led, headed over 1f out, rallied under pressure to take 2nd near finish
held up, not clear run on stand rail over 1f out, switched left and squeezed through inside final furlong, strong run to lead towards finish
held up, headway on outside over 2f out, driven over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, soon close up, pushed along halfway, kept on one pace under pressure inside final furlong
chased leaders over 3f
held up, never a factor
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leader, led over 1f out, headed and lost 2nd towards finish
always behind
Patavium Prince, Mafaheem and Alfresco form the short list here and we will side with Mafaheem. The Andrew Haynes-trained selection won over this trip at Yatmourth last time out and has just a 3lb rise to contend with. The gelding has shown decent form on soft and heavy ground in the past and is taken to follow up. Patavium Prince would much prefer fast ground, but did go close on good to soft last time and is in with a definite chance of just 1lb higher at a track he enjoys. Alfresco proved he handles conditions last time out and is on an attractive mark compared to his all weather rating, though he is patently better on that surface. Morse won't mind getting his toe in and remains on the same mark as a good recent Haydock run so he is respected. Trinculo is not the force he was, but he loves cut in the ground and a return to form on this much lower mark than he was was rated is not out of the question. Even so, we like the look of Mafaheem here.
Alfresco 6-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, effort going well over 1f out, driven when carried left final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Regal Royale (8-12) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Patavium Prince (IRE) 3-1jt-fav (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 8, nk behind Linda Green (9-3) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Mafaheem 7-1 (9-11) Held up in rear, headway on stand side rail over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, won at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd beating Norcroft (8-6) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Doubtful Sound (USA) 16-1 (9-8) Never better than finishing position, 7th of 14, 6l behind Bertie Southstreet (9-8) at Newbury 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Danzili Bay 14-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden along halfway, had every chance approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 14, 3l behind Steel Blue (9-0) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Trinculo (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Bumped start, tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, every chance well inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Exit Strategy (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Morse (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Always prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Memphis Man (8-12) at Haydock 6f hcp 0-70 (5) hvy.
Efisio Princess 22-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, weakening when not much room and slightly hampered over 1f out, eased and weakened final furlong, last of 10, 12l behind Cheveton (8-11) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jun.
Shavoulin (USA) 66-1 (8-8) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, last of 9, 11l behind Dvinsky (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcap (5) pol in Dec.
Cheap Street 6-1 (9-4) Held up far side, ridden over 2f out, no headway, one pace from over 1f out, 10th of 14, 6l behind Kelamon (9-4) at Windsor 6f app hcp (5) sft in Jul.
Kempsey 33-1 (8-3) Reminders soon after start and prominent, pushed along halfway, stayed on one pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 2l behind Kelamon (9-4) at Newbury 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
