held up in rear, driven and struggling over 2f out, no impression
held up in rear, headway from 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on, no impression on winner
held up towards rear, headway from 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, no impression on winner
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced and well beaten final 2f
prominent, ridden over 3f out, outpaced and no impression final 2f, plugged on
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, switched left over 1f out, 4th and held inside final furlong, kept on
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, some headway 2f out, no impression
led early, prominent, ridden over 2f out, no impression on winner and lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra
made virtually all, ridden and edged right over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, comfortably
broke well, held up towards rear, driven 3f out, no impression
NonRunner
Aramaic easily beat Pivoine at York but the latter is 7lb better off and should close the gap, though he was even further behind KING OF CLUBS earlier at Sandown. The form of that race has been franked and Hughie Morrison’s three-year-old will handle any give in the ground today. Sam Cooke won over a longer trip at York but that should have boosted his confidence while connections will be hoping a first-time visor helps Dawaam settle better. Mo'assess and Injazati are unexposed types and King Leonidas goes well fresh so warrants a market check but Strait Of Hormuz has become hard to place.
Dawaam (USA) 4-1 (10-0) Midfield, ridden to lead 2f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Finest Sound (9-11) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
King Leonidas 9-4fav (9-1) Raced quite freely, kept wide early, soon close 3rd, nudged along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final 100 yards, 6th of 13, 7 1/2l behind Molatham (9-1) at Ascot 7f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Jun.
Sam Cooke (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Prominent, travelled strongly behind leaders 3f out, progress between horses to lead over 1f out, ran on strongly under pressure final furlong, won at York 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Aug beating Throne Hall (9-5) by nk, 15 ran.
Strait Of Hormuz (IRE) 13-2 (9-10) Dwelt in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 4th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Anmaat (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Fair Star (IRE) 7-1 (9-8) Got loose beforehand, held up in rear, switched right final bend, headway over 1f out, stayed on, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Big Team (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Aramaic (IRE) 13-8fav (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden and led 2f out, stayed on well, readily, won at York 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Sep beating Pivoine (10-0) by 3 1/4l, 5 ran.
King Of Clubs 5-2 (8-2) Held up in mid-division, switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, 2nd and edged right inside final furlong, stayed on, led post, won at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Aug beating Victory Chime (9-8) by ns, 11 ran.
Mo'assess (IRE) 5-4 (9-9) Made all, came clear final 2f, unchallenged, won at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Aug beating Emblem Empire (9-2) by 2 3/4l, 11 ran.
Injazati (IRE) 6-4fav (9-7) Led, going well 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, drew clear inside final furlong, comfortably (hand time), won at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Aug beating Pallas Dancer (9-3) by 2 1/2l, 5 ran.
Further Measure (USA) 20-1 (9-7) Held up, pushed along under 3f out, closed steadily over 1f out, picked up well inside final furlong and ran on strongly closing stages, led final strides, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Sep beating Widaad (8-10) by nk, 8 ran.
Pivoine (IRE) 6-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, chased leaders 5f out, ridden under 3f out, kept on inside last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 3 1/4l behind Aramaic (9-2) at York 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Sep.
