held up towards rear, switched outside over 2f out, soon outpaced and ridden, ran on well inside final furlong, led and going away towards finish
pressed leader on outer, driven over 2f out, soon ridden and lost place, weakened and eased inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, gradually weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, outpaced over 2f out, never involved, eased inside final furlong
mid-division on outside, lost place 2f out, soon ridden and outpaced, driven and kept on well inside final furlong, took 4th near finish, never nearer
behind, ridden well over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
tracked leaders on inside, ridden and effort 2f out, soon one pace, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd and held towards finish
tracked leaders, challenged 2f out, soon ridden, every chance over 1f out until inside final furlong, lost place final 50 yards
mid-division on inside, driven and headway over 2f out, led inside final 2f, ridden inside final furlong, kept on until headed and not pace of winner towards finish
held up towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, never a threat
This looks an open affair with several expected to improve for recent modest debut efforts. DAMON RUNYON is one and he should appreciate the longer trip having finished fourth over 7f at Newmarket on his introduction. King Lothbrok also debuted at Headquarters when finishing in front of Mitigator while Artois showed up for a long way before fading at Wolverhampton last month. Cauthen, Black Tie and Gravistas are all newcomers to note and further complicate matters.
Artois 10-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 5 1/4l behind Dashing Willoughby (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (4) pol in Aug.
Black Tie (IRE) Siyouni gelding out of Miss Georgie.
Brawny 12-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 5th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Dark Jedi (9-2) at Ffos Las 7f stks (5) gs in Aug.
Cauthen (IRE) Dandy Man colt out of Chellalla.
Damon Runyon 17-2 (9-5) Raced wide held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Red Bravo (9-5) at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (4) sft in Aug.
Gravistas Dansili colt out of Gaze.
Jacko (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Held up in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 2f out, one pace and no impression from over 1f ou, 5th of 8, 8l behind West End Charmer (9-0) at Windsor 1m stks (5) gf in Aug.
King Lothbrok (FR) 14-1 (9-1) Dwelt, behind, headway 4f out, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, no impression, 6th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Indian Viceroy (9-1) at Newmarket 7f stks (4) gs in Aug.
Mitigator 28-1 (8-12) Chased leaders to over 3f out, soon outpaced in rear, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 9, 9 1/4l behind Indian Viceroy (9-1) at Newmarket 7f stks (4) gs in Aug.
Sam Cooke (IRE) Pour Moi colt out of Saturday Girl.
Trouble Shooter (IRE) 100-1 (9-2) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 9, 10 1/4l behind Silkstone (9-2) at Leicester 7f stks (5) gf in Aug.
