soon steadied into mid division, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, not pace of front pair
steadied start, soon dropped to inside well in rear, raced keenly, headway 2d out, no extra final furlong
tracked leaders, led just over 1f out, ran on well, eased last strides
mid-division on outside, headway over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, toward rear, effort over 2f out, soon weakened
prominent, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
slowly into stride, headway on inside over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
broke well enough, soon steadied in rear, ridden over 2f out, no headway
led, ridden over 2f out, headed just over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, raced keenly, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, ran on to take 2nd inside final furlong, always held by winner
AUDEMAR won well last time and he can score again at the main expense of Burgundy Ice and Sunshine Always. The selection landed a gamble when scoring here over this course and distance and a 6lbs penalty is unlikely to stop him in his bid to follow-up. Burgundy Ice looks the main danger as she is a lightly-raced filly and she was a close third behind Feeling Fab at Musselburgh last month. There should be more to come from her and if she handles the surface on all her all-weather debut then she could go close. Sunshine Always has won over the course and distance and he ran well enough when second behind Wigram's Turn over 7f here last time. This longer trip should suit, but he has the worst of the draw and that will make life tough. Block Party finished behind our selection last time and it is hard to find a reason why he should turn the tables here. Chapter And Verse looks to be in the grip of the handicapper at present and is best watched, so we will stick with Audemar as the choice.
Audemar (IRE) 3-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, raced keenly, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, in command final furlong, ran on well, won at Kempton 1m fll hcp 0-80 (4) pol beating Block Party (9-3) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
Sunshine Always (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Held up, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Wigram's Turn (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sep.
Burgundy Ice (USA) 9-2 (9-8) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Feeling Fab (9-10) at Musselburgh 1m flls hcp 0-130 (3) gf in Sep.
Maswerte (IRE) 5-2fav (9-3) Led on rail, pushed along halfway, ridden and strongly pressed from over 1f out, kept narrow advantage until headed closing stages, lost 2nd near line, 3rd of 7, 1/2l behind Balata (9-0) at Folkestone 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sep.
Something Perfect (USA) 6-1 (8-13) Slightly hampered start, chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened just inside final 2f, 7th of 8, 13l behind My Verse (8-8) at Sandown 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Sep.
Chapter And Verse (IRE) 10-1 (8-10) Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened 1f out, 8th of 10, 8l behind Stoic (8-13) at Sandown 1m 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Sep.
Block Party 6-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, not clear run well over 1f out, headway soon after, ran on to take 2nd well inside final furlong, winner already gone, 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Audemar (9-2) at Kempton 1m fll hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Laazim (USA) 7-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Ithinkbest (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 3yo mdn (5) gf.
Palacefield (IRE) 7-2fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, ran in snatches, ridden 3f out, soon struggling and beaten (placed 5th), 5th of 7, 6l behind Desert Kiss (9-9) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sep.
Edgeworth (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace final 1f, 7th of 17, 7l behind Glowing Praise (8-13) at Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep.
Thunderball 14-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, raced keenly, led 3f out, ridden, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 12, 16l behind Kiwi Bay (9-6) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sep.
Laudatory 5-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, weakened over 2f out, last of 6, 14l behind Good Again (9-4) at Pontefract 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Archie Rice (USA) 20-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, lost place over 2f out, 10th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Kyllachy Star (8-12) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Conry (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Mid-division, raced keenly, headway 5f out, ridden over 1f out, beaten when not much room entering final furlong, 7th of 12, 8l behind Audemar (9-2) at Kempton 1m fll hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
