held up, ridden and headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
chased leaders, driven over 2f out, soon beaten, weakened from over 1f out
towards rear, effort when not much room briefly 2f out, kept on but never on terms with leaders
held up in rear, some headway stands side over 1f out but lacked pace to ever get on terms
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, led over 1f out, hung left and headed inside final furlong, kept on
prominent, ridden and lost place over 2f out, soon well beaten
chased leaders, challenged over 2f out, held inside final 100 yards, kept on
This looks a very competitive Group 3 featuring several in-form sprinters. Tis Marvellous arrives on a hat-trick and had Significantly five lengths behind when winning the Listed Beverley Bullet three weeks ago. Only a neck separated King's Lynn and Moss Gill at Haydock in May and both have been quite highly tried since. Khaadem came back to form at Doncaster 10 days ago but HURRICANE IVOR also scored at the St Leger meeting, defying a big weight to land the Portland. There will also be an end-to-end gallop in this and William Haggas’ four-year-old may end up best placed to pounce late and land the spoils.
Hurricane Ivor (IRE) 11-2fav (9-10) Distracted by horse and taken out of stalls then reloaded, held up towards rear, good headway far side of group chasing leaders 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong to lead towards finish, won at Doncaster 6f hcp (2) gs in Sep beating Boundless Power (8-10) by 1/2l, 16 ran.
Khaadem (IRE) 5-4fav (9-11) Made most, ridden and ran on (new track record), won at Doncaster 5f lst stks (1) gf in Sep beating Live In The Moment (9-11) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
King's Lynn 9-4fav (9-7) Tracked leaders in near side trio, never on terms with leaders, 6th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Happy Romance (8-13) at Newbury 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Jul.
Makanah 11-2 (9-6) Held up, shot of room 2f out, ridden 1f out, ran on well, just denied, 2nd of 6, shd behind Mokaatil (8-7) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Moss Gill (IRE) 28-1 (9-11) In rear of midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 14, 8 1/2l behind Winter Power (9-6) at York 5f Grp 1 stks (1) gf in Aug.
Tis Marvellous 7-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, switched right and headway under 2f out, switched left and closed to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, quickened clear closing stages, easily, won at Beverley 5f lst stks (1) gf in Aug beating Justanotherbottle (9-2) by 3 3/4l, 11 ran.
Atalis Bay 5-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, pushed along over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Mondammej (8-11) at Haydock 5f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Significantly 66-1 (9-5) Chased leaders on outer, ridden in 3rd 2f out, challenge 1 1/2f out, under pressure in 4th 1f out, no extra final furlong, 8th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Romantic Proposal (9-3) at Curragh 5f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Sep.