held up behind, under pressure over 2f out, never dangerous final 2f
tracked winner after 2f, ridden and lost 2nd 2f out, soon weakened
tracked winner 2f, stayed prominent inside, went 2nd 2f out, but no chance of winner from 1f out
held up in touch on inside, ridden over 2f out, no headway and weakened from 2f out
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, but never near leaders
made all, led, quickened 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on, ridden out readily
held up, chased leaders 3f out, disputed 2nd 2f out, not quickened over 1f out, faded final furlong
went left start, soon switched right to inside rails, held up in rear, headway 2f out, kept on final furlong, but not trouble leaders
Blue Sky Basin gets the nod in the finale, while Street Star and My Mentor are others to keep on the backburner. My Mentor successfully dropped back in trip last time out and obviously has the heart for a battle. However, quite whether he has sufficient speed to cope with a truly run race is debatable and he looks vulnerable here. Street Star showed plenty of promise last season but has taken a while to warm to the task this time around. Still, she made a really encouraging first appearance on an artificial surface last time out and, with that experience to draw from; the daughter of Street Cry could be a tough opponent to crack tonight. However, Blue Sky Basin won in a decisive manner at Newbury last month and, as he has also been victorious at this course in the past, the Andrew Balding-trained three-year-old should not be deserted now that he has rediscovered his level.
Quick Release (IRE) 40-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden and effort 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Storm Force (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo stk (3) pol in Nov.
Street Star (USA) 12-1 (9-7) Led, hung left entering final 2f, headed over 1f out, kept on under pressure to regain 2nd near finish, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Fabreze (9-6) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp (4) pol.
Arabian Spirit 4-1 (9-3) Prominent, led over 2f out, ridden out, won at Chepstow 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft beating Irony (9-2) by 3l, 7 ran.
Mr Garston 25-1 (9-5) Chased leader until ridden and weakened 2f out, 7th of 8, 9l behind Harald Bluetooth (9-1) at Newbury 1m hcp 0-80 (4) sft.
Carmenero (GER) 11-2 (10-0) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, beaten when slightly hampered approaching 1f out, 6th of 7, 6l behind Patavium Prince (8-12) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) frm.
Blue Sky Basin 5-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, led entering final furlong, ran on well, ridden out comfortably, won at Newbury 7f 3yo hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Just Like A Woman (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
My Mentor (IRE) 4-1co-fav (9-10) Held up in touch, ridden halfway, headway to chase leader 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 7f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs beating Elusive Warrior (9-10) by 3l, 13 ran.
Last of The Line 10-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, chased leaders, every chance over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 19l behind Tina's Best (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
