raced centre, held up in rear, headway near side rail over 1f out, never going pace to get involved
raced towards near side, made all, clear when shaken up and edged right inside final furlong, kept on well, unchallenged
raced towards near side, chased winner throughout, kept on final furlong, always held
chased leaders in centre, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved
raced centre, held up in last pair, headway near side of group over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
raced centre, raced in 3rd throughout, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
led main group in centre, ridden and hung left 2f out, weakened quickly
raced in centre, chased group leader, ridden and carried head high 2f out, soon weakened
raced centre, held up, never on terms
GHALY (NAP) ran well from a modest draw on his reappearance here last month. A winner on soft going at Newmarket in the autumn, he is preferred to Major Partnership of the two Godolphin runners and could be the answer to a trick puzzle. Empirestateofmind only beat one home behind Lattam at Newcastle but today’s conditions will be much more in his favour and he rates a threat. Rodaballo has form on soft ground and is a rare Spanish-trained runner in the country while the three-year-old Lowton is on an upward curve. The returning Akhu Najla is worth a market check given his yard is more than capable of getting one ready at home.
Rodaballo (9-0) 4th of 14, 6l behind Al Suhail (9-0) at Meydan 7f stks fst in Mar.
Ghaly 9-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders far side, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 13th of 30, 12 1/2l behind Jimi Hendrix (9-5) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Major Partnership (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Led 2f, prominent, pushed along and every chance 2f out, ridden and no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 15, 4 1/4l behind Perotto (8-13) at Sandown 1m hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Empirestateofmind (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Lattam (9-0) at Newcastle 1m hcp (2) pol in Jun.
Akhu Najla 16-5fav (9-7) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Wanees (9-2) at Haydock 1m hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Storm Catcher (IRE) 7-2 (9-8) Mid-division, pushed along and headway to chase clear leader 1f out, kept on but no match, 2nd of 12, 5l behind Long Tradition (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Spirit Catcher (IRE) 3-1fav (9-10) Close up, kept wide by loose horse after 3f out, carried out rounding home turn, switched right to rejoin main group over 3f out, not recover, 7th of 12, 13 1/4l behind Another Batt (9-4) at Ripon 1m hcp (4) sft in Jul.
Mr Mistoffelees (IRE) 40-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, went 2nd halfway, led inside final 3f, ridden and headed turning in, weakened quickly over 2f out, eased when no chance, 17th of 19, dist behind Desert Hero (8-13) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp stks (2) gd in Jun.
Lowton 5-4fav (9-11) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out and no impression, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside last to lead final strides, won at Newcastle 7f stks (5) pol in Jun beating Gotta Show Me (8-13) by shd, 8 ran.
Lattam (IRE) 9-4fav (9-0) Towards rear, switched left over 2f out, soon ridden, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on powerfully to dispute lead final furlong, just prevailed, won at Newcastle 1m hcp (2) pol in Jun beating Spirit Catcher (8-7) by ns, 10 ran.
