slight lead over 2f, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong
held up tracking leaders, good headway near side of group over 1f out, pressed winner throughout final furlong, strong challenge close home, just failed
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, outpaced soon after, plugged on again inside final furlong, no threat
steadied and went right start, took keen hold, headway to lead over 4f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
pulled hard, held up tracking leaders, ridden and headway near side of group over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish
chased leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, strongly pressed close home, held on gamely, all out
behind, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd towards finish
Red Roman won at Goodwood and was then a good fifth at York but he didn’t appear to stay when tried over this trip at Newmarket earlier. Bombastic took a backward step last time at Salisbury but should appreciate this extra furlong on breeding. Dragons Tail is tough but exposed off this sort of mark while Lethal Lunch was only fourth off his current rating at Sandown. ROGUE beat a subsequent winner at Salisbury last month but start off in handicaps on a fair mark so gets the vote ahead of Epsom scorer Deadly Accurate and Running Cloud.
Dragons Tail (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden and no impression 1f out, ran on well without threatening final furlong, 3rd of 29, 6l behind Snazzy Jazzy (9-5) at Curragh 6f stks Soft - Heavy in Sep.
Red Roman 8-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, held when lost 4th near finish, 5th of 17, 5 1/4l behind Demons Rock (9-2) at York 6f (2) gs in Aug.
Running Cloud (IRE) 11-10fav (9-9) Slowly into stride, soon pushed along chasing leaders on outside, ridden to challenge 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Tip Two Win (9-2) at Windsor 6f stks (5) gf in Jul.
Lethal Lunch 11-2 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Crownthorpe (8-11) at Sandown 7f (4) gd in Sep.
Bombastic (IRE) 11-4 (9-2) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Bambino Lola (8-10) at Salisbury 6f stks (4) gd in Aug.
Rogue 5-2fav (9-2) Made all, hung left from over 1f out, ridden out, won at Salisbury 6f stks (4) gf in Aug beating Ragstone Road (9-2) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Deadly Accurate 9-2 (9-2) Made all, ridden over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, on top towards finish, won at Epsom 7f stks (5) gd in Aug beating Hateya (8-11) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
