tracked leader, effort over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
tracked leader, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong
keen in touch, outpaced 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, nearest finish
slowly into stride, towards rear, under pressure over 2f out, never dangerous
in touch, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never able to challenge
made all, driven over 2f out, hung left inside final furlong, ran on strongly
mid-division, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, beaten over 2f out
in touch on outside, hung right and weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, held up, beaten over 2f out
Nothing went right for ALGAFFAAL when odds-on at Carlisle last time. Slowly away, he could only manage fourth place with his rider losing his whip in the closing stages. But Jim Crowley takes over today and prefers the Haggas colt to Maaward despite the latter finishing a promising second over track and trip on his debut. Acclafrith is penalised for winning over a longer trip at Wolverhampton last time and Blame Culture has been competing in handicaps while Bhodi has shown little so far. The Frankel colt Fronsac is related to no less than nine winners and is a newcomer to keep an eye on.
Acclafrith (IRE) 11-8fav (9-2) Chased leaders, went 2nd inside 2f out, led over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, held on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Jul beating Our Nelson (9-2) by hd, 13 ran.
Bhodi (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Last to break, in rear, switched left over 3f out, hung left over 2f out, soon well beaten, 4th of 5, 13 1/4l behind Right Direction (9-4) at Doncaster 7f stks (5) gs in Jul.
Blame Culture (USA) 25-1 (9-5) Behind, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Insurgence (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Flashdanza Sepoy gelding out of Photo Flash.
Forgotten Promises 25-1 (9-5) Very slowly away, always behind, 8th of 9, 24 1/2l behind Hellovaqueen (9-0) at Ffos Las 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
Fronsac Frankel colt out of Riberac.
Maaward (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led inside final 2f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Tenedos (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Oct.
Maximum Vision 200-1 (9-5) Always behind and outpaced, last of 12, dist behind Documenting (9-12) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Jul.
Royal King (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, never dangerous, last of 7, 18 1/2l behind Bedouin's Story (9-2) at Salisbury 7f stks (5) fm in Jul.
Bridgefullofdreams 50-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, towards rear, stayed on from over 1f out, never nearer, 5th of 9, 7l behind Hellovaqueen (9-0) at Ffos Las 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
Western Dynamisme (FR) 100-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, reminders and struggling over 3f out, last of 11, 28l behind Our Man In Havana (9-6) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (6) pol in Sep.
Algaffaal (USA) 8-11fav (9-2) Slowly into stride, mid-division, tracked leaders over 4f out, shaken up on outer 3f out, soon one pace, ridden when rider dropped whip over 1f out, no impression with front pair, lost 3rd near finish, 4th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Why We Dream (8-11) at Carlisle 1m stks (5) gf in Jul.
