slowly into stride, soon held up in mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out
soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra close home
chased leaders, effort on inside over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
towards rear, behind over 2f out, ran on final 100 yards, never nearer
towards rear, behind over 2f out, no impression
held up behind leaders, struggling and behind over 2f out
tracked leaders on outside, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
very slow into stride, always towards rear
led early, pressed leader, every chance inside final furlong, held towards finish
Mick's Spirit and Wings Of A Dove won over track and trip before beaten in the same race back here by SAAHEQ. The latter was upped in class at Sandown last time but gets another chance back at this level. The Defiant finished only a head behind the selection here and has gone close again since while King Of Speed ran well at Yarmouth last time and is preferred to Newmarket third Anniversary Belle.
Mick's Spirit 3-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed final 100yds, no extra, 4th of 8, 1/2l behind Saaheq (9-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Wings Of A Dove (IRE) 5-1 (9-12) Slowly away, towards rear, ridden over 1f out, made no impression, 5th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Saaheq (9-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Jul.
The Defiant 6-1 (8-13) Led and keen, 3l clear 2f out, driven 1f out, headed final strides, 3rd of 8, shd behind Antiphon (9-8) at Brighton 5f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Suanni 6-1 (9-8) Keen tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Cotai West (9-4) at Newmarket 5f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Saaheq 12-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway between horses 2f out, chased leaders under pressure over 1f out, weakened and lost places towards finish, 7th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Recon Mission (10-0) at Sandown 5f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
King Of Speed (IRE) 7-1 (9-10) Prominent, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ridden edged right and headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Love Trophy Power (9-10) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Howzak 10-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong, last of 10, 3 3/4l behind La Roca Del Fuego (9-6) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Anniversary Belle (IRE) 9-4 (9-7) Chased leaders out wide, ridden and one pace in 3rd when flashed tail inside final furlong, no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 5, 4 3/4l behind Income (9-12) at Newmarket 5f hcp fll (5) gd in Jun.
Khurumbi (IRE) 7-4fav (9-4) Handy, pushed along and led well over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Darbucks (8-12) at Carlisle 7f hcp (6) sft in May.
Red Walls 14-1 (9-6) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, not clear runs from over 1f out, ridden inside last, one pace, 7th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Foreseeable Future (9-4) at Ripon 5f hcp (6) gd in Aug.