held up towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven clear
tracked leader, switched left to challenge 2f out, soon weakened
prominent, driven to challenge 3f out, soon weakened
behind, headway over 1f out, never nearer
held up towards rear, switched left and headway well over 1f out, stayed on well, no chance with winner
soon led, headed over 1f out, soon faded
chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, soon driven and weakened
behind, headway final furlong, never nearer
mid-division, ridden and effort 2f out, soon chasing leaders, never nearer
Nonrunner
A couple of 'characters' on show here and it could be an interesting finish; one horse sure to put it all in is CITY OF THE KINGS who is marginally preferred to Dunn'O. Geoff Harker's son of Cape Cross has really found his stride of late, recording back to back wins at Ripon and York. Accordingly he has a 5lb rise in the weights for that last win but the second has run well in defeat at Goodwood and he is likely to be overpriced here in this field. We'll Come takes some knowing; Darryll Holland managed to get a tune out of him at Salisbury in June, but today's jockey may be in for a shock. Dubai's Touch knows how to win and was quietly fancied last time out by the yard, Mahadee ran a blinder in the Royal Hunt Cup considering he was probably on the wrong side, whilst Docofthebay is not easy to win with but as his recent run behind Laa Rayb showed he certainly has the ability. Moynahan and Bencoolen come here on the back of excellent Goodwood runs but each faces a different test here, Marajaa needs luck in running but he is in fine fettle so should run well despite this lofty perch of 90, whilst Dunn' O is having a fine season and is rated better than his effort in the Royal Hunt Cup. Another open handicap, but preference is for City Of The Kings.
We'll Come 10-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, making no headway when not clear run on rails briefly over 2f out, 15th of 16, 16l behind Acrostic (9-0) at Sandown 1m hcap (2) gd in Jul.
Dubai's Touch 11-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, never a factor, 15th of 19, 18l behind Laa Rayb (9-6) at Goodwood 1m (2) gd in Jul.
Mahadee (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Raced far side, chased leaders, led that group 2f out until 1f out, no chance with stands side, 10th of 25, 12l behind Forgotten Voice (9-1) at Royal Ascot 1m (2) gf in Jun.
Docofthebay (IRE) 22-1 (8-12) Switched right start, held up well in rear, good headway on inside over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 3rd of 19, 3l behind Laa Rayb (9-6) at Goodwood 1m (2) gd in Jul.
Moynahan (USA) 20-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, hampered on rails 5f out, ridden and steady progress from 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd final 50 yards, not quite able to challenge, 2nd of 15, 1/2l behind Axiom (9-4) at Goodwood 7f stks 0-95 (2) gd in Jul.
Dunn'o (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Raced stands side, led group and overall leader to 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 25, 15l behind Forgotten Voice (9-1) at Royal Ascot 1m (2) gf in Jun.
City of The Kings (IRE) 7-1fav (9-5) Close up, pushed along 3f out, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, strongly pressed final 1f, held on gamely near finish, all out, won at York 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Jul beating Webbow (9-0) by ns, 17 ran.
Glow Star (SAF) (9-0) Settled rear; ridden in mid-division 600m out; one pace final 300m, 6th of 12, 11l behind Blue Sky Basin (9-1) at Jebel Ali(UAE) 7f hcap in Mar.
Bencoolen (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, steady headway on outer over 3f out, challenged 2f out, driven to lead narrowly and edged right over 1f out, soon joined and pressed, driven and stayed on to assert final 100 yards, won at Goodwood 1m 1f app hcp 0-90 (3) sft beating Mountain Pride (9-4) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Tartan Gigha (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 19, 11l behind Laa Rayb (9-6) at Goodwood 1m (2) gd in Jul.
Kay Gee Be (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance from 2f out, outpaced by winner final furlong, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Bushman (8-9) at Newmarket 1m stks (2) gd.
Marajaa (IRE) 12-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, not clear run well over 1f out until switched left approaching final furlong, soon quickened and well inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Goodwood 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul beating Mister Dee Bee (9-6) by 3/4l, 18 ran.
