took keen hold, led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on under pressure, rallied to regain lead towards finish
mid-division, ridden to chase leaders briefly over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, chased leading pair over 1f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, lost place towards finish
raced keenly, mid-division, ridden inside 2f out, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong
held up in last pair, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, not reach front pair
mid-division, chased leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, never on terms
in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, not reach leaders
tracked leaders, driven 3f out, lost place 2f out, soon behind, eased 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, no impression
held up, always towards rear
raced keenly, tracked winner, driven to lead 2f out, ridden and hung left under pressure inside final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish
Starwatch and If I Were A Boy are both chasing hat-tricks with preference for the former in this grade. Balmoral Castle is bidding for his fifth win in six starts and may well defy a 3lb rise for scoring at Goodwood as he only does just enough to win. Richard Hughes renews his winning partnership with Sheila's Buddy while Wolverhampton winner Mazaaher went close back at the same track last time. But lurking at the bottom of the weights is TERCEL, third over a mile at Sandown last time and expected to show further progress stepping up to middle-distances for the first time today.
Starwatch 4-1 (10-0) Tracked leader, led over 1f, stayed on strongly, won at Epsom Downs 1m hcp 0-80 (4) hvy in Aug beating Whitby Jet (8-12) by 3 1/2l, 8 ran.
Weapon Of Choice (IRE) 14-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, ridden and no progress over 2f out, 10th of 11, 17l behind Angelic Upstart (8-9) at Goodwood 1m 1f app hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul.
Balmoral Castle 11-2 (9-0) In touch, headway on wide outside over 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Aug beating Angelic Upstart (9-3) by nk, 8 ran.
Ty Gwr 12-1 (9-7) Slowly away, held up in rear, came wide entering home straight, some headway from over 1f out, no chance with leaders, 8th of 11, 11l behind Postscript (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) in Aug.
Sheila's Buddy 20-1 (9-4) Slowly away, behind, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 8, 2l behind Balmoral Castle (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Aug.
Compton Bird 10-1 (9-6) Towards rear, never dangerous, 11th of 12, 15l behind Red Runaway (9-12) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Mazaaher 5-2fav (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ran on to close down leader final furlong, just held, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Postscript (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) in Aug.
The Alamo (IRE) 14-1 (8-5) Led 1f, remained prominent, hard driven over 3f out, soon lost place, last of 7, 31l behind Miner's Lamp (9-10) at Newmarket 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf in May.
If I Were A Boy (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden over 2f out, switched left and headway approaching final furlong, every chance inside final furlong, led near finish, won at Windsor 1m 2f fll hcp (0-75) (5) gs in Aug beating Rainbow Beauty (9-0) by shd, 8 ran.
Gracious George (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) In rear, headway 2f out, ridden to press leader, inside final furlong, not quicken near finish, 3rd of 12, 1/2l behind Karam Albaari (9-4) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
St Paul De Vence (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 3f out, rallied approaching final furlong, ran on, never reached winner, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Barnmore (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Tercel (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed 1f out, lost 2nd place inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Special Miss (8-8) at Sandown 1m 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Aug.
