held up, headway when hung left over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong
switched left start, always in rear
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
with leaders, ridden to lead and edged left over 1f out, forged clear final furlong, comfortably
in rear, pushed along halfway, headway approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on to take 3rd towards finish
keen with leader, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on, no chance final furlong
chased leaders, headway when hung left 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace
Oil Man sets a fair standard but most of the field are open to improvement and there are also a couple of interesting newcomers; we'll take a chance with one of the latter in Doncasaque. The market will be as revealing as ever but Henry Cecil's colt makes some appeal on paper and is likely to know his job whilst his sire's progeny are usually effective with cut in the ground so rain shouldn't be a problem. Oil Man stepped up markedly on his debut performance to chase home a fair sort at Lingfield and that effort makes him the one to beat but similar improvement from the likes of Itsher and Premier Superstar isn't inconceivable. Dome Rocket appears to be the first string from William Knight's yard whose two year olds were in good form last month. He will stay further in time but wouldn't need to be out of the ordinary to win this although we're going to side with fellow newcomer Doncasaque.
Doncosaque (IRE) Xaar colt out of 7f winner Darabela.
Good Buy Dubai (USA) 14-1 (9-3) In touch to 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 14, 8l behind Damien (9-3) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.
Herring Senior (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Behind, pushed along halfway, no chance final 2f, 6th of 9, 9l behind Khor Dubai (9-8) at Lingfield 6f 2yo hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Oil Man (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Chased winner throughout, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, 2nd of 15, 3/4l behind Kentish Dream (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Spinning Waters Vettori gelding, related to numerous winners from 7f-1m5f.
Bright Enough 16-1 (9-0) Prominent on outer, ridden and effort 2f out, no extra over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 5l behind Floodlit (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) pol in Jul.
Premier Superstar 25-1 (9-0) Behind, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 8l behind Ballantrae (9-0) at Folkestone 7f 2yo fll mdn aut (5) sft in Jul.
Dome Rocket Domedriver colt out of a lightly-raced mare.
