soon led, set steady pace, pressed from 3f out, ridden and ran slightly green when asked to quicken over 1f out, headed just over 1f out, no chance with winner
held up, ridden to press leader 3f out, slightly outpaced 2f out, stayed on again inside final furlong
always towards rear, ridden and outpaced over 2f out
steady start, settled in rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms
tracked leaders, ridden to lead just over 1f out, quickened clear inside final furlong, readily
with leader to 3f out, effort well over 1f out, not quickened and weakened rapidly inside final furlong
held up, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, not trouble leaders
started slowly, behind, kept on passed tired horses inside final furlong, never a danger
slowly into stride, behind and never a factor
prominent, ridden 3f out, no progress and weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden along over 2f out, soon outpaced and weakened
In the opener, Tybalt is selected ahead of Elhareer and Dance Spiel. Beaten a short head on his Newmarket debut, Tybalt rates as an obvious player today, particularly given that he should be ok on the Polytrack. Elhareer got the hang of things late on at Kempton and showed enough promise to be given solid enough claims today. Benchmark has not built on very good early promise, which has been disappointing, and Dance Spiel is of obvious interest based on breeding and purchase price. History Man has shown enough promise to be given some thought, while, being a 105,000 guineas daughter of Singspiel, Folk Opera could be interesting on her debut. Niqaab cost 110,000 guineas but she will need to step up on her debut effort, which is of course possible, and Queen Noverre's overall form tells us that she should be given some thought today. Overall, though, the vote goes to Tybalt.
Benchmark 4-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, hung right under pressure and weakened over 2f out, eased final furlong, bled from the nose, last of 13, 43l behind Benfleet Boy (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) pol in Sept.
Dance Spiel Singspiel colt, half-brother to winners between 6f & 1m.
History Boy (8-11) Prominent, kept on under pressure, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Lucky It Is (8-11) at Krefeld 7f 2yo stk sft in Sept.
Pappas Image Arkadian Hero gelding, half-brother to winners up to 6f.
Sadler's Hill (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 22l behind Ommraan (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sept.
Tybalt (USA) 15-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, switched right over 1f out, soon led, ridden, ran on and headed post, 2nd of 11, shd behind Adagio (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sept.
Elhareer (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Behind, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Folly Lodge (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) pol in Sept.
Folk Opera (IRE) Singspiel filly out of a lightly-raced mare.
Kanonkop 80-1 (8-11) Started slowly, always towards rear, 7th of 12, 9l behind Hi Calypso (9-0) at Leicester 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) sft.
Niqaab 25-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 12l behind Sudoor (9-0) at Newbury 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) gf in Jun.
Poor Nelly 33-1 (8-12) Prominent, ridden and weakening and hung right approaching 2f out, 6th of 7, 7l behind College Scholar (9-3) at Folkestone 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Aug.
Queen Noverre (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Never better than mid-division, 23rd of 27, 21l behind Silk Blossom (9-0) at Curragh 7f 2yo fll gs in Sept.
What Budget 33-1 (8-12) Dwelt, always rear group, never near leaders, 10th of 12, 11l behind Opera Music (9-3) at Newbury 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Sept.
Dan Tucker 33-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, behind, driven 3f out, soon beaten, 6th of 7, 9l behind Spirit of The Mist (9-3) at Epsom 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gs in Aug.
