raced keenly, held up towards rear, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, well held when lost place inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway when not clear run and switched left inside final 2f, went 2nd inside final furlong, ridden and stayed on final 100 yards, not reach winner
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon lost place, weakened 1f out
tracked leaders, driven 3f out, lost place when ridden inside final 2f, weakened final furlong
pressed leader, challenged 3f out, ridden and lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, headway to lead over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, held on towards finish
tracked leaders, effort 2f out, ridden and outpaced by winner over 1f out, no impression in 3rd inside final furlong
held up in touch, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression
Plenty with a chance in the opener including top weight Inaam, who landed a double here earlier in the year and has gone close again since. Roman De Brut ran well off today’s mark at Leicester attempting to land a hat-trick and Jordan James should be winning again this year. Amood has a bit to prove over this longer trip but the less-exposed EXCEL AGAIN won his maiden over track and trip in February. He returns to this surface for the first time since and, with further progress expected, James Tate’s colt gets the nod. Champion Harbour was due to run here yesterday.
Inaam (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) In touch in mid-division, ridden and not much room well over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, kept on, 4th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Omran (9-0) at Newcastle 7f hcp (3) pol in May.
Amood (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, 5th of 17, 2 1/2l behind Meshardal (9-3) at York 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Roman De Brut (IRE) 10-3fav (9-4) Tracked leader, led over 6f out, ridden 3f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Frank Bridge (8-13) at Leicester 1m hcp (4) gd in May.
Zealous (IRE) 50-1 (8-5) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Mythical Madness (9-11) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Jordan James (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon headed, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 2l behind Geordie George (8-11) at Carlisle 1m hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Kodiac Khan (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Keen, in touch, headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 6l behind Moolazim (9-6) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Excel Again 5-1 (9-5) Raced wide, keen, tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, soon chased winner, one pace and lost 2 places inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Moolazim (9-6) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Nick Vedder 50-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, last of 12, 12 1/4l behind Afaak (9-8) at Doncaster 1m hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Champion Harbour (IRE) 10-3 (9-0) Towards rear, outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Pass The Cristal (8-11) at Beverley 7f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
