chased winner on outside until 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, pushed along and weakened halfway, behind and eased inside final furlong
chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out until over 1f out, chased leading pair until no extra in 4th well inside final furlong
chased leaders on outside went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home
held up in last pair, headway 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, went well held 3rd well inside final furlong
led on rail, pushed along halfway, ridden and narrowly headed inside final furlong, rallied to lead again close home
slowly into stride, held up last, went modest 5th over 1f out, never involved
Nonrunner
Richard Hannon holds a strong hand in this finale as Wiley Post bolted up at Goodwood last month and Dheban made late headway in a better race at York. Silken Skies was second over track and trip on her reappearance while This Is For You and Moondyne Joe have their sights lowered, though both are returning from a lay-off. COLD SNAP is making his handicap debut but showed a fine turn of foot to win over 6f here on just his second start and should be suited by dropping back to 5f. He can improve past Adham, who looks to be treading water off his current mark.
Adham (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Led, hung right throughout, headed halfway, regained lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Gorokai (8-9) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Dheban (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Towards rear, centre, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Discreet Hero (8-9) at York 5f hcp (3) gf in May.
Wiley Post 7-1 (9-6) Held up in rear but in touch, headway over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, ran on strongly, won at Goodwood 5f hcp stks (5) gd in May beating Sir Theodore (9-6) by 4l, 9 ran.
Silken Skies (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on in 2nd inside final furlong, but never going pace of winner, 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Udontdodou (9-7) at Windsor 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
This Is For You 9-1 (8-0) Slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, never a factor, last of 10, 26l behind El Astronaute (8-7) at Chester 5f (2) gs in Sep.
Moondyne Joe (IRE) 20-1 (8-5) Prominent far side, pushed along halfway, ridden inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 16th of 22, 5 1/2l behind Lathom (9-0) at Newbury 5f (2) gf in Jul.
Storm Melody 25-1 (9-7) Held up and behind, ridden and no progress over 1f out, 7th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Just That Lord (9-7) at Windsor 5f hcp (5) gd in May.
Cold Snap (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, headway when not not clear run 2f out until gap opened over 1f out, ridden to challenge and edged left inside final furlong, ran on to lead final 100 yards, won at Windsor 6f mdn stks (5) gd in May beating He's My Cracker (9-5) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
