prominent, keen, pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened
in touch, headway over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ran on same pace
midfield, headway into 2nd over 8f out, pushed along over 2f out, soon lost position, not reach leaders
restrained in rear, headway over 2f out, raced wide, pushed along over 1f out, pressed leader final furlong, just denied
led, driven along over 2f out, ran on well, held on
NonRunner
Dash Of Spice has scored over 1m4f here but hasn't proved he stays this far. Cliffs Of Dooneen was once rated 102 when trained at Ballydoyle and won over hurdles in April but MONSIEUR LAMBRAYS didn't run badly in the Northumberland Vase after being disqualified from first at York. The latter gets the vote as Uncle Henry is badly out of form, though the three-year-old Nikhi arrives on just a 2lb higher mark for scoring at Chester where she came with a strong late burst. She'll be much better suited by this track while the lightly-raced Kincade has looked like a stayer in recent races over shorter.
Cliffs Of Dooneen (IRE) 17-2 (11-3) Held up towards rear, jumped right and big 4th, some headway on outside before 2 out, no impression, well beaten 8th last, 8th of 10, 11 1/2l behind Glen Ava (11-10) at Perth 3m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Monsieur Lambrays 16-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, some headway under pressure 2f out, never figured, 12th of 18, 9 1/4l behind Zoffee (9-9) at Newcastle 2m hcp (2) pol in Jun.
Uncle Henry (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, kept on, not pace to challenge, 5th of 13, 9 1/2l behind Infiniti (9-0) at Chepstow 2m hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Nikhi 7-1 (8-7) In rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on to lead final strides, won at Chester 2m hcp fll (4) gd in Jul beating Mellow Magic (10-2) by hd, 5 ran.
Kincade (IRE) 11-1 (9-11) Raced keenly, soon steadied into mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders 3f out, ridden 2f out, plugged on in 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 3rd of 10, 5 3/4l behind Mostly Cloudy (9-4) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Dash Of Spice 12-1 (9-9) Led, clear 14f out until over 8f out, headed over 2f out, lost 3rd and weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 10 1/2l behind Smart Champion (9-0) at Beverley 2m hcp (3) gf in Jul.