An open race and a close finish, but SEAMUS SHINDIG won much more comfortably than the bare margin suggests, his apprentice rider bringing him coolly from among the backmarkers two furlongs out with a smooth run up the stands' side that was always going to get him there. He was on a decent mark here and had run creditably on his return, but he is evidently something of a law unto himself and it remains to be seen if he will repeat the form next time.

North South Divide raced on the opposite side of the pack and led from just inside the final furlong until near the finish. He brought decent recent form to the race, as did the ultra consistent Savile's Delight in third, so the form looks solid enough.

China Cherub showed plenty of speed up the middle of the track and will be all the better for this first run in four months, but recent Kempton winner Vintage had no obvious excuse neither did Lucayos, who had his chance and weakened.

Forest Dane is gradually slipping towards a feasible mark and might have possibilities again one day, but top-weight Dingaan, who ran so well here on his return on Saturday, ran no sort of race this time with the cheekpieces back on.

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