chased leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, no chance after, plugged on again inside final furlong
steadied start, held up last, in touch, travelling well when not clear run and switched left entering final 2f, went 2nd approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on well
soon led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakend over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong
steadied start, pulled hard and held up in touch, ridden inside final 3f, soon beaten, tailed off
chased leaders, led inside final 2f, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
Goodwood Atlantis beat last month's Windsor runner-up Presburg and Wolverhampton third Beau Duke at Salisbury in August and is the type to do well at three. But, like Halling Dancer and Now My Sun, he lacks a recent run which could be a problem on today's going. Warfare wasn't disgraced on soft ground at Haydock after winning at Wolverhampton and is one for the short-list but the handicapper hasn't over-reacted to FENNELL BAY's recent win at Southwell and Mark Johnston's colt is unlikely to be fazed by the switch back to turf. He can score again with bottom weight Tight Lipped preferred to Bountiful Girl of the others.
Presburg (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway on outside 3f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on, just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Paloma's Prince (8-11) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Apr.
Halling Dancer 10-1 (9-1) Tracked leader and keen, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 9, 8l behind Venetian View (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Warfare 5-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, ran on, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Twelve Strings (9-3) at Haydock 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Apr.
Now My Sun 66-1 (9-0) Dwelt and stumbled start, took keen hold and soon recovered to chase leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 13, 19l behind Entifaadha (9-0) at York 7f 2yo Grp 3 (1) gs in Aug.
Fennell Bay (IRE) 85-40 (9-7) Led, headed over 6f out, chased leader, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, led final strides, won at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Apr beating Outlaw Torn (8-2) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Beau Duke (IRE) Evensfav (8-13) Went right start, led, ridden edged right and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Main Line (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Apr.
Tight Lipped (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Prominent, driven and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 2 1/2l behind Fourth Of June (9-2) at Yarmouth 7f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Apr.
Bountiful Girl 12-1 (8-11) Took keen hold in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 12, 8l behind Hajras (8-8) at Ripon 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Apr.
Goodwood Atlantis (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Mid-division, steady headway 3f out, switched left inside final 2f, chased leaders over 1f out, ridden to lead final 150 yards, soon strongly pressed, just held on, won at Salisbury 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Aug beating Presburg (8-9) by shd, 14 ran.
