dwelt, always in rear, ridden 3f out, never a factor
raced freely, in touch, effort 2f out, led 1f out, soon clear, comfortably
held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on, never a factor
raced wide, held up, effort over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong until near finish
led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on but no chance with winner
raced wide, held up in rear, outpaced 3f out, ran on final furlong to take 3rd final strides, nearest finish
slowly into stride, soon ridden along, mid-division over 4f out, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
SIROCCO BREEZE pulled too hard when last seen but this son of Green Desert has more potential than the rest of this line-up; the shortlist consists of Glow Star and Cumana Bay. The Godolphin runner is yet another interesting contender on what could be a very good day for the 'boys in blue'. This Green Desert colt has plenty of class on his mothers side as well and is an obvious contender from a good draw. Red Somerset's comeback run was as bad as the effort he signed off with in May, Beat The Bell shaped with more promise here last time out, whilst Spirit Of Sharjah looks high enough in the weights at present. Beckermet is a dangerous front-runner when on song but he isn't ideally drawn, Glow Star looks to be coming to hand and Ryan Moore takes over in the saddle, whilst Cumana Bay very rarely runs a bad race and may have been freshened up by a two month break. An open affair, however the vote is given to Sirocco Breeze.
Red Somerset (USA) 16-1 (9-2) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon not much room and weakened, 11th of 12, 12l behind Rock Ascot (9-0) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Sirocco Breeze 3-1fav (8-9) Dwelt, soon chasing leaders and keen, ridden 2f out, soon driven and weakened, 7th of 11, 5l behind Mr Aviator (8-11) at Doncaster 7f cond Stakes (2) gd in Oct '08.
Beat The Bell 18-1 (9-4) Held up, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Lemon N Sugar (8-11) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-90 (3) pol.
Spirit of Sharjah (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, driven and effort 2f out, led approaching final furlong, soon headed, stayed on well under pressure, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Kyllachy Star (8-12) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Beckermet (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden 3f out, no impression, 13th of 20, 18l behind Light From Mars (8-13) at York 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Glow Star (SAF) 100-1 (8-8) Towards rear, never in contention, 18th of 28, 6l behind Advanced (8-12) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Desert Dreamer (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Held up, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 6l behind Captain Macarry (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Cumana Bay 11-1 (9-8) Held up in rear, some late headway, never nearer, 9th of 12, 7l behind Seek N' Destroy (9-5) at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Aug.
Salient 16-1 (9-4) Mid-division, pushed along and weakened over 2f out, 8th of 14, 10l behind Cape Hawk (9-0) at Goodwood 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gs.