held up, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders
raced wide, pressed leaders, ridden 2f out, led well inside final furlong, soon edged left
pressed leader, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, not quicken towards finish
held up, ridden and headway 2f out, no impression until ran on to go 2nd towards finish
keen, tracked leading trio, ridden over 2f out, stayed on towards finish
close up, ridden halfway, soon weakened
soon led, ridden and joined from 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra
dwelt always in rear, struggling from halfway
in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on, never near leaders
It will be no surprise to see the top two in the weights fight this one out. Victorian Number found one too good when attempting to land a hat-trick at Kempton and has been raised a further 2lb for his trouble. REGINALD CLAUDE carries a penalty for last week's victory at Wolverhampton but that's negated by an apprentice's allowance. Mark Usher's charge gets the nod to follow up and confirm running with Hinton Admiral and Copper Leyf in the process. Chester Deelyte finished a bit closer last time but the remainder are all struggling at present and hard to fancy.
Reginald Claude 5-2fav (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway on outside well over 1f out, went 2nd over 1f out, pushed along to lead inside final furlong, driven out and edged left towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jul beating Powerful Pierre (9-6) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Victorian Number (FR) 4-1 (9-7) Led early, close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Two Minds (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-68 (6) pol in Jun.
Sarah Berry 33-1 (9-3) Always in rear, weakened 2f out, last of 9, 18l behind Hawk Moth (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) fm in Jul.
Hinton Admiral 11-1 (8-6) Towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 4th of 12, 4l behind Reginald Claude (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jul.
Chester Deelyte (IRE) 22-1 (8-5) Took keen hold chasing leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd final 110 yards, 3rd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Burren View Lady (8-11) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jul.
South Kenter (USA) 50-1 (8-2) Chased winner, pushed along over 2f out, no impression when ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 6l behind Zhiggy's Stardust (9-5) at Kempton 6f app hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jul.
Beach Rhythm (USA) 16-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, soon outpaced, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 6th of 9, 8l behind Dangerous Age (9-5) at Lingfield 5f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Jul.
Purford Green 66-1 (9-7) Mid-division, pushed along on inside halfway, soon weakened, 15th of 17, 19l behind Shore Step (9-1) at Bath 6f mdn stks (5) gs in Apr.
Copper Leyf 25-1 (7-13) Reared badly leaving stalls and lost all chance, always last, tailed off, last of 12, 37l behind Reginald Claude (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jul.