tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, led 1f out, headed towards finish
raced freely, held up, raced wide, improved to mid-division 6f out, ridden and headway on outer from over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong
held up mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and no impression over 2f out until stayed on inside final furlong
keen, raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden and headway with winner from over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
held up in touch, lost place and dropped to rear 6f out, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened towards finish
soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened 1f out
SOUNDS OF JUPITER is taken to defy a penalty and complete the hat-trick in this handicap; the list of dangers is headed by Safari Sunup and Heron Bay. The selection has only been out of the frame once in four starts on the all-weather and he has won over the course and distance. He won with plenty in hand at Folkestone last time and a 6lbs penalty is unlikely to be enough to stop him in his bid to follow up. Safari Sunup has won three times on the turf but he has disappointing on both of his runs here and he could struggle to get the better of our selection. Heron Bay hails from a yard in good form and he is having only his second run on the all-weather tonight. He wasn't beaten far last time at Ascot and he is certainly one of the more interesting runners in this field. Pinch Of Salt has run some good races here in the past but he appears to have gone off the boil and we are happy to give him the swerve. There should be more to come from Sounds Of Jupiter who gets the vote.
Heron Bay 7-1 (9-10) Slowly into stride, soon driven to mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on well, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Press The Button (9-5) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Aug.
Safari Sunup (IRE) 6-1 (9-13) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Hillview Boy (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Aug.
Charm School 10-1 (9-7) Steadied start, held up in rear, last straight, no headway until stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 4l behind Seeking The Buck (9-1) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Bugaku 12-1 (9-1) Keen close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 7l behind Whispering Gallery (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Aug.
Dr Livingstone (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, no headway 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 12, 10l behind Australia Day (9-9) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jun.
William Blake 9-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Lord Theo (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Aug.
Pinch of Salt (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 16, 8l behind Fanjura (9-3) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Jabal Tariq 10-1 (9-7) Led at steady pace, quickened 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 6, 10l behind High Ambition (8-8) at Pontefract 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Aug.
Sounds of Jupiter (IRE) 2-1fav (9-11) Made all, driven clear over 1f out, ran on well, won at Folkestone 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug beating Salybia Bay (9-3) by 7l, 12 ran.
