steadied start, held up in rear, good headway far rail chasing leaders over 3f out, going well over 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced keenly tracking leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f, stayed on inside final furlong, led near finish
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, strongly pressed and kept on inside final furlong, headed near finish
dwelt, soon mid-division on inside, headway far side of group chasing leaders 3f out, ridden 2f, weakened soon after, eased inside final furlong
chased leading pair, weakened 2f out
held up in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on in 4th final furlong, not pace to challenge
led until over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened final furlong
mid-division on outside, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on in 3rd final furlong, not pace to challenge
Mankayan, second again at Doncaster last Saturday, is basically in the handicapper’s grip. Scarlet Dragon is still 7lb higher than when winning the Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes at Royal Ascot but ran well enough in last month’s Ebor to merit consideration. At the opposite end of the handicap, Dreamweaver should be thereabouts and it would be no surprise to see Humanitarian run well off a lengthy absence. Dubai Future has been gelded and Dash Of Spice has slipped to a fair mark but FOX VARDY (NAP) had been running well over this trip before failing to stay 1m6f at Newmarket and a 2lb drop in the ratings could see him back to winning ways if he gets the run of the race.
Scarlet Dragon 40-1 (9-4) Raced wide held up, good headway under stand side rail over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 21, 6 1/4l behind Fujaira Prince (9-8) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Humanitarian (USA) 12-1 (9-0) Keen prominent, pushed along and looked held when short of room over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 18 3/4l behind Japan (9-0) at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gs in Jun.
Dubai Future 5-1 (10-0) Short of room and hampered after 1f, headway to lead 9f out, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Spanish Archer (9-10) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Stylehunter 10-1 (9-13) Missed break, held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, made no impression, 8th of 9, 8 1/2l behind Audarya (10-0) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Aug.
Dash Of Spice 10-1 (9-9) Raced keenly, tracked leader when went clear over 7f out, closer over 2f out, led inside final 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Laafy (10-0) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Calling The Wind (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Keen in touch, hampered 6f out, pushed along over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 17, 6 1/2l behind Euchen Glen (9-7) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (2) sft in Sep.
King's Caper 8-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, pushed along and every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Alfaatik (9-3) at York 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Dreamweaver (IRE) 6-1 (10-2) Midfield, ridden and switched left over 1f out, some headway between horses final furlong, 5th of 13, 4l behind Iffraaz (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Fox Vardy (USA) 2-1fav (9-5) Prominent, led after 3f, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 32l behind Believe In Love (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp (2) sft in Aug.
Mankayan (IRE) 9-4fav (9-0) Tracked clear leader, came centre over 4f out, closed over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong,kept on, 2nd of 5, 3l behind Away He Goes (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
