tracked leader, led inside final 2f, driven when hard pressed over 1f out, soon riddden and edged left, stayed on well to go clear final 110 yards
led, driven over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong
held up 3rd and last, headway on outside over 2f out, soon driven to challenge, ridden and every chance over 1f out until inside final furlong, held final 110 yards
Richard Hughes' presence suggests Code Of Honor will be ready for action on his first start since February. In which case, he should figure but Highland Knight is a rare winner nowadays, though a repeat of his earlier fourth in the Diomed over today's trip at Epsom would see him in the mix. God Willing has yet to improve on last year's form but SLOANE AVENUE is going the right way. A winner at Kempton last time, he has a bit to find on today's terms but has much more scope than the rest so gets the vote.
Code Of Honor 6-1 (8-13) 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Vercingetorix (9-1) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 1f hcp gd in Feb.
Highland Knight (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 16l behind Custom Cut (9-9) at Pontefract 1m Listed stks (1) gf in Jul.
God Willing 33-1 (9-2) Towards rear, driven 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 11th of 14, 6l behind Master The World (8-8) at York 1m 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Aug.
Sloane Avenue (USA) 6-1 (9-4) Slowly away, behind, headway over 2f out, switched right to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Kempton 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Aug beating Billingsgate (9-4) by 3/4l, 12 ran.