raced keenly in rear, headway chasing leaders inside final 2f, switched to race near side and went 2nd inside final 150 yards, stayed on same pace, never going pace to reach winner
tracked leading pair, ridden and weakened over 2f out
wore hood to post, steadied start, held up in last pair, pushed along near side rail 3f out, some headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
raced keenly, soon led and raced in centre, pushed along and headed over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened quickly
led briefly, chased leader, led going well over 2f out, clear and in command when hung left and ridden inside final furlong, stayed on well
tracked leading trio, went 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, never going pace to challenge and weakened into 3rd inside final 150 yards
Chorus Line won over 7f earlier while Alyara placed over the same distance at Lingfield. Ae Fond Kiss drops down in trip after finishing runner-up at Sandown while both Eyeshadow and AZAHARA PALACE make their handicap debuts. The latter made all to win a maiden race over track and trip last month and Billy Loughnane takes 3lb off his back in this.
Ellade 5-1 (10-4) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 5l behind Lady Wormsley (9-5) at Doncaster 1m hcp fll (5) gd in Jun.
Alyara 10-1 (10-0) Raced wide early, held up, headway over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd final strides, never going pace to challenge, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Amathus (10-2) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Chorus Line 13-2 (8-11) Steadied start, held up in last trio, dropped to rear and struggling over 3f out, hung left and no impression 2f out, finally picked up inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved, 6th of 9, 8l behind Quick Change (10-1) at Haydock 1m hcp fll (4) gf in Jun.
Ae Fond Kiss 17-2 (8-13) Led briefly, chased leader, led again inside final 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, plugged on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Gert Lush (8-13) at Sandown 1m 1f hcp fll (5) gs in May.
Azahara Palace 10-11fav (9-1) Raced keenly, made all on near side, rail, joined 2f out, ridden and hung left inside final furlong, well on top final 100 yards, won at Chepstow 1m mdn stks (5) gf in Jun beating Owners Dream (9-6) by 1l, 5 ran.
Eyeshadow 14-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair, headway on inside 2f out, stayed on steadily inside final furlong, went modest 4th towards finish, 4th of 9, 5 1/4l behind English Oak (9-7) at Thirsk 1m stks (5) gf in Jul.
