held up in last pair, took keen hold, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on, no impression on winner
held up in last pair, eased out left and effort 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
pressed leader, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace and no impression on leaders final 125 yards
led, pushed along 2f out, ridden, headed, edged left and unable to quicken over 1f out, rallied entering final furlong, no impression towards finish
tracked leading pair, ridden to lead and quickened over 1f out, ran on well
Daddy Long Legs can only improve on his debut win at Gowran and has plenty of fancy entries. But the placed horses have done little for the form since and Aidan O'Brien's charge will find ENTIFAADHA a tough nut to crack here. Successful in a Newmarket maiden in July that's worked out well, the Dansili colt had Al Khan well behind when winning the Group 3 Acomb Stakes at York last month with a bit in hand - he looks a very smart prospect. Red Duke's form is very solid and he has a chance against the selection on a line through York second Fort Bastion, though a penalty collected for his win in the Group 2 Superlative Stakes at Newmarket won't help his cause. Trumpet Major looks thoroughly exposed now and is likely to struggle again.
Red Duke (USA) 11-4 (9-3) Held up in 5th on inside, nowhere to go from entering final 2f, travelling well when hampered and squeezed out over 1f out, soon switched right to inside, kept on inside final furlong, took 3rd post, not recover, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Chandlery (9-0) at Goodwood 7f 2yo Grp 2 (1) gd in Jul.
Al Khan (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Held up in mid-division, headway travelling well over 2f out, chased leaders and driven to challenge over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 6l behind Entifaadha (9-0) at York 7f 2yo Grp 3 (1) gs in Aug.
Daddy Long Legs (USA) 7-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, 9th halfway, 7th on outer 2f out, soon ridden, quickened to lead under 1f out, stayed on well, won at Gowran Park 7f 2yo mdn gf in Aug beating Outback (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran.
Entifaadha 7-2fav (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, challenged and edged left over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on strongly to assert and draw closing stages, won at York 7f 2yo Grp 3 (1) gs in Aug beating Fort Bastion (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
Trumpet Major (IRE) 6-4fav (9-0) Tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, last of 4, 9l behind Talwar (9-0) at Sandown 7f 2yo Grp 3 (1) sft in Aug.
