tracked leader until over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
led, ridden over 1f out, soon headed, weakened entering final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd over 3f out, led 1f out, soon ridden, kept on
in rear and in touch, headway over 1f out to go 2nd, soon challenged, ridden inside final furlong, kept on
Nonrunner
Both of Marco Botti's representatives have strong claims. Grey Mirage won this last year when beating Magic City six lengths but is penalised this time round. Stablemate PATENTAR is preferred on his earlier five length victory on the Turf at Lingfield when Georgian Bay finished back in third and he can also get the better of prolific all-weather winner Frontier Fighter. The latter has his first start since May while Badr Al Badoor will need to improve on what she has shown so far to come out on top.
Patentar (FR) 7-4fav (8-12) Held up towards and in touch, pushed along over 2f out, one pace and lost 3rd place close home, 4th of 6, 5l behind Muteela (8-10) at Redcar 7f Listed stks (1) gd in Oct.
Frontier Fighter 8-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 21l behind Here Comes When (8-10) at Chester 1m hcp 0-105 (2) sft in May.
Georgian Bay (IRE) 33-1 (8-2) Raced far side, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong, 10th of 27, 9l behind Bronze Angel (9-2) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) hvy in Oct.
Magic City (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, not reach front pair, 3rd of 16, 2 1/4l behind Almargo (8-11) at Goodwood 7f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Badr Al Badoor (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Bumped start, held up, shaken up over 2f out, edged right and ridden over 1f out, soon well beaten, 10th of 15, 13l behind Lightning Moon (9-1) at Ascot 6f Grp 3 (1) sft in Oct.
Grey Mirage 16-1 (9-3) Bumped start, held up, some headway over 2f out, no impression, ridden and struggling over 1f out, 14th of 15, 21l behind Intransigent (9-4) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) sft in Oct.