very slowly away, in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression
tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
went right start, held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
tracked leader, led after about 2f, clear over 1f out, soon edged left, kept on well
bumped start, towards rear, headway and switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
led for about 2f, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders in 3rd and keen, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out
This is a competitive-looking handicap as though Newbury winner High Admiral is the least exposed he's not certain to appreciate this further step up in trip on breeding. Wolverhampton scorer Golden Jubilee may be worth opposing back on Turf and Felix Fabulla steps up a grade but Swift Cedar, Magical Thomas and Jacob Cats would all have a squeak on their best form. TWO JABS gets a tentative vote given he was only beaten a length-and-a-half over course and distance 12 days ago and has been eased a pound since.
Jacob Cats 7-1 (9-7) Dwelt, mid-division, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never a threat, 4th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Xinbama (9-7) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Two Jabs 5-1 (10-0) Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Cape Victoria (9-13) at Ffos Las 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Swift Cedar (IRE) 6-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, soon hard driven, weakened closing stages, 4th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Berrahri (8-13) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Felix Fabulla 7-2fav (9-6) Held up in last pair, ridden 3f out, wide into straight, kept on under pressure on outside final furlong, never reached leaders, 5th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Precision Five (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
High Admiral 15-8fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Newbury 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul beating Mark Hopkins (9-5) by 1l, 8 ran.
Golden Jubilee (USA) 6-1 (9-10) Led early, tracked leader, led over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jul beating Joshua Potman (8-9) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Magical Thomas 6-1 (8-9) Tracked leader after 2f, joined leader halfway, led 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 4, 3l behind Duretto (9-3) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Jul.