soon off the pace in last trio, headway under pressure into 3rd and edged left over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
led, clear and ridden over 1f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong
dwelt, soon chasing leader, ridden to challenge and edged left inside final furlong, chased winner final 110 yards, kept on
chased leading trio on inside, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
chased leading pair, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, almost snatched 2nd
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, moderate effort on inside over 1f out
soon off the pace in last trio, pushed along and outpaced halfway, ridden and headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten
A septet of exposed sprinters with a case to be argued for all seven. Powerful Wind and Monumental Man, confirmed trailblazers, will ensure a frantic pace but may set this up for a late closer, with SECRET MILLIONAIRE nominated as the most likely beneficiary. He only just failed to rein in Powerful Wind at Brighton when the pair clashed last month and is now 1lb better off. The Dace inmate has subsequently gone on to score at Salisbury via his customary late thrust, for which he's been raised 4lb, although the competent Michael Murphy offsets the majority of that increase. He's every chance of following up if the gaps fall at the right time. Extrasolar concedes weight all round but came back to form when scoring at Salisbury and was only beaten a length and a half next time at Sandown in competitive Class 3 company. That represents good form in the context of this contest and he looks a real danger.
Extrasolar 25-1 (9-2) In rear, headway over 1f out, ran on, not reach leaders, 5th of 15, 1 1/2l behind Milly's Gift (9-2) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
Powerful Wind (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Made all, clear 3f out, driven out, won at Brighton 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun beating Secret Millionaire (9-5) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Monumental Man 9-2 (9-9) Prominent, ridden halfway, every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Sandfrankskipsgo (9-12) at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
Arctic Lynx (IRE) 11-2 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 5, 10l behind Algar Lad (9-2) at Leicester 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
Secret Millionaire (IRE) 3-1fav (9-0) Held up, headway over 2f out, not clear run when switched left over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Salisbury 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun beating Noverre To Go (9-3) by 1l, 8 ran.
Swendab (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and hung left over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened, last of 6, 7l behind Decision By One (8-2) at Ffos Las 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jun.
Dreams Of Glory 7-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 10l behind Spellmaker (9-0) at Bath 6f hcp 0-80 (4) fm in Jun.