behind on rails, soon pushed along, headway over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong
chased leaders on outside to halfway, weakened over 2f out
dwelt, behind, moderate late headway
chased leaders on outside, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders on outer, led 4f out, headed inside final 2f, weakened quickly
tracked leaders, challenged on stand rail 2f out, soon led, hard driven final furlong, held on all out
chased leaders, hard ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
behind, headway final furlong, no danger
dwelt, bumped start, held up in touch, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
made most on rail to 4f out, stayed front rank, edged left off rails 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, finished well, not reached winner
in touch on outside, weakened over 2f out
behind, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
chased leaders and widest of all, ridden 2f out, soon beaten
prominent to halfway, weakened quickly, virtually pulled up final furlong
pulled hard, in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
behind, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
took keen hold, prominent, weakened over 1f out
This looks a very tight contest, with a tentative nod given in the direction of Bentley, ahead of Marmooq and Brouhaha. Bentley's one of those in this race yet to win at this distance, but has done so over 6 furlongs, and has shown some late strength. So the step up could do the trick, from a beneficial draw of 18. Marmooq's consistently making the frame and has raced off a much higher level in the past, but doesn't have a perfect draw. Brouhaha's not justified recently favouritism over a mile, so the step back could be the answer to breaking his maiden tag. But for a Rolls Royce style smooth success, we'll go with Bentley
Mannello 11-2 (8-12) Mid-division, hard ridden 3f out, soon no impression on leaders, 5th of 12, 9l behind Choreography (9-5) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) frm.
Brouhaha 13-2 (8-9) Prominent, ridden to lead well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 20, 2 1/2l behind Shosolosa (8-4) at Doncaster 1m app hcp (6) gd in May.
To The Max (IRE) 40-1 (8-13) Fly jumped start, slowly away, always in rear, last of 15, 19l behind Wisdom's Kiss (9-0) at Great Leighs 1m hcap (6) pol in May.
Border Artist 13-2 (9-7) Steadied start, held up towards rear, not clear run from well over 1f out, kept on when clear final furlong, not troubled leaders, 5th of 10, 5l behind Mannello (9-2) at Brighton 7f sll (6) gf.
Marmooq 15-2 (8-5) Soon outpaced, headway over 1f out, never able to challenge, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Grand Vizier (8-12) at Yarmouth 7f hcap (5) gd in May.
Vogarth 8-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, weakening when hung left over 1f out, 12th of 16, 10l behind Staked A Claim (10-12) at Redcar 6f amt mdn hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Imperial Lucky (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, driven on wide outside 2f out, no real impression, 6th of 9, 6l behind Ellen's Girl (9-4) at Windsor 1m fll hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Grand Assault 7-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened from over 1f out, last of 7, 4l behind Joy And Pain (8-13) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Franksalot (IRE) 6-1 (11-3) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, kept on same pace from over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 8th of 15, 8l behind Botham (10-5) at Hamilton 6f amt hcp (6) gf.
Majestical (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Held up, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never able to challenge, 4th of 7, 3l behind Doubtful Sound (9-2) at Yarmouth 6f clm (6) gf in May.
Bentley 5-1 (9-0) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, every chance 1f out, edged left and unable to quicken well inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Now You See Me (8-11) at W'hampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Empire Dancer (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Chased leaders to over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 16, 20l behind Paraguay (8-13) at Beverley 1m hcap (6) gf in May.
Balerno 11-2fav (8-8) Always behind, 9th of 14, 10l behind Wahoo Sam (8-10) at Nottingham 1m app hcp (5) gd in May.
Moverra (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 14, 7l behind Zabeel Tower (8-11) at Thirsk 7f hcp (6) gf in May.
Park Valley Prince 5-1 (8-11) Tracked leader to over 2f out, ridden and weakened quickly over 1f out, 12th of 13, 19l behind Emma Jean Lad (9-3) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Metropolitan Chief 9-1 (8-7) Reared at start, held up, ridden on outside over 2f out, never dangerous, 7th of 15, 9l behind Batchworth Blaise (8-6) at Brighton 7f hcap (6) gf in May.
Cornerstone 20-1 (7-13) Prominent until weakened over 1f out, 5th of 11, 6l behind My Learned Friend (8-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Parthenope 16-1 (8-4) In touch, ridden, weakened 2f out, 10th of 14, 9l behind Bold Cross (8-13) at Bath 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
