raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, rallied inside final furlong
tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden out
towards rear, headway and not clear over 2f out, switched right and soon tracked leaders, ridden on one pace inside final furlong
in rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out
tracked leader until over 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
raced wide, always in rear
raced wide, held up, headway 4f out, soon tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, never a factor
led, 3 lengths clear over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Highlife Dancer has a tough task off his current mark and King's Masque will find this more difficult than the plating races he's been winning this season. BOLD CROSS was well beaten in much better company last time but scored in this grade at Nottingham before that with today's rivals Honoured and Mighty Clarets behind. He gets the vote despite racing off a 3lb higher mark though Ostentation won on the Polytrack in July and is closely matched on that form with runner-up Ishikawa.
Highlife Dancer 7-2 (9-4) Chased leader until soon after halfway, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 6l behind Dazzling Valentine (9-0) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
King's Masque 7-2 (9-9) Towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden to press winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Silver Bullitt (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f sell stks (6) gf.
Bold Cross (IRE) 18-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, went wide 7f out until lost place over 4f out, well beaten over 1f out, 7th of 8, 26l behind Mazeydd (9-5) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug.
Ostentation 28-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 3f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 12l behind Den Maschine (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Aug.
Honoured (IRE) 8-1 (8-7) Dipped start, prominent, ridden over 3f out, close 3rd 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Standpoint (9-12) at Doncaster 1m 2f app hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Mighty Clarets (IRE) 4-1fav (9-6) In touch, headway under pressure and hung left over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Belle Park (8-9) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Cane Cat (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Behind, headway on inside over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 16, 8l behind Mount Abora (8-9) at Newbury 1m 1f app hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Scamperdale 22-1 (9-6) Steadied in rear, pushed along over 7f out, headway over 2f out, never on terms, 5th of 9, 6l behind Fleur De La Vie (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (6) pol in Aug.
Ishikawa (IRE) 11-2 (10-0) Held up in mid-division, some headway on outside over 2f out, soon ridden and beaten, 8th of 10, 34l behind Belle Park (8-9) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Gallego 10-1 (9-2) Dwelt, detatched in rear, never a factor, 5th of 11, 16l behind Saint Irene (8-5) at Salisbury 1m ladies hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug.
Mistress Shy 100-1 (8-4) Behind most of way, 9th of 11, 9l behind Satwa Laird (9-12) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Aug.
