tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up, effort 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to lead final 50y yards, won going away
in touch, headway over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra final 50 yards
in touch, effort 3f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra final 50 yards
slowly into stride, held up, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Nonrunner
Seleet has gone backwards since a pleasing debut win and whilst he may bounce back to form, we have no qualms in taking him on and siding with Dustoori whose form looks very solid and with more to come, he can get his head back in front. Martin Dwyer takes the ride again on this son of In The Wings and whilst he may prefer quicker ground (hung left last time out on good to soft), he could be classy enough to win nevertheless. Pulling five lengths clear of the rest last time, he could be better than this mark of 76 and accordingly is given our vote. Give Me A Break won well at the track last time out and with more improvement to come, he rates a danger. Unreachable Star has been striving for first place but continues to find one too good, so of more interest may be Rustic Gold who will like the ground and gets weight from the field. Gib is better than his last run and likes to get his toe in, and with the stable's form a definite plus, he should go close. Rock Anthem may look exposed but he does have plenty of talent so rule out at your peril, however we are happy to return to Dustoori for the winner.
Seleet (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Started slowly, soon prominent on outer, ridden over 4f out, soon lost place and in rear, eased over 1f out, tailed off, last of 14, 37l behind Crossbow Creek (9-9) at Kempton 1m 2f hcap (4) pol in Jul.
Rock Anthem (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 11, 9l behind Nur Tau (9-5) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Dustoori 10-3 (8-7) Raced keenly and soon tracked leader, led 4f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Sadler's Kingdom (8-10) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Sept.
Give Me A Break 9-2 (9-3) Tracked leaders in 3rd, left chasing winner inside final 2f, stayed on inside final furlong, led final strides, won at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Sept beating Coyote Creek (9-3) by a hd, 7 ran.
Unreachable Star Evensfav (8-12) Soon tracking leader, led over 2f out, soon hard pressed, no extra when headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Watchful (8-12) at Goodwood 1m 3f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Sept.
Gib (IRE) 7-1 (8-10) Led, hard pressed over 2f out, joined 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong, 7th of 10, 3l behind Viva La Flag (9-2) at Newbury 1m 2f hcap (4) gf in Sept.
Hibiki (IRE) 13-2 (8-6) In touch on inside, not clear run over 1f out, kept on final furlong, no real chance after, 5th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Jack Rolfe (9-0) at Newbury 1m 4f hcap (4) gf in Sept.
Rustic Gold 8-1 (8-7) Prominent, tracked leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out, won at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jul beating Norman The Great (9-2) by a shd, 15 ran.
Beau Sancy 16-1 (8-11) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, eased when beaten 1f out, last of 8, 19l behind Veiled Applause (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sept.
