led, keen early, ridden and hard pressed 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
in rear, pushed along and made no impression 2f out
held up, going well over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, readily
prominent, ridden to challenge 2f out, every chance final furlong, soon outpaced, kept on in 2nd
Willingly hasn’t shown much in a couple of runs this year but the remaining trio looked closely matched. Brazen Idol has been knocking on the door and was an unlucky loser at Goodwood last week but PARISIAC usually pings the gates and could get an uncontested lead so can hold off the three-year-old Topo Chico, who is penalised for his Lingfield win and may be better on faster ground.
Parisiac (IRE) 15-2 (9-8) Disputed lead, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, plugged on, 4th of 10, 2l behind Magnificence (9-9) at Bath 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Topo Chico (IRE) 8-15fav (9-11) Bit edgy, held up in mid-division, smooth headway far side of group over 2f out, led over 1f out, shaken up and went clear inside final furlong, easily, won at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) gf in Aug beating Shot (9-9) by 3l, 8 ran.
Brazen Idol 7-4fav (9-12) Bumped start, towards rear, pushed along and headway well over 1f out, strongly pressed leaders final 110 yards, ran on, just denied, 2nd of 7, shd behind Alcazan (9-13) at Goodwood 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Willingly 17-2 (9-6) Chased leading pair until 2f out, weakened soon after, last of 5, 12 1/4l behind Grandfather Tom (10-2) at Leicester 5f hcp (6) gf in Jun.