held up in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, disputing 3rd and staying on one pace and slightly hampered inside final furlong
slowly away, soon in mid-division on outside, driven and beaten over 2f out
made all, ridden and in command over 1f out, ran on well
never going well, always in rear
held up in rear, made some moderate late headway
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, wend 2nd near finish, no chance with easy winner
held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never troubled leaders, weakened approaching final furlong
chased winners to 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong
in touch on outside, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
prominent, effort on inside to chase winner 2f out, no impression when hung left inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish
Gilded Youth let his supporters down last time, but can make amends here, with Far Seeking, Towy Girl, and newcomer Rollin 'N Tumblin perhaps the ones to make a race of it with with Henry Candy's charge. Having finished a very close second at Leicester on his return to action, Gilded Youth was fancied to go one better when lining up at Goodwood next time, but he was done for toe by two rivals, and in truth was disappointing. However, he will be spot on now, and with a furlong extra to travel, must surely make a bold bid to make amends. It is hard to fancy any of these ahead of him, and he is a fairly confident selection. Far Seeking has shown nothing in two starts to date, but will at least qualify for handicaps after today, while hopefully Towy Girl will be fully recovered from a broken blood vessel incurred at Chepstow. She was quite progressive last year, and should be placed to good effect in due course. Rollin 'N Tumblin is an unknown quantity, but is well drawn and has the assistance of Seb Sanders, so any support for him should be heeded. Gilded Youth has already shown a glimmer of promise though and is the percentage call.
Far Seeking 2-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, soon tracking leader, driven along 2f out, no impression when lost 2nd approaching final furlong, weakened quickly, last of 5, 10l behind Noticeable (8-9) at Folkestone 1m 2f mdn aut stk (6) gf in May.
Forever Bold 100-1 (9-3) Always in rear, 10th of 13, 17l behind King's Event (9-3) at Windsor 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) sft in Aug.
Gilded Youth 2-1fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, led just over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Fleuret (8-12) at Goodwood 6f mdn aut stk (5) gd in Aug.
Rollin 'n Tumblin Zaha colt out of winning sprinter Steppin Out.
Tiger Trail (GER) 40-1 (9-3) Very slowly into stride, ridden 3f out, weakened, 11th of 13, 12l behind Elusive Dreams (9-3) at Salisbury 7f 3yo & 4yo mdn (4) gs in Aug.
Touch of Style (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Raced centre, keen held up in rear, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 15, 30l behind Lap of Honour (8-7) at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp (3) sft in Aug.
Compulsion 33-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, headway on inside 2f out, one pace, 5th of 10, 5l behind Lochstar (9-0) at Lingfield 6f mdn stk (5) pol in May.
Task Complete 9-1 (8-7) Led for 1f, prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on well final furlong, 3rd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Norisan (9-1) at Salisbury 7f clm (5) sft in Jul.
Lady Lorins 50-1 (8-12) Hampered start, soon behind, 10th of 15, 16l behind Guarantia (8-12) at Chepstow 7f mdn stk (5) gd in Aug.
Polish Prospect (IRE) 33-1 (8-2) Always behind, 9th of 10, 17l behind Desert Dreamer (9-11) at Kempton 7f clm (5) pol in Jul.
Towy Girl (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Mid-division, tailed off over 3f out and pulled up in race won by Bidable (8-3) at Chepstow 1m fll hcp (5) gf in Aug, 15 ran.
Take To The Skies (IRE) 40-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, ridden on inside over 2f out, never dangerous, 9th of 14, 5l behind Landucci (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Aug.
