held up, towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders when hung left 2f out, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong, led near finish
held up, towards rear, outpaced when hampered well over 3f out, no danger after
held up, mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, driven to lead narrowly over 2f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, rallied towards finish, just held
held up, mid-division, headway when faltered and unseated rider well over 3f out
took keen hold, tracked leader, led after 2f, driven and headed over 2f out, soon ridden and lost place, no chance with front trio from over 1f out
held up, in rear, struggling 4f out, never a threat
led 2f, tracked leader, ridden 3f out, soon lost place, weakened over 1f out
tracked front pair, ridden and lost place over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, headway on inside over 3f out, soon switched right, ridden and upsides over 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on, headed near finish
Having chased Harzand home at Epsom and the Curragh, Idaho sets the standard for the year’s final Classic following his win in the Great Voltigeur. But there are lingering doubts over his suitability for the distance, especially if the forecast rain materialises. It’s hard to see Housesofparliament overturning that York form with his stablemate but MUNTAHAA looks a bigger danger. He only scrambled home in a Listed event at Chester last time but has bags of potential and will relish the trip – his trainer has been bullish about his chances this week. The stamina-laden Sword Fighter looks a solid each way prospect as he appears to hold Harbour Law on Queen’s Vase form.
Harbour Law 10-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Housesofparliament (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 5f Grp 3 (1) gf in Jul.
Harrison 33-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, outpaced over 3f out, soon ridden, lost place over 1f out, modest 4th final furlong, 4th of 6, 8l behind Idaho (9-0) at York 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Aug.
Housesofparliament (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Led, quickened over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on when hard pressed inside final furlong, headed inside final 100 yards, no extra, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Idaho (9-0) at York 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Aug.
Idaho (IRE) 5-6fav (9-0) Held up, in last pair, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on to challenge inside final furlong, led inside final 100 yards, driven out, won at York 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Aug beating Housesofparliament (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Muntahaa (IRE) 15-8fav (9-0) Made virtually all, quickened over 2f out, soon ridden, hard pressed towards finish, held on, won at Chester 1m 5f hcp lst stks (1) gd in Aug beating Duretto (8-13) by shd, 11 ran.
Ormito (GER) 8-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders in 4th until settled 5th 10f out, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, rallied and hung left from 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Kings Fete (9-7) at Newbury 1m 5f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Aug.
Sword Fighter (IRE) 9-2 (8-5) Mostly tracked winner, ridden and every chance over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final 150 yards, 4th and held when hampered and snatched up 100 yards out, lost 4th final strides, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Big Orange (9-8) at Goodwood 2m Grp 2 (1) gf in Jul.
The Tartan Spartan (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Mid-division, on outside, pushed along 5f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 7th of 18, 6l behind Sword Fighter (9-3) at Ascot 2m lst (1) gs in Jun.
Ventura Storm (AUS) (8-7) won at Deauville 1m 4f Grp 3 stks gd in Aug beating Moonshiner (8-7) by 3 1/2l, 7 ran.
