steadied start, in rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, kept on to go 4th near finish
tracked leaders, effort and edged left over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
steadied start, always in rear
led, clear with one other 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
went left and hampered start, held up, headway 2f out, not clear run and switched left inside final furlong, ran on to go 2nd near finish
went badly left start, keen tracked leader, clear with leader 3f out, ridden to lead 2f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish
bumped start, close up, ridden 3f out, never able to challenge
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Loads of these are on form and although Avenuesnalleyways was ultra impressive when winning at York he's been clobbered by the handicapper. Bohemian Melody is a bit of a course specialist but he too might feel the icy grip of the assessor which leaves the two protagonists who are chasing four-timers. Kakatosi has been very progressive and should show enough improvement to overcome his last mark rise to run a big race but the vote will land with THE CONFESSOR, who looks well treated under a penalty and his versatility on different types of ground should mean that Henry Candy's runner will handle this surface.
Quarrel (USA) 33-1 (9-0) Led, headed over 5f out, tracked winner, lost place 2f out, weakened 1f out, 9th of 10, 17l behind Critical Moment (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 3yo lst stk (1) gd in Jul.
Mass Rally (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Mid-division, headway when carried right 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on until headed and no extra final 50 yards, 4th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Don't Call Me (8-6) at Ascot 1m 3yo hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Kakatosi 11-4 (9-7) Made all, ridden and pressed over 1f out, driven to assert final 100 yards, stayed on gamely, won at Sandown 7f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul beating Ertikaan (9-1) by 1l, 8 ran.
Rum King (USA) 16-1 (9-10) Chased leaders to 2f out, soon weakened, eased 1f out, last of 10, 30l behind Gramercy (9-6) at Ascot 6f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Avenuesnalleyways (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Soon led, made rest, clear when edged left entering final furlong, stayed on well, eased near finish, comfortably, won at York 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul beating Fishforcompliments (9-9) by 5l, 19 ran.
Bohemian Melody 13-8fav (9-1) Tracked leaders, joined leader entering final furlong, ridden to lead near finish, ran on, won at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Jul beating Ghostwing (9-6) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Al Farahidi (USA) 40-1 (7-9) Led narrowly stands side, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 17th of 21, 9l behind Castles In The Air (8-10) at Ascot 7f hcap (2) gd in Jul.
The Confessor 8-1 (8-12) Made all, ridden 2f out, ran on, unchallenged, won at Southwell 7f hcp 0-90 (3) fbs beating Elusive Fame (9-6) by 4 1/2l, 13 ran.
Florio Vincitore (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 5, 21l behind Lord Zenith (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 3yo Listed stks (1) pol in Apr.
