raced centre, held up, pushed along in mid-division halfway, kept on inside final furlong, no chance with far side duo
sweating, raced centre, held up in rear, some late headway, never involved
raced near side, held up, switched right to join centre group over 2f out, some headway final furlong, no chance with leading duo far side
slowly into stride and pushed along, raced centre in mid-division and keen, hung right and weakened 2f out
raced centre, tracked group leader, led group 5f out, headed over 2f out, weakened
led centre group for 2f, chased group leader until led group again over 2f out until over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, no chance with duo far side
raced near side, held up chasing leaders, went 2nd in group 2f out, kept on final furlong, no chance with leading duo far side
led group of three far side and overall leader, ridden and pressed over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on for clear 2nd but no chance with easy winner
wore hood to post, tracked leader far side, led overall inside final frlong, came clear final 100 yards, easily
led near side group until over 2f out, weakened rapidly, tailed off
slowly into stride, raced near side, held up and behind, never figured
raced centre tracking leaders, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after
raced in group of three far side, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced centre, held up and behind, never figured
raced near side, soon tracking leader until led that group over 2f out until hung right and headed in group over 1f out, 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders in centre group, led group over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong but no chance with leading duo far side
NonRunner
Escobar often runs well but the long losing run continues. Ascension could be interesting dropped in trip after a break while River Nymph has been keeping better company since winning the Victoria Cup over course and distance in the spring. It might be significant that Adam Kirby rides him rather than the progressive three-year-old Aratus. Al Rufaa is preferred to Fundamental of the Gosdens’ two runners with the in-form Oo De Lally preferred to stablemate Symbolize. ALDAARY (NAP) hasn’t done a lot wrong this season so it’s a surprise that the handicapper has dropped him a further pound. With rain forecast, he could be very well treated as he remains relatively unexposed. Fresh gets weight all round but goes beyond 6f for the first time.
Accidental Agent 66-1 (9-4) Tracked leader stand side, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 4l behind Benbatl (9-4) at Newmarket 1m Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Sep.
Escobar (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Held up, made headway and ridden at 2f, kept on inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Mostahdaf (9-2) at Sandown 1m lst stks (1) sft in Sep.
Qaysar (FR) 33-1 (9-7) Held up, ridden and outpaced at 3f, made no impression, last of 7, 13l behind Mostahdaf (9-2) at Sandown 1m lst stks (1) sft in Sep.
River Nymph 16-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway when not clear run inside final furlong, stayed on, went never nearer 4th towards finish, 4th of 15, 3 3/4l behind Silent Escape (8-11) at Newbury 7f lst stks (1) gs in Sep.
Mums Tipple (IRE) 28-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, not much room over 2f out, soon outpaced and no impression, 11th of 15, 7 1/4l behind Silent Escape (8-11) at Newbury 7f lst stks (1) gs in Sep.
Tomfre 22-1 (9-2) Led, headed over 6f out, prominent, ridden and beaten over 1f out, stayed on same pace, weakened final 75 yards, 8th of 15, 5 1/4l behind Silent Escape (8-11) at Newbury 7f lst stks (1) gs in Sep.
Fundamental 20-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway when hampered over 2f out, never involved, 10th of 15, 7 1/4l behind Silent Escape (8-11) at Newbury 7f lst stks (1) gs in Sep.
Symbolize (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never going pace to get on terms, 7th of 15, 4 3/4l behind Silent Escape (8-11) at Newbury 7f lst stks (1) gs in Sep.
Aldaary 13-2 (9-7) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 3f out, switched towards far rail over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 7th of 14, 3 1/4l behind Rifleman (8-12) at York 1m hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Oo De Lally (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up off the pace in last trio, good headway out wide tracking leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Goodwood 7f hcp (2) gs in Jul beating Seven Brothers (8-6) by 1l, 9 ran.
Al Rufaa (FR) 4-1 (9-7) Raced keenly, steadied rear, still plenty to do when switched right 1f out, went 2nd and ran on into 2nd final strides, closed but too much to do, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Marshal Dan (8-6) at Sandown 7f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Pierre Lapin (IRE) 12-1 (9-11) In rear, progress entering straight, 7th and briefly short of room 2f out, soon ridden, went 4th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 16, 3l behind Masen (9-11) at Leopardstown 7f hcp gd in Sep.
Star Of Orion (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 8th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Rifleman (8-12) at York 1m hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Young Fire (FR) 33-1 (9-6) In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 16th of 18, 5 3/4l behind Cruyff Turn (9-1) at York 1m hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Ascension 14-1 (9-1) Slightly slow to stride, towards rear, headway on inside rail 4f out, progress to chase leaders 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 13th of 20, 7 1/4l behind Johnny Drama (8-13) at York 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Fresh 7-1 (8-13) Raced near side, held up towards rear, headway in centre over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 8th of 24, 3 1/4l behind Commanche Falls (9-1) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) sft in Jul.
Documenting 17-2 (9-10) Chased leaders, ridden and headway 2f out, pressed leader 1f out, every chance final furlong, kept on, always held, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Top Secret (8-5) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Aratus (IRE) 2-1fav (8-7) Chased leaders, keen early, closed over 2f out, led and quickened over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, all out, won at Goodwood 7f hcp (2) gd in Aug beating Escobar (9-4) by nk, 9 ran.
