always towards rear
keen, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened and eased
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, ridden and headway when switched right over 1f out, ran on, not reached winner
held up, ridden and headway when not clear run and switched right over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, stayed on
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon edged left, ran on
behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, never troubled leaders
mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakening when hampered over 1f out
always towards rear
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong
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Fairmile, Dansili Dancer and Mutawaffer are the three to pick out in this open affair and Fairmile is selected to follow up his John Smith's Cup win. Clive Cox's Dansili Dancer has been raised only four pounds for a Sandown win last time and that looks generous when you consider he also won a Goodwood handicap this season. He must go close. Mutawffer has run well in defeat this season and is still well handicapped. He finished a staying on second at Headquarters last time and is consistent. He looks set to run well. Kempton winner Fairmile took the John Smith's Cup in fine style and Walter Swinburn's runner has been treated leniently here, raised only six pounds. That was a career best performance and he landed a big ante post gamble. he looks certain to progress further and Fairmile can win again.
I'm So Lucky 13-2fav (9-5) Led until over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, 11th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Crosspeace (9-10) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcap (2) gd.
Star of Light 6-1jt-fav (9-10) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 7th of 20, 2 1/2l behind Fairmile (8-12) at York 1m 2f hcap (2) gf in Jul.
Great Plains 14-1 (9-4) Never better than mid-division, 13th of 20, 11l behind Fairmile (8-12) at York 1m 2f hcap (2) gf in Jul.
Fairmile 6-1jt-fav (8-12) Held up, headway over 3f out, switched right over 2f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at York 1m 2f hcap (2) gf in Jul beating Bravo Maestro (8-9) by 3/4l, 20 ran.