made all, ridden and quickened over 2f out, soon strongly pressed, driven inside final furlong, held on gamely
held up in rear, making good headway between horses when not clear run inside final furlong, no time to recover
in touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression
slowly into stride, held up and always in rear
pulled hard, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased when held inside final furlong
chased winner, every chance form 2f out until not quicken towards finish
prominent, dream run on inside to chase leader pair over 1f out, strong challenge well inside final furlong, just failed
held up in rear, driven and no impression on leaders final 2f
held up towards rear on outer, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, no pace to challenge and held final 50 yards
Bonnie Prince Blue is the pick, with Blackat Blackitten, One Night In Paris, Froissee and Resplendent Nova seen as the main dangers. Bonnie Prince Blue does not have the best of the draw in stall three, but apart from that has leading claims on a couple of decent placed efforts of late. His latest third to stablemate Jamieson Gold at Sandown was not at all bad, and back on the Polytrack, he should make a bold bid to register another course-and-distance success. Blackat Blackitten was a fair third on his handicap bow at Newbury, and having won over seven-furlongs at Carlisle the time before, will appreciate the return to that trip. One Night In Paris in contrast has gained both his wins over a mile, but still appears reasonably handicapped, while Froissee drops back to today's distance for the first time since June. Resplendent Nova has in the main been pretty consistent, but will do well to shrug off topweight, and we would rather lean towards Bonnie Prince Blue in the hope that Michael Hills can get across from his low berth.
Resplendent Nova 14-1 (9-6) Always behind, 12th of 13, 7l behind Kasumi (9-4) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) frm.
Marajaa (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, headway and centre over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 5th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Jamieson Gold (9-4) at Sandown 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gs.
Cape of Luck (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Settled towards rear, headway 2f out, kept on final furlong, not reach leaders, 6th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Lovelace (8-13) at Newbury 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Moayed 20-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along halfway, never dangerous, 8th of 10, 3l behind Out For A Stroll (8-9) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Namid Reprobate (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden, headway over 1f out, kept on, never nearer, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Coup d'Etat (8-10) at Leicester 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gs.
Bonnie Prince Blue 14-1 (8-7) Held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and strong challenge approaching final furlong until unable to quicken near finish, 3rd of 10, 1/2l behind Jamieson Gold (9-4) at Sandown 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gs.
Carmenero (GER) 33-1 (9-11) Keen in touch, ridden 2f out, soon one pace, 7th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Smart Ass (9-7) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Blackat Blackitten (IRE) 17-2 (9-5) Mid-division, effort and headway 2f out, kept on to chase leaders, 3rd of 14, 4l behind Jimmy Styles (9-5) at Newbury 6f 3yo hcp (4) gd.
One Night In Paris (IRE) 9-4fav (8-3) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 11l behind McNairobi (8-11) at Lingfield 7f fll hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Froissee 16-1 (8-6) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 6l behind Pathos (8-9) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gf.