towards rear, effort and no impression 2f out
mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on
bumped start, mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden over 2f out ran on well
keen in rear, never a factor
in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on, just denied
steadied start, held up, ridden 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
held up, never a danger
always prominent, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, just held on
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, headway 2f out, kept on
mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
Cape Royal can turn the tables on Kay Two, with Zahour Al Yasmeen, Qadar and The Tatling all making for a close-knit contest. Cape Royal has threatened to get back to winning ways on more than one occasion this season, and went close yet again when denied narrowly by Kay Two at Leicester three weeks ago. Although there will not be much between them at the weights, Milton Bradley's charge, only beaten a short-head, deserves compensation. Zahour Al Yasmeen ran well behind Ocean Blaze at Goodwood last month, and did a nice piece of work on the gallops on Friday. He makes slightly more appeal than stablemate Malapropism, whose purple patch may be coming to an end. Qadar shaped well on the Kempton Polytrack last time, but that was over six-furlongs, and The Tatling is paying the price for former glories. We look to his teammate Cape Royal to deliver the goods.
The Tatling (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Held up in touch in centre, effort 2f out, soon beaten, 8th of 10, 12l behind Mac Gille Eoin (8-11) at Goodwood 6f hcap (2) gf in Sept.
Dazed And Amazed 20-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon beaten, 8th of 12, 4l behind Bonus (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Cape Royal 16-1 (8-11) With leader, led and hung right halfway, ridden and headed inside final furlong, not quicken, 2nd of 11, shd behind Kay Two (8-7) at Leicester 5f hcap (3) gd in Sept.
Qadar (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Bonus (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Cav Okay (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Pressed leader to over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened quickly over 1f out, eased final furlong, 10th of 11, 13l behind Dazed And Amazed (8-10) at Kempton 5f lst stk (1) pol in Jun.
Little Edward 5-1 (9-1) Always towards rear, last of 11, 8l behind Kay Two (8-7) at Leicester 5f hcap (3) gd in Sept.
Roman Maze 25-1 (8-9) Held up behind, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 11, 5l behind King's Apostle (8-7) at York 6f hcap (2) gf in Sept.
Playful 28-1 (8-12) Took keen hold behind, ridden and outpaced final 2f, last of 11, 16l behind Dazed And Amazed (8-10) at Kempton 5f lst stk (1) pol in Jun.
Ishi Adiva 22-1 (9-1) Always towards rear, 8th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Kay Two (8-7) at Leicester 5f hcap (3) gd in Sept.
Kay Two (IRE) 8-1 (8-7) Led, headed halfway, remained prominent, ridden to lead again inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Leicester 5f hcap (3) gd in Sept beating Cape Royal (8-11) by a shd, 11 ran.
Zahour Al Yasmeen 5-1 (9-4) Led 1f, chased winner, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Ocean Blaze (8-10) at Goodwood 5f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Sept.
Maker's Mark (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Kay Two (8-7) at Leicester 5f hcap (3) gd in Sept.
Spanish Ace 40-1 (9-4) Always mid-division, 13th of 18, 7l behind Don Pele (9-6) at Goodwood 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Sept.
Malapropism 8-1 (8-6) Prominent, weakened over 1f out, edged left entering final furlong, 10th of 14, 10l behind Topflightcoolracer (8-10) at Chester 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sept.
