in touch in mid-division, pulled hard, mistake 1st, not fluent 5th, headway 8th, switched left when not much room and mistake 2 out, no extra before last
held up towards rear, not fluent 4th, headway before 8th, led 2 out, edged right before last, headed flat, carried left, held towards finish
edged right start and slowly away, held up towards rear, switched right and headway 2 out, challenged last, led and edged left flat, holding 2nd towards finish
in touch in mid-division, closed after 3 out, close up 2 out, not quicken before last, stayed on flat
not jump well, held up towards rear, well beaten 3 out
chased leader, not fluent 6th, led before 2 out, soon headed, weakened flat
led until before 2 out, lost place before last
chased leaders, lost place 3 out, no impression after, mistake last
Mahons Glory placed several times in Ireland when trained by Denis Hogan. Lifetime Legend was clear when falling two out at Doncaster in February and placed on the Flat in the spring but we’ll take a chance on the fitness on MEXICO as the bumper winner ran a race full of promise at Ascot around this time last year. Ginny's Destiny and Heezer Geezer are other bumper winners and Ohnodonttakemehome and The Kniphand, who has gone close in all three starts so far, also demand respect in an open-looking renewal.
Ginny's Destiny (IRE) 2-1fav (11-1) Disputed lead, led narrowly over 4f out, pushed along and steadily drew clear from over 2f out, readily, won at Chepstow 2m (5) gd in Apr beating Moonshine Spirit (11-1) by 4 1/2l, 7 ran.
Heezer Geezer (FR) 9-4 (11-2) Held up, travelled strongly and made headway to challenge 2f out, ridden and ran on well to lead inside final furlong, won going away, won at Doncaster 2m 1f (5) sft in Feb beating Spectacular Genius (11-2) by 4 3/4l, 4 ran.
Mahons Glory (IRE) 15-8fav (11-12) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway into 2nd 2 out, soon ridden in 3rd and no impression approaching straight, no extra before last, 3rd of 14, 31l behind Faron (11-4) at Kilbeggan 1m 7f mdn Good - Yielding in Apr.
Mexico (GER) 22-1 (10-12) Soon held up towards rear, headway out wide before 2 out, ridden and edged right between last two, lost 3rd at the last, no extra in 4th run-in, 4th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Kandoo Kid (10-12) at Ascot 2m (3) sft in Oct.
Ohnodonttakemehome (FR) 9-4fav (11-2) Raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, led over 1f out until inside final furlong, stayed on same pace and no extra final 110 yards, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Parc D'amour (11-2) at Doncaster 2m 1f (5) gs in Mar.
Young Buster (IRE) 6-1 (12-2) Pr, 3rd from 5th, ld brfly aftr 4out, chall aftr 3out, ld well aftr 3out, 2 1/2l adv gng best bef last, ko, won at Ballindenisk 3m mdn sft in Dec beating Twilight Glory (11-11) by 2l, 16 ran.
Lifetime Legend (IRE) 20-1 (11-8) Mid-division, weakened 3f out, 15th of 16, 33 1/2l behind Zikany (11-5) at Goodwood 2m hcp (4) gs in Oct.
The Kniphand (FR) 11-4 (10-12) Not fluent and jumped right at times, chased leaders, closed when wandered into 5th, not clear run and switched left after last, soon hard ridden and every chance, held towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Our Marty (10-12) at Perth 2m (4) gd in Sep.
