raced near side, raced very freely, overall leader, went clear halfway until over 2f out, headed inside final 2f, weakened rapidly
raced centre, in touch, pushed along and no progress over 2f out
raced centre, held up, good headway chasing leaders over 1f out, led group inside final furlong, ran on but not quite pace of winner
chased leaders in centre, led group over 1f out until inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
raced near side, steadied start, held up in rear, hung right inside final 2f, never involved
raced near side, held up in rear, headway towards centre over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challennge
chased far side leader, led group over 2f out until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced centre, hung right most of way, chased leaders, weakened inside final 2f
raced centre, held up, never a factor
held up in rear in centre, good headway and switched right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not pace of winner
raced near side, bumped start, held up, smooth headway towards centre 2f out, challenged and hung right inside final furlong, led towards finish
raced near side, prominent until ridden and weakened over 2f out
raced near side, well in touch, headway to lead overall well over 1f out, headed and not quicken towards finish
raced near side, held up and behind most of way
raced near side, went right start, chased leaders, kept on same pace inside final furlong
led centre group but not on terms with near side leader, headed in group over 2f out, weakened quickly
raced centre, held up in touch, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge
chased leader near side who went clear halfway, lost 2nd 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders in centre, every chance in group over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders near side, went 2nd in group inside final 2f, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten
Squats was joint favourite for this valuable handicap 12 months ago but finished unplaced. However, he’s now 2lb lower despite easily beating Sabador at Newbury three weeks ago. Raising Sand finished fourth last year but has struggled this season and stablemate CLIFFS OF CAPRI makes more appeal. Nicola Currie claims a valuable 3lb off Jamie Osborne’s four-year-old, who wasn’t far behind Vale Of Kent and Mubtasim at Chelmsford last week despite finding plenty of trouble in-running. He is 3lb better off than when just failing to catch Warsaw Road at the same track earlier having won a ladies’ race over this course and distance earlier. Cape Byron looks a danger to all after a couple of terrific runs at Goodwood last month and the tough Ripp Orf can reverse recent Newmarket running with Sea Fox as he lost all chance at the start that day. Breanski has been flying and can’t be ignored, despite a further 5lb rise.
Zhui Feng (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Led, pressed early, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 7 1/4l behind Beat The Bank (9-1) at Ascot 1m Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jul.
Cardsharp 11-1 (8-12) In 2nd place 4f out, challenging 3f out, every chance inside final furlong, 3rd and held near finish, 3rd of 6, 1l behind Anna Nerium (8-9) at Goodwood 7f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Aug.
Cape Byron 7-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, kept on well, 2nd of 17, 1 3/4l behind Flaming Spear (9-10) at Goodwood 7f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Mubtasim (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Behind, pushed along over 2f out, headway 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 15, 2 1/4l behind Cenotaph (9-8) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (2) pol in Sep.
Gilgamesh 16-1 (9-4) Behind, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression, 7th of 15, 3 1/4l behind Cenotaph (9-8) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (2) pol in Sep.
Raising Sand 8-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, always in rear, lost touch final 2f, last of 15, 29 1/4l behind Tigre du Terre (8-8) at Sandown 1m hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Vale Of Kent (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on and no extra towards finish, 4th of 15, 2 1/4l behind Cenotaph (9-8) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (2) pol in Sep.
Chessman (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 17, 6 1/4l behind Flaming Spear (9-10) at Goodwood 7f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Squats (IRE) 17-2 (9-4) Held up towards rear, smooth headway towards stands side over 2f out, shaken up to lead inside final 2f, soon ridden clear, ran on, won at Newbury 7f hcp (3) gd in Aug beating Sabador (9-10) by 2 1/4l, 15 ran.
Sabador (FR) 5-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden inside final 2f, went 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression with winner, 2nd of 15, 2 1/4l behind Squats (9-4) at Newbury 7f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Ripp Orf (IRE) 2-1fav (9-7) Dwelt in touch in rear, headway over 1f out, not much room entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 6, 3 1/4l behind Sea Fox (9-2) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Sea Fox (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Keen tracked winner until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 18, 8 1/4l behind Poet's Society (9-0) at York 1m hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Spanish City 9-1 (8-7) Raced centre, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, not clear run and switched right inside final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders, 6th of 27, 1 1/2l behind Burnt Sugar (9-2) at Ascot 7f hcp stks (2) gf in Jul.
Tupi (IRE) 7-2 (9-9) Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden into 2nd over 1f out, kept on, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Mazzini (9-11) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (2) pol in Aug.
Cliffs Of Capri 10-1 (8-12) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on and no extra towards finish, 6th of 15, 3 1/4l behind Cenotaph (9-8) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (2) pol in Sep.
Swift Approval (IRE) 25-1 (8-3) Held up towards rear far side, never on terms, 17th of 26, 5 1/2l behind Gifted Master (9-11) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Breanski 7-2 (8-7) Held up and behind, smooth progress over 1f out, led inside final furlong, pushed out, won at Doncaster 7f hcp (2) gf in Aug beating Normandy Barriere (9-3) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Belle Meade (IRE) 6-5fav (9-10) Led, headed halfway, led again 2f out, quickened clear final furlong, won at Sandown 7f hcp (4) gs in Aug beating Family Fortunes (9-7) by 7l, 5 ran.
Hajjam 5-2 (9-9) Chased leaders, switched left to challenge over 2f out, stayed on into 2nd well inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 4, 1 3/4l behind Colonel Frank (9-1) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Warsaw Road (IRE) 5-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders on inside, effort inside final 2f, led over 1f out, soon ridden, edged right inside final furlong, held on well, won at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (3) pol in Aug beating Cliffs Of Capri (10-3) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
