chased winner, lost place over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure final furlong
slowly into stride, driven and soon in touch, chased winner over 2f out until inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
held up, out paced over 2f out, kept on final furlong, no impression
mid-division, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up behind, out paced over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no impression
made all, driven over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well final furlong
chased leaders, out paced over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure final furlong
Withdrawn
MUSLEH is a confident choice to land this handicap for Godolphin, while Soccerjackpot should also be on the premises. Penalised for an eased-down course and distance defeat of Roar Of Applause last week, the selection Musleh is still 3lbs well in compared to if this race were being run 24 hours later, and we should take the hint. The Forestry colt also receives the age allowance here and he looks destined for better things, for which another win here can provide the springboard. Soccerjackpot heads the weights and will have a very tough task in trying to concede 16lbs to the selection. Clive Cox's five-year-old is 6lbs higher than his best win, but remains competitive from this sort of mark and will get every yard of this trip. He has a course and distance success to his name and should be thereabouts. Ryan Moore partners Easy Target, who has joined father Gary since winning a claimer in France last month. The colt was rated 100 when with Bryan Smart previously and although he has not won in two previous tries on artificial surfaces he is worth another go here and market support should be noted. Tudor Key is 4lbs higher than when winning over this trip at Lingfield last month but has been beaten from this mark since, while Nightjar is dropping back to a handy mark but seems to prefer the Fibresand. Musleh should be home first here.
Soccerjackpot (USA) 11-1 (10-0) Raced centre, tracked leader until halfway, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 8, 10l behind Musaalem (9-8) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Jul.
Grand Vizier (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Raced far side, in rear, never near leaders, 9th of 12, 20l behind Northern Jem (9-6) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Jul.
Easy Target (FR) (8-11) won at Maisons-laffitte(FR) 1m stk gd in Jul beating Red Tulip (8-12) by 3l, 18 ran.
Tudor Key (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 11, 38l behind Sri Putra (9-7) at Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-110 (2) gd in Jul.
Full Toss 11-1 (9-9) With leader, lost place quickly well over 2f out, 8th of 9, 28l behind Hillview Boy (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) sft.
Touching (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden and effort 3f out, kept on until weakened over 1f out, 9th of 16, 17l behind Lahaleeb (9-0) at Newbury 7f fll stks Group 3 (1) sft in Apr.
Bomber Command (USA) 20-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 16, 24l behind Castles In The Air (9-12) at Ascot 7f ladys hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.
Musleh (USA) 5-2fav (9-3) Led after 1f, made rest, ridden over 1f out, kept on well, well in command when eased near finish, won at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol beating Roar Of Applause (9-0) by 2 3/4l, 12 ran.
Laudatory 16-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, driven and stayed on towards finish, not reach leaders, 4th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Glen Molly (9-5) at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Nightjar (USA) 9-1 (9-3) Held up, pushed along before halfway, weakened well over 1f out, 8th of 9, 12l behind Fishforcompliments (9-4) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jun.
