raced keenly in midfield, ridden along and weakened 2f out
mid-division, pushed along 2f out, kept on
led, joined shortly after, disputed lead 2f out, hung left, beaten on nod
prominent, disputed lead 2f out, battled gamely to win on nod
disputed lead to halfway, headed final furlong, faded close home
held up, ridden 2f out, soon beaten
held up in last, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
mid-division, ridden to challenge 2f out, not reach leaders
The unbeaten Red Mirage made a winning debut in handicaps when scoring at Kempton but has been raised 11lb. Baashir is 6lb higher than when scoring at York recently while Beverley winner Byron's Choice faces a tougher task in this. Tom Collins finished ahead of Sunset Breeze at Haydock last time having won twice in soft ground but OO DE LALLY scored over track and trip at the start of the year and went close again in a tougher contest at Goodwood last month so gets the vote back in this surface. Zip won here in April and looks best of the rest.
Byron's Choice 7-1 (10-0) Slightly worse than midfield, headway before pushed 2f out, 2nd when ridden inside final furlong, stayed on strongly to lead late on, won at Beverley 7f hcp (3) sft in May beating Sibaaq (8-7) by nk, 12 ran.
Baashir (IRE) 9-2fav (8-9) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, rapid headway between horses to lead entering final furlong, headed narrowly inside final furlong, rallied to lead on line, won at York 7f hcp (2) gf in Jun beating National League (8-9) by hd, 11 ran.
Sunset Breeze 6-1 (9-8) Chased along leaving stalls, took keen hold in mid-division, shaken up and some headway 2f out, no impression after 1f out, 9th of 12, 11 1/4l behind Molls Memory (9-1) at Haydock 7f hcp (3) hvy in May.
Zip 11-4 (8-11) Well away, prominent, led 4f out, ridden along before 2f out, lost lead before 1f out, weakened, 5th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Volatile Analyst (9-0) at York 7f hcp (2) sft in May.
Oo De Lally (IRE) 18-1 (8-11) Mid-division on inside, good headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Rhoscolyn (8-0) at Goodwood 7f hcp (2) sft in May.
Red Mirage (IRE) 7-2 (9-11) Made all and set steady pace, quickened over 2f out, clear when ridden over 1f out, ran on strongly, unchallenged, won at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jun beating Royal Pleasure (9-11) by 2 3/4l, 10 ran.
Gloves Lynch 40-1 (8-4) Chased leaders on inside, every chance 2f out, weakened soon after, 10th of 14, 8 3/4l behind Kynren (9-2) at York 1m hcp (2) gd in May.
Tom Collins 11-2 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden and strong headway over 1f out, ridden and chased leader inside final furlong, weakened final 110 yards, 5th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Molls Memory (9-1) at Haydock 7f hcp (3) hvy in May.
Raatea 14-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 10 1/2l behind Molls Memory (9-1) at Haydock 7f hcp (3) hvy in May.