tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt, in rear, never on terms
towards rear, plenty to do 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish
in touch, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms
raced wide, in touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
soon led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, led over 2f out, 4 lengths clear over 1f out, ridden out
in touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
towards rear, pushed along 3f out, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong
close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, soon edged left and stayed on one pace
towards rear, never on terms
Platinum Prince has placed the last twice and is only 2lb higher than his last winning mark. He finished ahead of Codswallop at Lingfield early last month. LETHAL TOUCH was well clear of Swing To The Stars when third at Newmarket in June but only fifth when favourite for an amateurs’ race at Wolverhampton. However, back on Turf, he might recoup losses with Come On John still possibly a shade high in the weights. Tawtheef is now 0-10 on Turf.
Stopnsearch 40-1 (9-5) Led, pushed along when headed over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 5, 19 1/2l behind Daphne May (9-4) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Aug.
Come On John (IRE) 18-1 (9-8) Slowly away, held up, pulled hard early, never a factor, 11th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Whitcombe Rockstar (9-8) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Swing To The Stars (IRE) 10-3 (9-10) Towards rear, outpaced 3f out, never in contention, 9th of 10, 19 1/2l behind Ragosina (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gd in Jun.
Platinum Prince 13-2 (9-1) In touch, wide and headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3 3/4l behind Lawn Ranger (9-1) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Ae Fond Kiss 12-1 (8-11) Close up in rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 5, 3 1/4l behind First Impression (10-4) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Aug.
Lexington Hero 14-1 (9-4) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 8 1/2l behind Isle Of Jura (10-7) at Newmarket 1m hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Lethal Touch 3-1fav (11-0) Led, joined before halfway, ridden when headed just inside 1f out, dropped to fourth inside final furlong, kept on but dropped to fifth final strides, 5th of 13, 4 1/2l behind The New Marwan (10-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Tawtheef (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, switched left and headway 2f out, held inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 2 1/4l behind Trojan Truth (9-9) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in May.
Codswallop 16-1 (8-10) Midfield, headway to go prominent before halfway, chased leaders inside final furlong, ran on well final 110 yards, never nearer, 4th of 13, 1 3/4l behind Jack Sparowe (9-9) at Bath 1m hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Gilbert 12-1 (9-2) Prominent, chased leaders 2f out, ridden in share of third before 1f out, ridden 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Lhebayeb (9-4) at Bath 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Certain Style 40-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 5, 4 3/4l behind Rose Bolt (9-2) at Bath 1m mdn fll stks (5) gd in Jul.
