tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, kept on one pace
tracked leader on inside, ridden 2f out, stayed on without threatening
made all, increased tempo 2f out, well in command 1f out, went clear inside final furlong, easily
held up in rear, asked for effort 2f out, never in contention
held up in touch, driven 2f out, never a threat
raced wide, tracked leaders, lost place turning home bend, tailed off
held up in last, pushed along over 2f out, some minor late headway, no telling impression
held up in touch, pushed along 2f out, never in contention
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, held on for 2nd
A valuable contest where former course winner ENFJAAR has the opportunity to prove that two subsequent efforts on turf were all wrong from a formbook perspective. Mostabshir takes a massive drop in class having ran in Group 1 company at Royal Ascot, and the grey has been gelded following a flop in the Hungerford Stakes at Newbury. Urban Sprawl has performed well on artificial surfaces in the past and will receive lumps of weight from the likely market principals. Empirestateofmind has yet to trouble the judge this season but that has meant that John Quinn’s gelding has now retreated to a workable handicap mark.
Mostabshir 6-1 (9-3) Soon led towards far side of group, headed and settled in close 3rd 5f out, in front again over 2f out until ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Witch Hunter (9-8) at Newbury 7f Grp 2 stks (1) gs in Aug.
Excel Power (IRE) 25-1 (9-9) Raced wide in mid-division, came wide home turn, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 4 1/4l behind He's A Monster (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (2) pol in Sep.
Positive Impact (IRE) 13-2 (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 6l behind Master Zoffany (8-10) at Chester 1m hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Azano 18-1 (9-2) Pressed leader, pushed along and weakened well over 2f out, last of 9, 21 1/4l behind Vafortino (9-2) at Redcar 7f lst stks (1) gd in Oct.
Enfjaar (IRE) 7-2fav (9-8) Chased leaders, pushed along and dropped away tamely 3f out, last of 12, dist behind Sparks Fly (9-8) at Haydock 1m hcp (2) hvy in Sep.
Legend Of Leros (IRE) 10-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders centre, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Marshal Dan (9-1) at Leicester 7f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Forca Timao (IRE) 80-1 (9-0) Led far side group, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly, soon behind, tailed off, 27th of 29, dist behind Docklands (9-2) at Ascot 1m hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Aalto (FR) 33-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 11 1/2l behind Certain Lad (9-10) at York 1m 2f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Urban Sprawl 15-2 (9-1) Chased leader, switched right over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Al Agaila (9-11) at Kempton 1m hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Empirestateofmind (IRE) 17-2 (9-10) Tacked leaders on rails, ridden over 1f out, soon outpaced by front pair, kept on, 3rd of 12, 6 1/4l behind Sparks Fly (9-8) at Haydock 1m hcp (2) hvy in Sep.