dwelt, soon tracking leaders on inside, went 2nd 3f out, angled out over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well
pulled hard and prominent out wide, weakened quickly and behind halfway
slowly into stride, held up in last trio, headway on inside over 1f out, plugged on disputing modest 3rd inside final furlong
bit keen tracking leader, pushed along and lost 2nd 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
raced keenly, led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and pressed over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no chance with winner
held up in last trio, headway out wide over 1f out, edged left and stayed on same pace disputing modest 3rd inside final furlong
Rated 70, Vice Captain sets a moderate standard and is fitted with a hood for the first time. He’s closely matched with Haya Taal on these terms so a chance is taken on ROYAL HUSSAR. The latter showed a big improvement at Newcastle last time and any further progress would put him in the mix. Mysterious Soul may improve for this extra furlong but Beauty Generation took a step backwards at Yarmouth last week.
Beauty Generation (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Midfield, ridden 3f out, never on terms, 8th of 12, 11 1/2l behind Charming Whisper (9-2) at Yarmouth 7f stks (2) gs in Aug.
Havana Touch 40-1 (9-7) Dwelt, towards rear, well behind over 1f out, 10th of 11, 9 3/4l behind El Bodon (9-7) at Lingfield 6f stks (5) pol in Jun.
Haya Taal (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Disputed lead near side, ridden along and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Propitious (9-2) at Chepstow 6f mdn stks (5) gs in Jul.
Mysterious Soul (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, headway and switched right towards near side rail 4f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 5th of 10, 7l behind The Good Biscuit (9-4) at Lingfield 6f stks (5) gf in Jul.
Royal Hussar (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Mid-division, driven along over 4f out, ran on well final furlong, no danger, 5th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Chic Colombine (9-2) at Newcastle 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.
Vice Captain 3-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along to chase winner over 1f out, one pace and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 4, 2 3/4l behind The African Queen (9-2) at Brighton 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
Midnight Margarita 22-1 (9-2) Never better than midfield, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 14, 11 1/2l behind Granny Budgie (9-2) at Nottingham 6f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.