held up in last pair, good headway centre 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, chased winner and hung left inside final furlong, strong challenge close home, just failed
held up in 6th, switched left towards far side and good headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, led inside final furlong, held on gamely close home, all out
took keen hold tracking leader and raced alone in centre course until groups merged over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed and weakening when hampered inside final furlong
took keen hold tracking leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in rear, switched right over 1f out and good headway centre, chased leaders inside final furlong, went 3rd final 50 yards, never going pace to challenge 1st two
took keen hold tracking leaders, every chance over 1f out, edged left and weakened inside final furlong
quickly away, soon steadied in touch, headway towards far side 2f out, effort between horses just over 1f out, chasing leading pair inside final furlong, dropped to 4th final 50 yards
led until ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Nonrunner
Links Drive Lady scored in a very tight finish over the course and distance on ground with plenty of give last time and has only been raised 2lb. Midnight Rider, who just lost out in third place, is that much better off and it's very tight between the pair. O'Gorman won off exactly the same mark here last June and has been running well enough to be considered as is Vincentti, who appreciated the soft ground when narrowly beaten by Desert Command at Bath. TRIPLE CHOCOLATE made a winning debut over 7f at Kempton in October and was confined to that track before producing a very good run over this trip on soft ground at Ascot a couple of weeks ago. That was only his fifth start and with more to come he looks the one to be on.
Englishman 14-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, ridden, headway and hung left over 2f out, no impression inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 5l behind Right Touch (9-4) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gs.
Links Drive Lady 16-1 (9-6) Always prominent, every chance over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Windsor 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs beating Kinglami (8-13) by nk, 8 ran.
Midnight Rider (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Took keen hold in touch, switched left and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just failed, 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Links Drive Lady (9-6) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Vincentti (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 100 yards, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Desert Command (9-7) at Bath 6f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Apr.
O'Gorman 10-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, not clear run on rail over 1f out until inside final furlong, ran on, never nearer, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Breccbennach (8-11) at Windsor 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Apr.
Lupo D'Oro (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Mid-division stands side, switched right and driven 2f out, effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 18, 9l behind Intrinsic (9-7) at Ascot 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gs.
Triple Chocolate 16-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders stands side, driven 2f out, led briefly over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 18, 4l behind Intrinsic (9-7) at Ascot 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gs.
I'll Be Good 14-1 (8-13) In touch, effort over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not trouble leaders, 4th of 11, 5l behind Classy Anne (7-9) at Ayr 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Jubilee Brig 8-1 (9-2) Off the pace in 7th, never involved, 5th of 10, 14l behind Verse Of Love (9-4) at Chester 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
Dominate 9-4fav (9-7) Led, hung left from halfway, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 5l behind Links Drive Lady (9-6) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Marjong 7-1 (8-9) Dwelt, took keen hold towards rear, headway over 1f out, no extra closing stages, 5th of 8, 3/4l behind Links Drive Lady (9-6) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
