steadied start, held up last, headway between horses over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 4th towards finish, not reach leaders
tracked leading pair, ridden to challenge over 1f out, upsides entering final furlong, stayed on to lead final 150 yards, held on
tracked leader, closed over 3f out, pushed along and lost 2nd entering final 2f, soon hung right under pressure and weakened inside final 2f
led and set decent pace, clear halfway until over 3f out, ridden and strongly pressed from 2f out, headed final 150 yards, stayed on but one pace in 3rd towards finish
held up in 5th, good headway on inside over 2f out, 2nd entering final 2f, pressing leaders and every chance over 1f out, ridden and weakened well inside final furlong
held up in 4th, good headway on outside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, took 2nd towards finish, not quite going pace to reach winner
A couple of these are clear of the rest at the weights but both are having their first start of the year. Mount Logan won a valuable handicap here in July and Mr Singh won a Group 3 at Newmarket in the same month. The latter is less exposed and preferred on his reappearance but BATEEL has not finished improving yet. She found only progressive stablemate Carnachy too good in Listed company over track and trip on last month’s comeback and should be sharper for this. Eye of The Storm never figured in heavy ground last month but finished third in last year’s renewal and is preferred to winning handicappers Sweeping Up and Noble Gift.
Eye of The Storm (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Tracked leader until over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 30 3/4l behind Frosty Berry (8-10) at Nottingham 1m 6f lst stks (1) hvy in Apr.
Mount Logan (IRE) 9-2fav (9-10) Tracked leaders on inside, driven into 2nd inside final furlong, one pace and no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Exosphere (8-5) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Mr Singh 11-10fav (9-1) Made all, shaken up and quickened 2f out, soon in command, pushed out, comfortable, won at Newmarket 1m 5f Grp 3 (1) gf in Jul beating Future Empire (9-1) by 2 1/2l, 5 ran.
Noble Gift 7-4fav (9-3) Made all, ridden over 1f out, held on near finish, won at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in Apr beating Lycidas (9-1) by nk, 5 ran.
Bateel (IRE) 15-8fav (9-0) Held up in last, headway when not clear run over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ran on to chase winner inside final furlong, no extra closing stages, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Carnachy (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) gd in Apr.
Sweeping Up 5-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, headway travelling well over 2f out, stayed on under pressure into 4th inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge, 4th of 13, 1 3/4l behind Urban Castle (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 5f lst fll stks (1) pol in Oct.
