mid-division, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon not much room and weakened
held up towards rear, wide straight, short lived effort on outside over 1f out
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, well there until weakened final 100 yards
keen early, close up, pushed along 3f out, headway between horses 2f out, chased leader entering final 1f, driven and stayed on to lead towards finish
chased leader, led over 1f out, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong, no extra and headed towards finish
dwelt, soon close up on outside, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
took keen hold, held up in rear, not clear run briefly well over 1f out, soon switched to outside, kept on inside final furlong, no chance to reach leaders
slowly into stride, held up in last pair, driven and kept on under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd near finish, no chance with front pair
dwelt, took keen hold, soon tracking leaders on inner, ridden over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards
mid-division, ridden and hung left over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden and not quicken over 2f out, beaten after
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, effort on inside well over 1f out, chased leading pair inside final furlong, no impresion, lost 3rd near finish
ORCHARD SUPREME may be ready to blossom and he heads a short-list which includes Sarah Park and Osteopathic Remedy. Hurricane Spirit sprung a surprise at Kempton and bids to follow up from a 4lb higher mark which is far from insurmountable given that he once had a three figure rating. Uniquely Poised, former stablemate Novikov and Multakka have plenty to prove following poor displays but none can be confidently ruled out. Osteopathic Remedy is making his all-weather debut and comes into this race on the back of good runs in defeat behind Wannabe King and Harrison George so he could figure prominently from the same mark if handling the surface. That remains to be seen though so we're going to side with a proven performer who shaped as though a return to winning ways was imminent when fourth behind Sarah Park at Goodwood. He's actually 5lbs worse off but he's a better performer on this surface so that's no concern as he's 3lbs lower than when winning at Wolverhampton in January. Richard Hughes, who gets on well with him, is back on board and Orchard Supreme looks poised to hit the target.
Red Somerset (USA) 50-1 (8-5) Always towards rear on stands side, hung right final 2f, 21st of 27, 16l behind Swift Gift (8-5) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf in May.
Orchard Supreme 15-2 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, never nearer, 4th of 9, 2l behind Sarah Park (9-8) at Goodwood 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sep.
Cordell (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Pressed leader, ridden and lost place over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 12, 36l behind Lindoro (9-3) at Epsom Downs 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Rock Ascot (URU) 100-1 (9-2) Held up, ridden over 3f out, faded entering final furlong, 7th of 10, 9l behind Heliodor (8-10) at Kempton 1m 2f stks (3yo+) (3) pol in Sep.
Sarah Park (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) In touch, switched left and headway over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, unable to quicken, 4th of 17, 1 1/4l behind Ahla Wasahl (8-11) at Ascot 1m flls Listed hcp 0-110 (1) gd in Sep.
Novikov 18-1 (9-1) Always towards rear, last of 12, 31l behind Dunn'o (8-11) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Apr.
Multakka (IRE) 15-2 (9-3) Keen, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 11th of 15, 7l behind Highly Regal (8-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (2) pol in Sep.
Spitfire 11-1 (9-1) In rear, ridden 2f out, never nearer, 6th of 9, 6l behind Swift Gift (9-4) at Newbury 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Aug.
Osteopathic Remedy (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Held up, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Harrison George (9-4) at Ayr 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Sep.
Willow Dancer (IRE) 25-1 (9-12) Mid-division on outside, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out, 13th of 18, 15l behind Marajaa (9-8) at Goodwood 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.
Uniquely Poised (USA) 50-1 (8-8) Raced far side, held up, not troubled leaders over 1f out, never dangerous, 15th of 30, 11l behind Fareer (8-10) at Royal Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
Hurricane Spirit (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, good headway between horses from 2f out, quickened to lead entering final furlong, ran on well, won at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sep beating Northern Spy (8-9) by 1l, 13 ran.
