slowly into stride, always in rear
held up in mid-division, headway towards inside 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well comfortably
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, driven and not quicken final furlong
chased leaders on outer, led over 2f out, ridden and kept on well until headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong
behind, headway on inside rail 2f out, ran on final furlong to take 3rd last stride
always behind
mid-division, not much room inside final 2f, ran on inside final furlong
chased leader to over 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, weakening when hampered inside final 2f
close up on outer, ridden over 2f out, chased leaders final furlong, not quicken inside final furlong and lost 3rd last stride
led to over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
The Stewards' Cup runner-up, Mutamared, is our choice here, with his biggest dangers suggested as Intrepid Jack and Sir Edwin Landseer. That was a fine run from the selection in Sussex and, even though he has yet to race here, his limited record at Lingfield is good and he also has a good draw. Texas Gold cannot be ruled out from his current mark, even though he has not won since 2005, while Intrepid Jack has to be considered from a mark that is two pounds lower than a winning Turf rating. Beaver Patrol is now just a pound above a winning Turf mark, although he was well behind the selection at Goodwood. Coming off a break, Sir Edwin Landseer ran pretty well at Haydock last time and is another to consider, while Didn't We will jump and run and can't be ruled out of bagging some money. Overall, though, we return to the selection, which is Mutamared.
Qadar (IRE) 50-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden and not much room over 1f out, quickly lost place, last of 19, 28l behind Fantasy Believer (8-13) at York 5f hcap (2) gd.
Mutamared (USA) 12-1 (8-13) Chased leaders on far side, switched right over 1f out, ran on to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 27, nk behind Borderlescott (9-5) at Goodwood 6f hcap (2) gf in Aug.
Texas Gold 14-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 16, 12l behind Sierra Vista (9-3) at Haydock 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Intrepid Jack 8-1 (9-10) Always behind, 11th of 12, 7l behind Jamieson Gold (8-11) at Newbury 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Aug.
Viking Spirit 16-1 (8-13) Raced stands side, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 10th of 23, 3l behind Fonthill Road (9-2) at Ayr 6f hcap (2) gs.
Saabiq (USA) 7-1 (9-4) Soon outpaced, never dangerous, 11th of 14, 8l behind Bentong (9-4) at Redcar 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jul.
Beaver Patrol (IRE) 33-1 (9-10) Held up rear far side, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 16th of 26, 9l behind Geojimali (8-4) at Ayr 6f hcap (2) gs.
Pic Up Sticks 8-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 8l behind The Jobber (9-5) at Leicester 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Blue Tomato 7-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, held up, switched left over 1f out, headway, stayed on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Munaddam (9-6) at Folkestone 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Sir Edwin Landseer (USA) 33-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Sierra Vista (9-3) at Haydock 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Didn't We (IRE) 13-2 (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, not pace of winner final furlong, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Come Out Fighting (9-1) at Ascot 6f 3yo hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Kostar 40-1 (8-12) Led far side group, headed by that group over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 16th of 23, 6l behind Fonthill Road (9-2) at Ayr 6f hcap (2) gs.
