tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, soon challenged, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
tracked front pair, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, always held
chased leaders in 4th, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, never on terms
held up in rear, outpaced 3f out, never involved
behind, outpaced 4f out, ridden over 2f out, never a threat
NonRunner
If turning up here in anything like his best form then DUTCH CONNECTION should prove a cut above the rest of these. A former winner of the Group 2 Lennox Stakes over C&D, he hasn't been seen to best effect so far this year but has had excuses on those two occasions and will find this to be a much easier assignment. He's 2-2 in Group 3 company and with the ground to suit this seems like it should be the ideal race for him. As a result, he should be able to overcome the challenge of Britannia Stakes winner Bless Him , who returns to the track for the first time since that Ascot victory, and Tomyris , who unlike many of these should be capable of further improvement, perhaps significantly so.
Dutch Connection 5-2jfav (9-8) Chased leaders in 3rd on outer, improved to challenge over 2f out and soon ridden, no impression and dropped to 5th inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Spirit of Valor (9-1) at Curragh 7f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jul.
Salateen 3-1 (9-12) Tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed near finish, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Swift Approval (8-12) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) sft in Aug.
Viscount Barfield 10-1 (8-12) Race centre, held up towards rear, some headway near side of group, 2f out, soon ridden and beaten, 19th of 27, 10 1/2l behind Stamp Hill (8-5) at Ascot 7f hcp stks (2) gs in Jul.
Orangey Red (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Rear of mid-division on outer, ridden and no impression in rear approaching straight, kept on one pace final furlong, 10th of 14, 12 1/4l behind Music Box (9-1) at Galway 7f lst fll stks (1) sft in Aug.
Bless Him (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Held up in rear far side, headway 2f out, squeezed through to challenge inside final 2f, led over all over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, just held on near finish, won at Ascot 1m hcp stks (2) gf in Jun beating Ronald R (9-0) by 1/2l, 29 ran.
Phijee 11-4fav (9-2) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on to challenge over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final 100 yards, held on, won at Ripon 6f stks (3) gd in Aug beating Madam Dancealot (8-11) by nk, 6 ran.
Jordan Sport 7-4jfav (9-9) Made all, ridden and quickened entering final furlong, unchallenged, won at Newmarket 6f hcp (3) sft in Aug beating Major Pusey (9-1) by 2 3/4l, 5 ran.
Solomon's Bay (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Held up in last pair, pushed along on outside over 2f out, chased leaders 2f out, 3rd and held when hung right under pressure over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Beat The Bank (9-1) at Goodwood 1m Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Aug.
Tomyris 7-1 (8-11) Held up in mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong and closed on 2nd, never going pace to threaten winner, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Al Jazi (9-3) at Goodwood 7f Grp 3 fll stks (1) sft in Aug.
