in touch with leaders, shaken up and good headway over 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, faced sustained challenge inside final furlong, headed final 110yds, ran on
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened gradually from over 1f out
towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, went modest fourth over 1f out, made no telling impression
close up, ridden and led briefly over 2f out, soon headed, kept on from over 1f out, no match for first two
tracked leaders, shaken up when bit short of room over 2f out, ridden and challenging when in clear over 1f out, made sustained challenge inside final furlong, kept on well to lead final 110yds, gamely
prominent, driven along over 3f out, hampered over 2f out, soon beaten
towards rear of mid-division, shaken up 3f out, soon ridden, never a factor
raced in last, briefly shaken up over 5f out, struggling when ridden along over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off from over 1f out
Trueshan bids to win this for the third time though things didn’t go to plan when odds-on for the Doncaster Cup and he was beaten a neck by Coltrane. The latter had earlier run below par behind Quickthorn in the Lonsdale Cup at York but Trawlerman landed the Ebor on the Knavesmire and steps up in trip along with the impressive St Leger winner ELDAR ELDAROV (NAP). The latter looks sure to stay this far and, having also won the Queen’s Vase here during the summer, Roger Varian’s progressive colt gets the vote. Another three-year-old, Watervill,e finished well ahead of stablemate Wordsworth when winning the Irish Cesarewitch at the Curragh and the Ballydoyle charge should also have the measure of compatriot Stratum.
Coltrane (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, led over 1f out, stayed on gamely final furlong, won at Doncaster 2m 2f Grp 2 stks (1) gs in Sep beating Trueshan (9-7) by nk, 6 ran.
Quickthorn 4-1 (9-2) Led, headed after 3f, dropped to 4th halfway, ridden 6f out, driven and weakened from 4f out, finished tired, 6th of 12, dist behind Kyprios (9-2) at ParisLongchamp 2m 4f Grp 1 sft in Oct.
Stratum 18-1 (9-7) Mid-division, dropped to last over 5f out, pushed along over 4f out, soon detached, last of 6, dist behind Coltrane (9-7) at Doncaster 2m 2f Grp 2 stks (1) gs in Sep.
Trawlerman (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Raced very wide until switched left to lead main group 8f out, headed over 2f out, headed over 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, led final strides, won at York 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug beating Alfred Boucher (9-3) by shd, 20 ran.
Trueshan (FR) 2-9fav (9-7) Raced keenly, held up in rear, headway into midfield over 5f out, nudged along over 3f out, ridden to challenge over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, edged left and stayed on inside final furlong, went second final strides, 2nd of 6, nk behind Coltrane (9-7) at Doncaster 2m 2f Grp 2 stks (1) gs in Sep.
Wordsworth (IRE) 16-1 (9-13) Towards rear on outer, pushed along in 26th 3f out, soon ridden, 17th 1f out, no impression, 13th of 30, 7 1/2l behind Waterville (8-9) at Curragh 2m 1f hcp Yielding in Sep.
Eldar Eldarov 9-2 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden and effort 3f out, bumped and not much room over 2f out, edged left and led entering final furlong, stayed on well, won at Doncaster 1m 7f Grp 1 stks (1) gs in Sep beating New London (9-3), 9 ran.
Waterville (IRE) 5-1fav (8-9) Slowly into stride, in rear, last and niggled along after 8f, effort on inner when short of room 3f out, switched right and improved in 13th and ridden 2f out, good headway into 4th 1f out, stayed on well to lead near line, won at Curragh 2m 1f hcp Yielding in Sep beating Echoes In Rain (9-3) by nk, 30 ran.
