close up 4th on the inside, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
slowly into stride, held up last but in touch, plugged on at one pace from over 1f out
close up, headway to track leaders 4f out, driven along from 3f out, stayed on under strong pressure final furlong to take 2nd final 75yds
never far away, headway to track leader 2f out, led 1f out, in command when edged left final furlong, stayed on well
tracked leader, led inside final 3f and kicked on, driven and headed 1f out, no impression and lost 2nd final 75yds
led, headed just inside final 3f, chased leader under pressure to 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Notable Guest showed that he still retains ability when just touched off in a Group 3 race at Haydock last time and Sir Michael Stoute's five-year-old has to be respected but he may struggle to give weight away to Crosspeace, who gets the vote with Kandidate rated the best of the rest. The selection probably found the ground too testing in France last time but had shown progressive form prior to that and looks to have been found an ideal opportunity to resume winning ways here. Self Defense is a capable performer on his day but looks booked for a place at best, while the lightly raced Play Me needs to improve on all known form to trouble the judge. Bravo Maestro looks to be out of his depth and a bigger threat is likely to come from Clive Brittain's Kandidate, although he has yet to prove that he stays this far. That is not a problem for Crosspeace though and he gets the vote.
Notable Guest (USA) 4-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, hung left and led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, not quicken final furlong, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Mulaqat (8-7) at Haydock 1m 3f Grp 3 (1) gf in Aug.
Bravo Maestro (USA) 33-1 (8-10) Always towards rear, 17th of 19, well behind Mudawin (8-4) at York 1m 6f hcap (2) gs in Aug.
Crosspeace (IRE) 4-1 (8-11) Close up, 3rd halfway, ridden and weakened well over 1f out, last of 8, 6l behind Atlantic Air (8-9) at Deauville 1m 2f Grp 3 (A) hvy in Aug.
Kandidate 5-1 (9-0) Led, driven and headed inside final 2f, chased leader until over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Tam Lin (8-6) at Windsor 1m 2f Grp 3 (1) gd in Aug.
Self Defense 25-1 (9-3) Tracked leader to 12f out, chased leading pair, not quicken and lost 3rd 2f out, one pace, 4th of 5, 3l behind Admiral's Cruise (9-3) at Newbury 1m 5f Grp 3 (1) gs in Aug.
Play Me 20-1 (9-5) Prominent, led after 4f, ridden and headed well over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Portal (8-12) at Goodwood 1m 2f lst fll hcp (1) gf in Aug.
