held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace
slowly into stride, held up in rear, weakened over 2f out
held up mid-division, keen hold, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, switched left and ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon hard ridden, ran on to lead last strides
led after 1f, ridden and strongly challenged from well over 1f out, headed and no extra close home
prominent, driven to challenge over 2f out, soon one pace
led 1f, tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression
AZIZI looks more than capable of making his mark at this level and is preferred to Frozen Power and Dubawi Phantom amongst others. Frozen Power comes into the race on the back of a heavy defeat in the Royal Lodge when hampered. He'd still have been well held with a clear run and will need to bounce back to his best to land this. That is a possibility but we prefer to side with a horse going forwards and Azizi has improved with every start. He was tending to hit a flat spot in his races over seven so it was no surprise to see him stepped up to a mile last time and he ran on strongly to land the odds at Doncaster. This represents a step up but he has improved with each start and has a touch of class about him. Dubawi Phantom responded well to blinkers to make the frame in a Group 3 at Sandown and should be suited by this longer trip so has place claims again. Blakey's Boy disappointed at Newbury with the quick ground a possible excuse with the ground possibly contributing to Prompter's display at Sandown when behind David Simcock's runner. Simenon was one place in front that day and he bounced back to form to score at Ayr but needs to improve as do Morana and Togiak. Stags Leap benefited from a finely judged ride to win at Warwick where the seven runners finished on top of each other to suggest that the form needs treating with caution. The yard has plenty of candidates for these races though so he merits respect as a result but he hasn't caught the imagination in the same way as Azizi.
Azizi 13-8fav (9-7) Held up, headway over 2f out, hanging out when left just over 1f out, continued to hang, ran on well, won at Doncaster 1m 2yo hcp (2) gf in Sep beating Baltimore Clipper (8-6) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Blakey's Boy 8-1 (9-0) Steadied start, held up towards stands side, switched left to join centre group over 2f out, ridden and hung right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Azmeel (9-0) at Newbury 7f 2yo Listed stks (1) gf in Aug.
Dubawi Phantom 33-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden and headway from over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Shakespearean (9-0) at Sandown 7f 2yo Grp 3 (1) gf in Aug.
Morana (IRE) 4-9fav (9-3) Led, raced keenly, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Awesome Act (9-3) at Goodwood 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf.
Prompter 7-1 (9-0) Tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, weakening when edged left over 1f out, 6th of 8, 4l behind Shakespearean (9-0) at Sandown 7f 2yo Grp 3 (1) gf in Aug.
Simenon (IRE) 13-8fav (9-5) Went right start, tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Ayr 1m 2yo nov stk (4) gs in Sep beating Notorize (9-2) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Stags Leap (IRE) 4-1 (8-12) With leader, led 2f out, hard ridden and hung right inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Warwick 7f 2yo stks (3) gd in Aug beating Avonrose (8-7) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Togiak (IRE) 6-4fav (9-7) Always prominent, chased winner halfway, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Sulwaan (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sep.
Frozen Power (IRE) 7-2fav (8-12) Soon pressing leader, every chance inside final 2f, unable to quicken when hampered over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 12l behind Joshua Tree (8-12) at Ascot 1m 2yo Grp 2 (1) gd in Sep.
