held up towards rear, outpaced in last passing halfway, gradually weakened
prominent, every chance when went second 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken 1f out, dropped to third inside final furlong, no extra final strides
soon prominent, going well in share of third passing halfway, raced wide off home turn, chased leaders 1f out, ran on strongly to lead inside final 110 yards, just did enough
midfield, dropped towards rear 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened and dropped to last inside final furlong
towards rear early, soon midfield, pushed along 3f out, chased leaders from 2f out, every chance when ridden 1f out, soon no extra and weakened to fifth near finish
held up, outpaced 3f out, dropped to last home turn, ridden 2f out, very modest gains past one tiring rival near finish
midfield, outpaced when raced widest off home turn, ridden 1f out, gradually weakened
midfield, chased leaders 3f out, kept on well final furlong but not pace of front trio near finish
keen when wide down centre early, switched left when led after first furlong, pushed along when hard pressed both side 1f out, ridden when headed inside final 110 yards, kept on but not pace of winner final strides
prominent when wide on track early, went second before halfway, ridden when lost position 2f out, kept on one pace in sixth near finish
held up towards rear, outpaced and pushed along 2f out, kept on again inside final furlong, never nearer in seventh at finish
NonRunner
WAR IN HEAVEN has won five times over longer trips since joining Mick Appleby. He scored over a mile here last time but landed a double over 6f last season so today’s distance should hold no fears. Secret Moment won over 6f on his reappearance and is preferred to stablemate Open Mind but Chola Empire has yet to win on Turf. Owl Island and Onight both landed doubles before poor efforts on their handicap debuts with fast ground put forward as an excuse for the former.
Toimy Son (FR) 50-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride and slightly hampered start, raced near side, held up in rear, headway near side of group under pressure over 1f out, went 3rd in group final 100 yards, no chance with centre group, 18th of 29, 8 3/4l behind Witch Hunter (9-10) at Ascot 7f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Open Mind 11-1 (9-9) Bumped start, soon prominent, ridden 2f out, outpaced and held from over 1f out, 4th of 6, 3 3/4l behind Justanotherbottle (9-0) at Ripon 6f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
War In Heaven (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, pushed along well over 1f out, ridden and led 1f out, soon faced strong challenge, kept on gamely, just prevailed, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (3) pol in Jun beating Arthur's Realm (9-2) by shd, 8 ran.
King's Knight (IRE) 8-11fav (9-12) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 5, 5l behind Swiss Ace (8-13) at Newcastle 7f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
New Definition 33-1 (9-11) Chased leaders on inside, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 19 1/4l behind He's A Monster (9-6) at Sandown 7f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Sir Oliver (IRE) 7-2 (9-10) Tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Priscilla's Wish (9-10) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Secret Moment (IRE) 10-3 (9-3) Held up in touch, closed over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (4) pol in Jun beating Vespasian (9-5) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Owl Island (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Raced keenly off the pace in last trio, ridden and no response inside final 2f, soon beaten, 7th of 8, 12 1/2l behind He's A Monster (9-6) at Sandown 7f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Wyvern 14-1 (9-0) In rear, ridden 3f out, always behind, 7th of 8, 8 1/2l behind War In Heaven (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (3) pol in Jun.
Onight 11-1 (9-3) Midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 14, 16 1/4l behind Dark Thirty (9-3) at York 7f hcp (3) gd in May.
Distinguished Lady (FR) 17-2 (8-10) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish, 5th of 8, 3l behind Radio Goo Goo (9-0) at York 6f hcp fll (2) gf in Jun.
Chola Empire 9-2 (9-0) Steadied start, close up in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on to go 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 6, 3 1/4l behind Able Kane (9-7) at Newmarket 7f hcp (3) gs in Jun.
