tracked leaders, headway over 1f out, soon every chance, unable to quicken towards finish
close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leader, led halfway, ridden over 1f out, ran on
pushed along and slightly outpaced in rear, ridden over 1f out, headway when not much room inside final furlong, ran on
led, headed halfway, tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Spurofthemoment was disappointing back on Turf here last time while Heer We Go Again has barely raised a gallop since scoring at Lingfield in June but the remaining trio all have decent claims. Star Prize and Shoot To Kill are both previous course and distance winners and the former be the biggest threat to BAL MAL’s hopes of picking up the winning thread again. John Quinn’s gelding rattled up a four-timer before failing to cope with a steep rise in grade at Goodwood and can bounce back at this level.
Shoot To Kill (IRE) 2-1fav (9-7) Disputed lead until ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened quickly, 7th of 8, 18 3/4l behind City Walk (9-10) at Bath 6f hcp (4) fm in Jul.
Bal Mal (FR) 5-1 (8-6) Raced keenly, chased leaders centre of group, ridden over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards, 5th of 9, 3l behind Glamorous Anna (9-3) at Goodwood 5f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Heer We Go Again 50-1 (9-2) Never closer than mid-division, outpaced and behind halfway, last of 8, 14 3/4l behind May Sonic (9-8) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Star Prize (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, pushed along and outpaced halfway, ridden over 2f out, ran on down near rail final furlong, 4th of 8, 4l behind Intrinsic Bond (9-8) at Doncaster 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Spurofthemoment 13-2 (9-6) Towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, never on term, 7th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Indian Sounds (9-12) at Bath 5f hcp (5) gf in Jul.