chased leaders, pushed along well over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, pressed leader final 110 yards, stayed on strongly, won on nod
dwelt, soon closed up to race rear of mid-division, ridden 3f out, gradually weakened
raced keenly towards rear on outside, effort and headway under 3f out, pushed along well over 1f out, weakened quickly
mid-division, ridden well over 2f out, kept on final furlong
led, shaken up over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, strongly pressed last 110 yards, stayed on well, beaten on nod
towards rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on, no extra closing stages
FIRTH OF CLYDE finished clear of the remainder when just failing to hold off newcomer Tatsumaki at Newmarket last time. That was a further step forward and he’ll take some beating here. Ffos Las fourth Shabbab will likely enjoy the step up to a mile while Wholeofthemoon is worth a market check. But Berkshire Rebel may be the best of the debutants as he is a half-brother to six winners and hails from last year’s winning stable.
Berkshire Rebel (IRE) Sir Percy colt out of Silicon Star.
Bushfire Australia colt out of Aflame.
Goldsmith (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Steadied start, held up towards rear, headway 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, 5th of 11, 12 1/4l behind Ehraz (9-0) at Ascot 6f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
Wholeofthemoon (IRE) Zoffany gelding out of Shared Experience.
Firth Of Clyde (IRE) 9-4jfav (9-2) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, ran on, 2nd of 13, nk behind Tatsumaki (9-0) at Newmarket 7f stks (4) gf in Aug.
Majestic Fighter (IRE) Teofilo colt out of Majestic Manner.
Shabbab (FR) 11-1 (9-5) Pushed along early to race prominent, ridden well over 2f out, one pace, 4th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Last Hoorah (9-5) at Ffos Las 7f stks (5) gd in Aug.