Midfield, pushed along early, ridden 2f out, headway 1f out, ran on
Always towards rear
Prominent, joined leader 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Led, joined 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on
Always in rear
Never better than midfield
Midfield, ridden 2f out, weakened
Prominent, ridden 2f out, no extra
Prominent, ridden 2f out, headway to lead 1f out, ran on well
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Five of the 11 entries in this are previous course winners. King Of Tonga and Lihou are drawn one and two respectively so should be up with the pace. ROMAN DRAGON is alongside the pair, however, so should get a good lead into the contest and he will likely see out this intermediate distance better than most. Glory Fighter has finished second three times off this mark this year but Hyperfocus and Gabrial The Devil have been unlucky with the draw. Sampers Seven slips further down the weights so looks a threat and Ancient Times also has claims having run better than the final result suggests at York on Wednesday.
Ancient Times 12-1 (8-10) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 14th of 22, 6 3/4l behind Bergerac (8-12) at York 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Khunan 16-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, held up off the pace towards rear, some headway between horses over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened, 7th of 11, 6l behind Misty Grey (9-13) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (2) pol in Jul.
Roman Dragon 20-1 (9-0) Led, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 6 1/2l behind I'm A Gambler (9-9) at Goodwood 7f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Sampers Seven (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Look Out Louis (8-12) at Chester 5f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Scot's Grace (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Rear mid-division, ridden 2f out, no response, 10th of 11, 8 1/2l behind Nationwide (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp (2) pol in Aug.
Gabrial The Devil (IRE) 22-1 (9-6) Led early, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 13, 3 3/4l behind Fools Rush In (10-2) at Chester 1m hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Glory Fighter 3-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on, always held, 2nd of 4, 3/4l behind Navello (9-8) at Chester 5f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Lihou 6-1 (9-4) Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, no impression, 7th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Mattice (8-10) at Doncaster 5f hcp (3) gf in Aug.
King Of Tonga (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 12, 13 1/2l behind Ghathanfar (9-12) at York 5f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Hyperfocus (IRE) 2-1fav (9-4) Prominent, pushed after 3f out, ridden after 2f out and weakened, kept on one pace, 4th of 5, 3l behind Aleezdancer (8-12) at Ripon 6f hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Lullaby Bay 10-3jfav (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 1f out and weakened quickly, 9th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Guilded (9-0) at Ayr 5f lst fll stks (1) gd in Jun.