held up in rear, headway on rail over 1f out, not clear run switched left and ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd well inside final furlong, not reach winner
led, edged left off rail 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
chased leaders on outside, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, chased winner until well inside final furlong, no extra
quickly away, soon restrained and pulled hard in last pair, good headway on rail to lead over 1f out, soon shaken up, ran on well
chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
NonRunner
Super Julius has won Class 5 handicaps at Wolverhampton and Brighton but this represents a big step-up in grade from 3lb higher. Spring Loaded drops the other way having been racing exclusively in Class 2 company. His best form is on the all-weather but he's 13lb lower on Turf so has to be a threat. DARK SHOT has been running well at a higher level and the return to the minimum is in his favour. He won in this grade at Ascot and his short-head defeat by Caspian Prince in the Epsom Dash was given a massive boost when the winner won a Group 2 at the Curragh on Saturday. He's won here in the past and can do so again though the other course and distance winner in the line-up, Stepper Point, is always capable of a big run in this sort of class.
Spring Loaded (IRE) 14-1 (9-10) Raced far side, took keen hold tracking leaders and in mid-division, overall, ridden inside final 2f, switched left and weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 13, 7 1/2l behind Culturati (9-9) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Stepper Point 28-1 (8-12) Led overall on stands side rail, driven and headed inside final 2f, weakening when hampered over 1f out, 15th of 17, 12 1/2l behind Danzeno (9-10) at Ascot 5f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Dark Shot 5-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 13, 3/4l behind Upstaging (9-10) at Windsor 6f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Majestic Hero (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 18th of 19, 6 1/2l behind Tithonus (8-8) at Curragh 5f hcp gd in Jul.
Love On The Rocks (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 9, 3 1/2l behind Fethiye Boy (8-3) at Sandown 5f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Super Julius 5-4 (10-4) Chased leader, pushed along halfway, edged left and stumbled 2f out, ridden and plenty to do over 1f out, ran on well to lead towards finish, won at Brighton 5f hcp (5) gf in Jul beating Come On Dave (10-4) by 1/2l, 4 ran.
Musical Comedy 10-1 (9-8) Pressed winner, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 5 1/4l behind Poet's Society (9-9) at Newmarket 5f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Lightscameraction (IRE) 40-1 (10-3) Slowly away, behind, hampered 2f out, no impression, 11th of 12, 6l behind Reflektor (9-10) at Chester 5f hcp (3) gs in Jul.