dwelt, towards rear, headway on inner over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well
led, ridden over 1f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
soon outpaced in rear, never a factor
in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish
held up mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, one pace and no impression
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
held up mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
These may only be three-year-olds but a number are already established Polytrack performers and six are previous course and distance winners. The surface may also suit Polybius, who has won twice at Windsor this year, but Captain Secret is best watched following a break and Harwoods Volante and Royal Mezyan are hard to fancy on recent form. Souville is 3lb better off with OUTER SPACE than when beaten half-a-length over track and trip last month but Jamie Osborne's charge is well drawn again and could confirm the placing and double up today. Perfect Alchemy returned from a lay-off with a win at Windsor and Our Queenie and Meritocracy aren't out of this either.
Polybius 5-4fav (9-13) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 4l behind Fyrecracker (8-13) at Ascot 6f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Captain Secret 16-1 (8-7) Led on rail, headed halfway, already lost 2nd when hampered inside final 2f, soon weakened, behind and eased inside final furlong, tailed off, last of 7, 24l behind Caledonia Lady (9-3) at Nottingham 6f fll lst stks (1) gs in May.
Harwoods Volante (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Raced stands side and led group, held up, drifted to join others over 3f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, 9th of 10, 7l behind Inciting Incident (9-4) at Goodwood 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gs.
Royal Mezyan (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 14, 7l behind Caffeine (8-11) at York 6f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Our Queenie (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Prominent, hard ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 9l behind Mr Win (9-0) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Aug.
Outer Space 7-1 (9-4) Held up behind in touch, headway on inside 2f out, soon challenged, led 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, won at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug beating Souville (9-7) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Souville 12-1 (9-3) Chased leader stands side, ridden over 2f out, no impression and one pace inside final furlong, 10th of 18, 5l behind Shore Step (9-7) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Oriental Relation (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Went left start, chased leaders, outpaced halfway, effort over 1f out, soon weakened, 5th of 6, 5l behind Distant Past (8-6) at Thirsk 5f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Meritocracy (IRE) 11-4 (9-6) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Perfect Muse (9-4) at Salisbury 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Perfect Alchemy (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Last to break, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, pressed throughout final furlong, held on well, won at Windsor 6f flls hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug beating Mia San Triple (9-6) by hd, 5 ran.
