slowly into stride, held up towards rear, never threatened
held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3f out, stayed on into 2nd inside final furlong, not reach winner
very awkwardly away and lost ground start, held up and behind, headway chasing leaders inside final 2f, stayed on same pace and no impression inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders inside final 3f, hung left and weakened inside final 2f
tracked leader 3f, handy tracking leaders, ridden inside final 2f, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway on inside chasing leaders inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
led and set good pace, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced keenly tracking leaders, went 2nd 7f out until led 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, lost 2nd and no extra in 3rd inside final furlong
slowly into stride, towards rear, never threatened
mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3f out, weakened over 2f out, soon behind, tailed off and eased final furlong
tracked leaders, went 2nd entering final 2f, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on gamely under pressure
HIGHWAYGREY is the only course winner in the line-up and has had excuses in all three starts since successful off a 2lb lower mark here in the spring when Fierospeed was behind. In another open-looking handicap, Tim Easterby’s gelding may offer some value. Hms President is tried in cheekpieces after his latest third at Windsor but Sarvan looks vulnerable again and the maiden Sheer Chance has already been beaten three times in handicaps. Corbulo looks a bigger danger as he’s already won three times this year and has only gone up 2lb since the last of those.
Khagan (IRE) 25-1 (9-11) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Snow Ocean (9-4) at Chester 1m 3f hcp (2) gs in Jul.
HMS President (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Prominent, ridden 3f out, ran on, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Strawberry Rock (8-10) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Highwaygrey 4-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, soon midfield, travelled well 3f out in fourth, every chance 1f out when short of room, no extra, 4th of 7, 6l behind Baryshnikov (9-2) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Sarvan 11-2 (9-8) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, never going pace to reach winner, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Fame N Fortune (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Pitcher's Point (USA) 15-2 (9-7) In touch, pushed along 2f out, no impression, 6th of 9, 7 1/4l behind High Commissioner (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Khatm 18-1 (10-5) Upset in stalls and reared start, held up towards rear, behind final 2f, never a factor, tailed off, last of 11, 13 3/4l behind Mr Excellency (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Duckett's Grove (USA) 33-1 (9-12) Tracked leader until over 2f out, ridden and hampered approaching final furlong, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 10l behind Noonday Gun (9-7) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Fierospeed (IRE) 17-2 (9-9) In rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no extra final furlong, last of 4, 1 3/4l behind Miramichi (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Russian Virtue 3-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, one paced thereafter, 4th of 8, 11 1/2l behind Chai Yo Power (9-0) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Sheer Chance (IRE) 2-1fav (9-2) Soon prominent, tight for room on inner from over 2f out, switched left and headway into moderate 2nd inside final furlong, kept on without threatening, 2nd of 12, 4l behind Silaiyli (9-7) at Down Royal 1m 2f mdn gd in Jun.
Corbulo (IRE) 17-2 (8-11) Made all, ridden over 1f out, held on gamely, unchallenged, won at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jun beating Solent Gateway (9-5) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
