raced wide, close up, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ridden and ran on (hand time)
led, joined 7f out, shaken up 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra
tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, one pace final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, pushed along from 4f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish
close up, lost place after 5f, in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous
in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out
raced wide prominent, joined leader 7f out, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
Champagne Terri has a cracking record in this country and arrives off the back of yet another victory at Ayr. Road To Paris won three off his last four starts last year but has an absence to overcome. Well Funded hasn’t done a lot wrong this year and should be thereabouts again but Hey Gracie, though lightly raced, is having her first ruin away from Kempton. THE NAVIGATOR has improved this year and has achieved a level of consistency. He’s not getting much help from the handicapper as a result but it would be no surprise to see him come good in this after getting outpaced over 1m4f at Thirsk last time. Baladio was second over this trip at Bath but this is a better race.
Road To Paris (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) Raced keenly, went 2nd after 1f, led 4f out, clear over 2f out, stayed on strongly, won at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Oct beating Imperium (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 14 ran.
The Navigator 15-2 (9-10) Held up in rear, effort when switched right over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, kept on, went 3rd well inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3 3/4l behind King's Charisma (9-0) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Armandihan (IRE) 11-1 (8-10) Disputed lead until 12f out, tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 7, 7 3/4l behind Monsieur Lambrays (9-7) at York 2m hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Champagne Terri (IRE) 11-8fav (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 125 yards, soon clear, won at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Alexanderthegreat (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
Rasaasy (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Held up and always towards rear, 11th of 14, 15 1/2l behind Atomic Jack (9-2) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Well Funded (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong, lost 4th close home, 5th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Vindolanda (8-13) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (4) sft in Jul.
Hey Gracie 10-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, led 10f out, narrowly headed entering final furlong, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Inherent (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Jul.
Baladio (IRE) 17-2 (9-6) Raced keenly, tracked leader who soon went clear, lost 2nd but closer in 3rd halfway, pushed along and outpaced over 1f out, rallied and went 2nd again close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Hidden Depths (9-0) at Bath 1m 6f hcp (5) fm in Jul.
Lady Scatterley (FR) 15-2 (8-3) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 5, 16 3/4l behind Stonific (8-12) at Beverley 2m hcp (4) gf in Jul.