prominent, ridden along over 2f out, driven and one pace final furlong
made all, ridden all over 2f out, kept on gamely final furlong
held up behind leaders, smooth progress over 1f out, ridden and one pace final furlong
prominent, ridden along over 2f out, hampered and switched left entering final furlong, edged right and stayed on same pace
slowly into stride and behind, headway over 3f out, edged right over 1f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression
held up, hampered after 2f out, always rear division
in touch, ridden along over 2f out, driven to chase winner final furlong
towards rear, never dangerous
Plenty of unexposed sorts here and from a shortlist of Artimo, Arch Of Titus and Fragrancy, we will side with Arch Of Titus. Choosing experience over potential, Michael Bell's colt has been impressive in winning his last two starts and assuming that he can translate that form to the turf, he could be hard to beat. He has improved with racing and is starting to look a horse to reckon with. Majounes Song, Voodoo Moon, and White Deer all represent Mark Johnston with the pick of them looking to be Majounes Song although he may just need the run. Trepa and Handsome Falcon warrant plenty of respect having both won their only starts, however Fragrancy may be the joker in the pack. She won on her debut at Lingfield and although dropping slightly in trip today, she looks sure to be involved in the finish. However Arch Of Titus has more experience and gets the vote.
Majounes Song 10-3 (8-11) Pulled hard, chased leaders, under pressure 3f out, soon unbalanced and one pace final 2f, 6th of 7, 4l behind Sudoor (8-11) at Sandown 7f 2yo lst fll (1) gf in Jul.
Voodoo Moon 13-2 (8-0) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, weakened quickly from 2f out, 15th of 22, 23l behind Indian Ink (8-9) at Ascot 6f 2yo flls auc (2) sft in Sept.
Artimino 3-1fav (8-11) Held up, headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on strongly towards finish, just held, 2nd of 14, hd behind Just Dust (8-8) at Ascot 7f 2yo hcp (3) gs in Sept.
White Deer (USA) 3-1fav (9-5) Prominent, ridden over 2f, every chance until one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Smokey Oakey (8-7) at Ayr 1m 2yo hcp 0-95 (2) gs in Sept.
Arch of Titus (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, headway from rear 2f out, not clear run when switched left over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, won at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (5) pol beating Proper (8-8) by 2l, 10 ran.
Trepa (USA) 4-1 (9-3) Dwelt, held up, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on to lead close home, won at Southwell 6f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Sept beating Malaaq (8-12) by a nk, 8 ran.
Handsome Falcon 14-1 (8-8) Towards rear, soon chased along, switched left and headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong to lead close home, won at Beverley 5f nov stk (4) gf in Sept beating Ice Mountain (9-0) by a nk, 8 ran.
Fragrancy (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, headway 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Oct beating Divine Love (9-0) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Charlie Tipple 11-2 (9-2) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 2f out, switched right and headway over 1f out, nearest finish, 3rd of 13, 3 1/2l behind Hart of Gold (9-7) at Southwell 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sept.
