tracked leaders, led over 2f out, joined then hung right, left and right inside final furlong, soon headed and out battled
held up, smooth headway on outside to track leading pair 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on gamely
led, headed inside final 3f, weakened 2f out
chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, weakened 3f out
tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final 3f, headed over 2f out, outpaced final furlong
Desert Sea is obviously in good form at present but El Alamein has a 9lb pull with Colin Tinkler's gelding for seven lengths on the form of their running at Lingfield over this trip last time and Sir Mark Prescott's runner is taken to reverse that form with Bariloche rated the best of the remainder. The selection is strictly held by Desert Spa on running last time but he is entitled to improve for what was his first effort over this trip and this track favours those that race up with the pace much more than Lingfield does. John Gosden's Los Cabos has failed to progress as much as may have been anticipated and remains a doubtful stayer, while All The Good has yet to prove his effectiveness over this trip and may struggle to give weight away all round anyway. The lightly raced Bariloche could be of interest back on the flat after a recent spin over hurdles but El Alamein has plenty going for him and he gets the vote.
All The Good (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, effort to dispute lead over 2f out, slightly outpaced over 1f out, lost 2 places entering final furlong, no extra, 4th of 7, 4l behind Green Room (9-7) at Salisbury 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Desert Sea (IRE) 8-1 (8-8) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, led approaching 1f out, soon clear, comfortably, won at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jul beating El Alamein (8-4) by 7l, 14 ran.
Los Cabos (IRE) 11-2 (8-11) Held up, ridden and headway when hung badly left from over 2f out, soon hampered, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 6l behind Zurbaran (8-7) at Nottingham 1m 6f 3yo hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Bariloche 12-1 (8-13) Chased leader, led 10f out, ridden, headed over 4f out, soon short of room, weakened, last of 6, 42l behind Lightning Strike (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Karshaan (FR) 28-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride, headway 4f out, ridden 3f out stayed on not troubled leaders, 3rd of 10, 8l behind Picacho (9-0) at Goodwood 2m 3yo mdn hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Riff Raff 5-1 (7-13) Chased leader after 1f, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon headed, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 4l behind Establishment (9-6) at Chester 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
El Alamein (IRE) 9-2fav (8-4) Tracked leader, led 7f out, ridden over 4f out, headed approaching 1f out, soon held, 2nd of 14, 7l behind Desert Sea (8-8) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jul.
