held up towards rear, headway in centre when not clear run and switched left over 2f out, went between horses 2f out, kept on same pace in 4th final furlong
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway centre and pushed along chasing leaders 3f out, weakened 2f out
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, hung left and weakened final furlong
made virtually all, came towards near side in straight, strong pressed final furlong, held on gamely, all out
held up in last pair, headway over 2f out, kept on in 3rd final furlong
in touch in mid-division, weakened over 4f out, soon lost touch, tailed off
chased leaders, came to near side rail in straight, went 2nd over 3f out, every chance 3f out until 2f out, weakened quickly
tracked leader 1f, tracked leaders, every chance in centre 2f out, ridden and weakening when slightly hampered over 1f out
went 2nd 8f out until over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in last pair, headway in centre 3f out, ridden chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd and every chance throughout final furlong, just held
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AMOR FATI is clearly at the top of his game and, having gone close over 1m2f last time, will have no problem with this intermediate distance and is preferred to stablemate Bond Angel. Baashiq and Saikung both have penalties for recent victories but can’t be left out of calculations. Cheekpieces might help Le Maharajah after a below-par effort at Windsor while Skyman remains relatively unexposed and ran quite well here last autumn when making his debut. The 7f at Newmarket last time was too short for Club Tropicana but Stormingin looks to be facing a stiff task off top weight.
Stormingin (IRE) 12-1 (10-0) Slowly into stride, held up and always in last pair, never on terms, 6th of 7, 13 1/4l behind Multamis (9-10) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Club Tropicana 14-1 (8-8) In touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 15 1/2l behind Rum Runner (9-4) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Saikung (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Slowly away in rear, pushed along 3f out, steady headway on outer from over 1f out, led entering final furlong, edged left and ran on, won at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) sft in Aug beating Dubai Acclaim (9-8) by 3 1/2l, 8 ran.
Kheros 12-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, outpaced and behind, tailed off final 4f, last of 7, dist behind King's Pavilion (10-4) at Beverley 1m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Skyman 9-4fav (9-5) Held up behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Edaraat (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Le Maharajah (FR) 13-2 (9-4) In touch, progress to chase leaders over 3f out, lost place over 1f out, 11th of 13, 13 1/4l behind Junoesque (8-11) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Baashiq (IRE) 9-4fav (9-10) Led 1f, tracked leader, effort 2 out, ridden to lead again over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on, readily, won at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Aug beating Mochalov (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 12 ran.
Settle Petal 25-1 (9-10) In touch, headway 2f out, ridden and no impression final furlong, 6th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Gendarme (10-1) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Bond Angel 5-2 (11-6) Led, headed over 3f out, soon driven along, weakened inside final furlong, last of 5, 12l behind Greeley (10-12) at Salisbury 1m hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Freckles 9-1 (9-10) In rear, headway towards far side of group when ridden and hung left 2f out, kept on same pace, never able to challenge, 7th of 11, 9 1/2l behind Amor Fati (9-5) at Chepstow 1m hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Amor Fati (IRE) 5-2 (9-8) Keen, held up in 3rd, closer on outside 4f out, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, found no extra towards finish, 2nd of 3, 3/4l behind Junoesque (9-1) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
