slowly away in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon chased winner, ran on
tracked leader until over 2f out, ridden and hampered approaching final furlong, weakened final furlong
close up, pushed along and headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on
in touch, ridden over 2f out, not clear run and switched right approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, edged right approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
towards rear, dropped to last 6f out, pushed along 3f out, wide and headway when bumped approaching final furlong, stayed on
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f outridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace
NonRunner
AUTUMN WAR had no problem with the step-up to 2m in the Northumberland Vase, in which his jockey reported he was too free early on. The fact that he came home well in fifth reflects the value of the performance and he can concede weight to all rivals dropping back a quarter of a mile. Steel An Icon's form figures speak for themselves and he's proved a credit to the Channon yard this season and it would be folly to exclude him from calculations off what still appeals as a decent mark of 74. Noonday Gun and General Zoff came home fourth and fifth in what looked a useful staying contest at Sandown and both can be given a respectable chance.
Autumn War (IRE) 28-1 (9-6) Held up in last, headway on outer 2f out, nearest finish, 5th of 19, 3 1/2l behind Zeeband (9-8) at Newcastle 2m hcp (2) pol in Jun.
Duckett's Grove (USA) 12-1 (9-7) Chased leaders on inside, led after 1f and set steady pace, pushed along and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Sweet Reward (8-9) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Noonday Gun 22-1 (10-0) Led briefly, tracked leader, ridden and unable to quicken when lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4l behind Vino Victrix (8-8) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Billy No Mates (IRE) 6-1 (9-11) Held up, outpaced 3f out, kept on from over 1f out but lacked pace to challenge, 5th of 6, 8l behind Ben Lilly (9-2) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Steel An Icon 3-1fav (9-3) Led at fast pace, soon clear, narrow advantage when pushed 3f out, almost joined when ridden before 2f out, found extra and kept on gamely, headed close home, 2nd of 7, shd behind Flower Of Scotland (9-6) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp fll (5) gd in Jul.
The Navigator 8-1 (9-5) Broke 1st, chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, unable to get on terms, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 4, 2 3/4l behind Let Me Be (9-11) at Catterick 2m hcp (4) sft in Jul.
General Zoff 5-1 (9-6) Held up off the pace in last pair, headway towards inside over 2f out, run flattened out and weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Vino Victrix (8-8) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Magellan 80-1 (10-0) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway 8f out, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, soon behind, last of 7, 32 1/4l behind Euro Implosion (9-5) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp (5) gd in Jul.