led, ridden and headed over 1f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong
tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, weakened quickly
tracked leading pair, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and weakened approaching final 2f
held up in rear, headway on inside into modest 4th final 2f
held up in touch, good headway on outside tracking leaders over 3f out, went 2nd approaching final furlong, ridden and stayed on to lead towards finish
started slowly, held up in last pair, headway into modest 5th final 2f
tracked leaders, 2nd 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well, headed towards finish
in touch until pushed along halfway, soon ridden and weakened rapidly, tailed off
Anythingtoday caught the eye on his first run since being gelded when a close fourth at Goodwood and his yard has hit a bit of form. But INTREPIDLY (NAP) can only improve on his comeback run at Sandown when far from disgraced. He’s only had the three starts so there should be plenty more to come. Calvados Spirit is hard to catch right but has ability and Biotic has run well in a couple of starts here this year, though is still creeping up the weights. Rita's Man won at Redcar and Ripon in May but was only third when chasing a hat-trick here last time and has gone up another 3lb since.
Calvados Spirit 6-1 (9-5) Keen, tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Realize (9-4) at Bath 1m hcp (3) fm in Jun.
Matorico (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, blundered and unseated rider 5 out, at Haydock 2m 7f hcp (1) hvy in Nov.
Udogo 25-1 (9-7) Second to leader, ridden at halfway, lost position and weakened approaching 2f out, 8th of 9, 12 1/4l behind Shifting Star (8-6) at Windsor 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Biotic 5-2fav (8-11) Steadied start, held up last, good headway towards outside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed near finish, 2nd of 7, nk behind Hollywood Road (9-4) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Intrepidly (USA) 5-2fav (9-3) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 1 3/4l behind The Statesman (8-8) at Sandown 1m 1f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Craftsmanship (FR) 9-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 9th of 10, 9 1/2l behind Angrywhitepyjamas (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Anythingtoday (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, effort inside final furlong, unable to quicken towards finish, 4th of 6, 1 1/4l behind Mudaarab (9-3) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Rita's Man (IRE) 2-1fav (9-8) Took keen hold, chased leaders, went centre in straight, 2nd overall and every chance 2f out, soon ridden, edged right over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, one pace in 3rd, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Chance To Dream (9-8) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) gs in May.
