tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, edged left well over 1f out, soon switched right, kept on under pressure to go 2nd inside final furlong, unable to reach winner
raced in last, pushed along and detached early stages, ridden over 3f out, switched to outside over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, unable to trouble leaders
soon led, ridden over 1f out, swished tail entering final furlong, driven out
led early, tracked winner, ridden 2f out, unable to quicken from over 1f out and lost 2nd inside final furlong
keen early, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, outpaced and well held from over 2f out
Henry Cecil has his third runner of the afternoon in the concluding event in the shape of Mingun Bell, who has been given a chance by the handicapper having dropped to a mark of 75 but he is hard to back with confidence after recent runs and a better bet looks to be CITY GROUND. The Michael Jarvis-trained gelding looks to be going the right way now after opening his account in a Wolverhampton maiden when stepped up to 1m1f last month and he looks worth siding with back in a handicap on turf over an extra furlong today. Michael Wigham's Monte Cavallo has claims but a 2lb rise since his third to Sequillo at Sandown will make this tougher. Laura Mongan's Addwaitya seems too high in the weights, while Boom And Bust disappointed on his handicap debut last time and now looks best watched.
Monte Cavallo (SAF) 6-1 (9-10) Steadied start, pulled hard, held up last, travelling well from 2f out, switched left to outside well over 1f out, ridden to chase leading pair entering final furlong, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, never quite going pace to challenge, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Sequillo (9-11) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Aug.
Addwaitya 12-1 (9-13) Chased leading pair on outside, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakening when hampered just over 1f out, 9th of 11, 18l behind Sequillo (9-11) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Aug.
City Ground (USA) 10-11fav (9-3) Made all, ridden over 1f out, driven and hung left inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Aug beating Broadway Dancer (8-12) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Mingun Bell (USA) 15-2 (9-1) Tracked leader until ridden 2f out, edged right over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Autumn Riches (9-5) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Aug.
Boom And Bust (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, soon recovered to 4th on inside, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, no danger after, 7th of 9, 5l behind Faithful One (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
