dwelt, held up towards rear, driven over 3f out, well beaten inside final 2f
edged left start, chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out
dwelt, held up in rear, struggling 3f out, well held after, went 5th inside final furlong, plugged on
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no impression towards finish
not much room start, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on well, led towards finish
held up in mid-division, switched left and headway inside 3f out, went 3rd over 2f out until over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
mid-division, effort on outside over 4f out, lost place over 2f out
chased leader, ridden over 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on, headed towards finish
The likely going is a huge plus for City Streak, who produced a career-best when scoring at Ascot last time and won on soft ground at Chester earlier. In The Breeze has been back to his best lately but the three-year-olds are still getting a handy 8lb weight-for-age allowance over this trip at this stage of the season and Vaguely Royal won over course and distance in June, though is encountering these conditions for the first time. Cavern Club’s Newmarket win hasn’t been franked but EL JASOR benefited from a step up in trip to score at Newbury and the addition of cheekpieces could help with a 6lb rise. It’s too soon to give up on Rogue Sea while Harappan is clearly progressing and shouldn’t be ignored.
Turntable 20-1 (10-2) Slowly away, outpaced and behind, came stand side alone 3f out, never on terms, last of 10, 34 3/4l behind Peace Man (10-2) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
City Streak 6-1 (9-3) Held up off the pace in last pair, good headway tracking leaders 2f out, soon angled out and ridden, led inside final furlong, soon clear and hung right, stayed on, won at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in Jul beating Max Mayhem (9-13) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Crystal Delight 18-1 (9-8) Slowly away, raced very wide alone until switched left to lead main group 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Royal Symbol (9-11) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Matchless (IRE) 66-1 (8-13) In touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, no impression, 7th of 14, 16 3/4l behind Postileo (9-10) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in Aug.
In The Breeze (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Mid-division, headway into 3rd travelling strongly just over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well to lead final 110 yards, won going away, won at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Aug beating Auld Toon Loon (9-11) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Vaguely Royal (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Front mid-division on outer, went 3rd 6f out, pushed along over 3f out, plugged on, well held 1f out, 7th of 13, 10 3/4l behind Middle Earth (9-3) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Rogue Sea 17-2 (9-2) Led an set steady pace, pushed along and headed 2f out, weakened soon after, 6th of 8, 10 1/2l behind Greek Order (8-13) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
El Jasor (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Raced wide early, tracked leaders, went 2nd and hung right under pressure over 1f out, challenged and hung back left inside ifnal furlong, led towards finish, won at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Aug beating Valsad (10-0) by nk, 13 ran.
Cavern Club (IRE) 3-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Aug beating French Invasion (9-7) by 1l, 8 ran.
Harappan (USA) 10-11fav (9-11) Prominent, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, eased close home, won at Catterick 1m 4f stks (5) gs in Aug beating Hondo (9-2) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
