear, behind over 3f out
KENYAN CAT, under the leading amateur rider, gets the nod. Exceedingly well-backed when winning a Yarmouth seller earlier in the month, his trainer wasn't too happy that he had to go to 5,200 guineas to hold onto him after rival bidding came from a rather salubrious character at the sales. However he can prove his worth with a follow-up success off his lowest ever handicap mark. Support for Whisper Wind would arouse interest, as it would for either of Royal Composer or the well-handicapped Love In The Park. Follow The Sun has better recent form than most of his rivals with a solid Haydock second to Switched Off (leaned on by the winner late on) whilst Sunset Boulevard and the decent hurdler Sweet World look the best of the rest.
Hurricane Thomas (IRE) 11-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 16, 15l behind Dean Iarracht (10-8) at Beverley 1m 2f am hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Heredias (GER) 20-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, every chance over 2f out, weakening when not much room 1f out, last of 7, 12l behind Leyte Gulf (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
Black Coffee 25-1 (9-12) Tracked leader, led over 8f out, headed over 3f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong, 11th of 12, 35l behind Straversjoy (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (0-65) (6) pol.
Aine's Delight (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 12l behind Granny Mcphee (9-7) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.
Monfils Monfils (USA) 33-1 (10-5) Towards rear, headway well over 1f out, soon ridden and no impression, 6th of 16, 11l behind Dean Iarracht (10-8) at Beverley 1m 2f am hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Sweet World 16-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 17l behind Bombardier Wells (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f sell stks (6) pol in Feb '09.
Lady Lam 15-2 (9-12) Awkward start, raced keenly and soon mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 7l behind New Code (9-0) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Munich (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Reminders after start, soon close up on outside, pushed along to chase leaders 3f out, driven over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased when no chance final furlong, 6th of 10, 9l behind Foxtrot Alpha (9-4) at Folkestone 7f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Aug.
Masterofceremonies 25-1 (10-1) Slowly away, soon pushed along towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden 2f out, no extra and edged left inside final furlong, 4th of 16, 8l behind Dean Iarracht (10-8) at Beverley 1m 2f am hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Follow The Sun (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) Soon led, headed 8f out, led over 5f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Switched Off (11-3) at Haydock 1m 4f am hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) sft.
Love In The Park 14-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, ridden over 5f out, soon beaten, 12th of 13, well behind Rowan Light (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Aug.
King of Rhythm (IRE) 33-1 (9-12) Chased leaders on outer, pushed along and weakened 3f out, last of 16, well behind Dean Iarracht (10-8) at Beverley 1m 2f am hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Kenyan Cat 5-4fav (8-7) In rear, good headway on inside to track leader 4f out, led 2f out, ridden out, won at Yarmouth 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) sft beating Mister Frosty (9-5) by 2 3/4l, 9 ran.
Whisper Wind 18-1 (9-3) Mid-division, progress over 1f out, soon hard driven, stayed on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 4th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Grand Vizier (9-10) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Royal Composer (IRE) 8-1 (9-8) In rear, headway on wide outside 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, never near leaders, 8th of 13, 8l behind Strike Force (9-10) at Beverley 1m am hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Rajnagan (IRE) 40-1 (9-3) 9th of 16, 5l behind Carte Sauvage (9-6) at Deauville(FR) 1m 4f hcp pol in Dec '08.
Sunset Boulevard (IRE) 14-1 (9-13) Held up mid-division, headway over 4f out, chased winner over 2f out, no extra when lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Timocracy (9-13) at Lingfield 1m 4f sell stks (6) pol in Jun.