held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
in touch, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on and held towards finish
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
made all, ridden over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, driven out
held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, never dangerous
in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, never dangerous
Victory Command ran well in a higher grade contest at Goodwood last time and can go close with a similar effort but HERCULEAN looks set for a return to winning ways. The latter found only one too good over today’s trip at Newmarket last month and can race off the same mark today. Lexington Empire was narrowly beaten over track and trip in June and has a shout on that form while Lush Life is not badly treated on her winning form over a mile but has has yet to race over this far and Three Weeks hasn’t raced since March.
Lush Life (IRE) 50-1 (8-10) Always towards rear, last of 20, 15 1/4l behind Beat Le Bon (9-2) at Goodwood 1m hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Three Weeks (USA) 100-1 (9-0) Slow into stride, in rear, ridden 2f out, never nearer, 6th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Mootasadir (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2f lst stks (1) pol in Mar.
Lexington Empire 11-2 (9-9) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never a threat, 3rd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Derevo (8-13) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Herculean 13-8fav (9-8) Mid-division, close up over 4f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, soon every chance, kept on, no extra and held towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Rise Hall (10-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Victory Command (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Forest Of Dean (8-4) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Cohesion 50-1 (8-13) Always in rear, pushed along and struggling over 3f out, soon tailed off, 11th of 12, dist behind Spanish Archer (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Philamundo (IRE) 7-1 (10-4) Towards rear, headway on outer over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 4l behind Alma Linda (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Aug.