tracked winner, ridden and carried head high when pace quickened over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
soon led, steadied pace over 7f out, quickened over 2f out, ridden and found extra when challenged inside final furlong
in touch in rear, eased to outer over 3f out, headway to go 2nd over 1f out, challenged winner inside final furlong, not pace of winner
in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out
in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
Prompter's best effort of the year came over course and distance and Michael Bell's gelding will act on the ground but he's got something to prove having disappointed since. Layali Al Andalus is rated the equal of stablemate Prince Siegfried but he dropped out tamely on his sole start this year at Hamilton and also has questions to answer on his first start in over three months, so we'd expect Ted Durcan's mount to do better. He's at his best when there is ease in the ground and comes into this on a fine Sandown second two starts ago, but we're going to side with the lowest rated horse lining up in JET AWAY. Henry Cecil's charge looked smart when landing a Lingfield maiden and confirmed that promise with a game handicap success off 86 at Sandown. It's interesting that connections are pitching him into this company and we'll take the hint, with this strapping son of Cape Cross likely to improve for a slightly easier surface. Confront is from the same ownership and completes the line-up but he can't be sided with on recent efforts, despite the fact he does act on the ground and appeals as an autumn horse.
Confront 8-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 5f out, stayed far side alone over 4f out, in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 10, 8l behind Rio De La Plata (9-5) at York 1m 1f Grp 3 (1) gf.
Prince Siegfried (FR) 5-2fav (9-3) Took keen hold, held up in close 5th, headway over 3f out, ridden to challenge over 2f out, hung left under pressure over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 5l behind Red Badge (8-7) at Newbury 1m 2f Listed stks (1) gd in Jul.
Jet Away 2-1fav (9-3) Held up, headway on outer over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, stayed on to lead post, won at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf beating Con Artist (9-3) by nk, 7 ran.
Layali Al Andalus 4-6fav (9-0) Close up, effort 3f out, driven and weakend over 1f out, last of 4, 21l behind Corsica (9-0) at Hamilton 1m 3f 3yo lst stk (1) gd in May.
Prompter 5-1 (9-3) Led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 11l behind Myplacelater (9-0) at Leicester 1m 2f con stks (3) gd in Jul.
