soon pushed along in touch, kept on steadily inside final furlong, better for experience
led for 1f, tracked leading pair, led just inside final 2f, flashed tail and hung left towards paddock exit inside final furlong, straightened and asserted towards finish
slowly into stride, held up behind leaders, not much room over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
went right start, led after 1f, reminders halfway, driven and headed 2f out, soon weakened
slowly away, behind, ridden and struggling half way
slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, pressed winner from 2f out, every chance when edged left inside final furlong, held towards finish
took keen hold, soon tracking leader, ridden to lead briefly and hung right 2f out, not pace of front pair final furlong
behind, pushed along and struggling halfway
Richard Hannon has a good record in this race and Aurorian is just one of many that has to enter calculations but we'll take a chance with Almiqdaad. Derbaas is in the same ownership and is likely to be a warm order here following his highly encouraging debut in a maiden at the July meeting. He was only beaten a length that day despite not being given too hard a time of things and has an obvious chance. He's up against some well bred newcomers though and there must be some mileage in trying to find one to beat him. Michael Jarvis has sent out two juvenile winners this month from just a handful of runners and Almiqdaad is bred to be useful this year. Aurorian is pretty stoutly bred but by no means dismissed, Redding Colliery has a useful American pedigree and fetched 310,000 gns this year but Tilos Gem, Summers Target and Solar Graphite all make some appeal on paper as well. It would be no great surprise were the last two named to benefit from this outing but it's difficult to choose between the remainder and, with little to go on, Almiqdaad is no more than a suggestion.
Almiqdaad Haafhd colt, half-brother to 6f & 7f winner Munaddam.
Derbaas (USA) 33-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 11, 1l behind Soul City (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (2) sft.
Layer Cake Monsieur Bond colt, half-brother to winning miler Genre.
Redding Colliery (USA) Mineshaft colt, half-brother to numerous winners from 5f-1m.
Solar Graphite (IRE) Rock of Gibraltar colt, half-brother to numerous winners from 6f-1m2f.
Summers Target (USA) Mr Greeley colt out of winning sprinter She's Enough.
Sunny Future (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Held up in touch, pushed along on outside over 2f out, ridden 1f out, ran on towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Talking Hands (9-3) at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Jun.
Tilos Gem (IRE) Trans Island colt, related to numerous winners from 7f-1m2f.
Aurorian (IRE) Fantastic Light colt out of 1m2f winner Aurelia.
