held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd towards finish
dwelt always in rear, hampered over 1f out
held up in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 1f out
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, headway between horses entering final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, hung left over 1f out
held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
keen tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, one pace final furlong
dwelt, hampered soon after start, in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway and switched right approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish
hampered soon after start, held up, ridden 3f out, not trouble leaders
edged right soon after start, mid-division, headway on outer over 3f out, soon ridden weakened approaching final furlong
hampered soon after start, always in rear
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed towards finish
dwelt behind and outpaced, ran on final furlong, not reach leaders
Rondeau has gone well here in the past while it will be interesting to see how Kempton winner Kakapuka fares in this grade back on turf. Another Try has been in decent form over 6f lately but stays this extra furlong and should go close from stall five but the one to beat is surely VALENCHA. Hughie Morrison's filly couldn't quite get to Tariq Too when favourite at Goodwood two weeks ago but she is at the top of her game having just being touched off in a very competitive handicap at Ascot previously. A repeat of that effort would suffice here. Flameoftheforest has been knocking on the door lately but is starting to edge up the weights again and may have to settle for a place here if the selection runs up to form.
Rondeau (GR) 11-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on to 3rd 1f out, went 2nd final 130 yards, kept on, not reach winner, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Golden Tempest (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug.
Big Noise 8-1 (9-4) Raced far side, in rear, switched right over 2f out, soon ridden, headway when switched right inside final furlong, challenging when hung left towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1/2l behind Dominium (8-10) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Another Try (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) Held up in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression final furlong, 4th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Baldemar (9-5) at Epsom Downs 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug.
Valencha 15-8fav (10-0) Raced wide mid-division, headway to chase leader over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on, not pace of winner, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Tariq Too (9-8) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
Kakapuka 25-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders on inside, switched left 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, won at Kempton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol beating Ongoodform (9-6) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Dukes Art 5-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Requisite (9-0) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Russian Rave 28-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on again inside final furlong, never a threat, 5th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Golden Delicious (8-8) at Salisbury 7f fll hcp (2) gd.
Avertis 40-1 (9-5) Stumbled start tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 8th of 11, 9l behind Take It To The Max (9-5) at Goodwood 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
Major Conquest (IRE) 12-1 (8-6) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 11l behind Kingscroft (8-13) at Chester 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Jul.
Flameoftheforest (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Slowly away, outpaced in rear, headway between horeses over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, unable to reach winner, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Silenzio (8-13) at Folkestone 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Rough Rock (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Close up, switched left over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 3l behind Mujrayaat (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Layla Jamil (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and not much room well over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 6th of 12, 5l behind Misplaced Fortune (9-6) at Pontefract 6f flls hcp 0-130 (3) gf.
Salient 33-1 (9-3) Chased leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, chased winner but no impression final furlong, lost 2nd closing stages, 3rd of 13, 2 3/4l behind Daneside (8-5) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
My Learned Friend (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Held up in touch, switched left over 4f out, headway over 2f out, soon every chance, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Starwatch (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Frozen Over 7-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, chased winner breifly over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 16l behind Polar Annie (8-12) at Chepstow 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jul.
Levitate 25-1 (9-4) Dwelt, behind far side, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong, 7th of 25, 6l behind Coolminx (9-6) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gs.
