held up in touch in mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened from over 2f out
held up towards rear, shaken up over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 3rd towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
held up, headway over 9f out, led 8f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, lost 3rd towards finish, stayed on same pace
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway from 1f out, never dangerous
slowly away, headway on outside to lead over 9f out, headed 8f out, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
tracked leaders early, mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression
prominent early, tracked leaders, led over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on well, readily
tracked leaders, lost place over 9f out, headway over 2f out, 2nd over 1f out, carried left inside final furlong, unable to challenge
led, headed over 9f out, weakened over 3f out
held up, pushed along over 3f out, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous
always towards rear
Athlon is upped in distance off an 8lb higher mark having landed a double at Windsor. Pointel won a classified race over 1m2f at Nottingham last month and can figure while REHEARSE was placed here on his recent handicap debut. Andrew Balding’s colt may prove good enough in a tight contest though Sandy Cove is another with a shout dropping back in trip and Vastly is not out of this either back on the all-weather.
London Citizen (USA) 9-1 (9-13) Led, set steady pace but pressed, headed inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 14 1/2l behind West Coast Flyer (8-11) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Plymouth Sound 12-1 (9-7) Took keen hold, in mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on into never dangerous 4th final 50 yards, 4th of 8, 5l behind Anzhelika (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Sabre Rock 14-1 (9-6) Mid-division, tracked leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Be Perfect (9-6) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Charlies Mate 8-1 (9-6) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Inke (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 1f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Syncopate 7-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Tapis Libre (10-9) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Sandy Cove 13-8fav (9-10) In rear and in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 4, 1 1/4l behind Music Man (10-0) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Vastly (USA) 3-1 (10-4) Close up, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 7th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Ted's Brother (9-3) at Ayr 1m hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Athlon (IRE) 11-8fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, pushed out, readily, won at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jul beating Guns of Leros (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Pointel (FR) 11-10fav (9-0) Tracked leader, pushed along 4f out, reminder and hung left over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Nottingham 1m 2f stks (5) sft in Jul beating Tap The Honey (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Art History (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Held up in touch, pushed along 4f out, soon outpaced, last of 6, 14 1/2l behind Sureness (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Rehearse (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Took keen hold, held up in 5th, headway when not clear run briefly and switched right entering final 2f, stayed on from over 1f out, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind West Coast Flyer (8-11) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Marshall Aid (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Held up in touch, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no chance with front trio final furlong, 4th of 6, 6 1/2l behind Captain Peacock (9-9) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Aug.
