raced wide first 2f, tracked leader, going well when rider delayed challenge until quickened to lead 1f out, stayed on strongly
steadied start, held up in last pair, headway and hung right inside final 2f, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, never going pace to challenge
steadied start, held up in rear, some late minor headway, never in the race
raced keenly in mid-division, some headway on inside over 2f out, soon ridden and beaten
raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
raced wide tracking leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and beaten when hung right over 1f out
led and dictated steady pace, quickened 2f out, ridden and headed 1f, out, lost 2nd entering final furlong, weakened into 4th towards finish
raced keenly in mid-division, steady headway over 2f out, stayed on into 2nd entering final furlong, never going pace to challenge
off the pace in last trio, never on terms
The forecast rain will suit HAMISH and make him hard to beat. He won the Ormonde Stakes back in May and was having his first start since when finishing a close second to Krypios in the Irish St Leger at the Curragh last month. He’s preferred to stablemate Candleford but the Ballydoyle colt High Definition looks a threat if reproducing his second in a Group 1 at the Curragh earlier in the year. Cresta is still improving and won a Listed event at Windsor by over six lengths while Get Shirty was in fine form in top handicaps during the summer,though is closely matched on Ebor form with Euchen Glen who won this in 2020. Third Realm may prove best of the rest.
Hamish 5-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, 6th halfway, travelled well early straight and headway into 2nd 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged right and kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Kyprios (9-11) at Curragh 1m 6f Grp 1 (1) Yielding in Sep.
Candleford (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 3l behind Siskany (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 4f lst stks (1) gd in Sep.
Euchen Glen 7-1 (9-5) Held up off the pace towards rear, pushed along on inside 3f out, headway on inside over 2f out, not much room on rail and squeezed through over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 5 1/2l behind Royal Champion (9-5) at Ayr 1m 2f lst stks (1) gd in Sep.
Farhan (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Held up in mid-division, headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, won at York 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Aug beating Thundering (8-2) by 3/4l, 16 ran.
Get Shirty (IRE) 11-1 (9-7) Took keen hold, restrained in rear early, headway into midfield after 1f, headway going okay over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, faded just over 1f out, 5th of 6, 5 3/4l behind Coltrane (9-7) at Doncaster 2m 2f Grp 2 stks (1) gs in Sep.
High Definition (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, no impression when ridden 2f out, faded, 5th of 6, 6l behind Iresine (9-2) at ParisLongchamp 1m 4f Grp 2 stks sft in Sep.
Third Realm 5-1 (9-7) Held up rear of mid-division, headway and hung right over 2f out, never going pace to get on terms, 6th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Mostahdaf (9-10) at Kempton 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) pol in Sep.
Cresta (FR) 9-4fav (8-13) Midfield, pushed along and headway over 2f out, led from over 1f out, quickened inside final furlong, easily, won at Windsor 1m 3f lst stks (1) gs in Aug beating Maksud (8-13) by 6 1/2l, 8 ran.
Good Show 12-1 (9-4) Held up, wide and headway halfway to go close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and ran on to lead final strides, won at Hamilton 1m 4f stks (5) gs in Aug beating Makfoul (9-4) by ns, 9 ran.
