in touch, effort on stand rail when not much room 2f out, hung left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
held up in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
prominent, led 2f out, kept on under pressure until headed and unable to quicken inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway 3f out, chased leaders 2f out, led inside final furlong, ridden clear
chased leaders till hung right 3f out, soon lost place, eased when no chance final furlong
took keen hold, soon tracking leaders, effort 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch until lost place on far rail half way, struggling after
held up in touch, outpaced 3f out, no chance after
took keen hold, made most to 2f out, weakened and eased final furlong
HEADLINE ACT may well have been turned over at short odds on his second start at Goodwood last month but John Gosden's colt has every opportunity of going one better in what seems a weaker race here and he gets the vote to do so ahead of Block Party and Takeover Bid. The last mentioned ran promisingly on his debut at Leicester last week and as Mark Johnston's juveniles normally improve for their first start, there should be more to come from the son of Empire Maker. John Dunlop's Sairaam certainly ran better at Goodwood last time than he had done on his debut but probably needs to improve again to trouble the judge, while Jeremy Noseda's Double Rubble may do better once sent handicapping. Roger Charlton's Block Party has run well in both starts so far and he has to be considered but it is hard to get away from Headline Act, who gets the vote.
Block Party 13-2 (9-3) In touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on steadily from over 1f out, 5th of 18, 5l behind Alazeyab (9-3) at Newbury 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Sept.
Double Rubble (USA) 33-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous, 8th of 17, 10l behind Redwood (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2yo mdn (4) gf.
Gitano Hernando 8-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden and outpaced from 3f out, 6th of 12, 10l behind Mastery (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn (5) sft.
Headline Act 4-6fav (9-3) Slowly into stride, soon led, 2 lengths ahead 2f out, ridden entering final furlong, edged left and headed final 100 yards, no extra, 2nd of 15, 2 1/2l behind Heliodor (9-3) at Goodwood 1m 1f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sept.
Killmarnock 50-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after, 4th of 8, 11l behind Liberation (9-3) at Brighton 7f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Sept.
Rockfella 25-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, driven over 2f out, weakening and hanging when hampered over 2f out, 7th of 9, 11l behind Stevie Junior (9-7) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Takeover Bid (USA) 16-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, edged left entering final furlong, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 14, 7l behind Bravo Echo (9-0) at Leicester 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd.
Carita Mia 10-1 (9-0) Slowly away, ran green and wide in mid-division, ridden halfway, soon struggling, tailed off, last of 12, 40l behind Hazy Dancer (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn fll (4) pol.
Sairaam (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Held up, headway when short of room briefly over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 12, 3l behind Appraisal (9-3) at Goodwood 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) gf in Sept.
