held up, headway going well on outside 2f out, soon ridden and outpaced, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, headway going well 2f out, led approaching final furlong, headed final 100 yards when hung left, lost 2nd on line
handy on outside, disputed lead going well over 1f out, headed final furlong and soon no extra
prominent, led 2f out, soon ridden and headed, weakened thereafter
in rear, headway going well on wide outside over 1f out, ridden to lead final 100 yards, soon clear, ran on well
mid-division, pushed along and outpace over 2f out, late headway inside final furlong
mid-division, headway going well tracking leaders over 1f out, ridden and outpaced final 100 yards, stayed on well, grabbed 2nd on line
held up, pushed along off pace over 1f out, kept on well final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened thereafter
rear of mid-division, some headway on outside 2f out, soon pushed along and made no impression
mid-division on inside, pushed along 4f out, tailed off from 2f out
Spanish Star is back in the right grade and one of four previous course and distance winners in the line-up. Razeyna is another and she was only beaten a length at Kempton last time. PEARLE D’OR followed up a couple of strong performances at Ascot in July with a close third at Chepstow. He handles good to soft so we’ll take a chance that he goes through today’s ground. Ben Hamrash is an improving sort but still at the foot of the weights but Captain Cuddles looks held by the selection on the form book. Pumalin Park has had wind surgery and been gelded since a well-beaten third on his Turf debut at Windsor in May.
Spanish Star (IRE) 10-3 (9-5) Last to break, held up in last, not much room over 2f out, switched right and effort over 1f out, kept on final 100 yards, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 6, 1l behind Many A Star (8-10) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) sft in Aug.
Embrace (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, ran on one pace, made no impression, 11th of 13, 22l behind State Occasion (9-4) at Salisbury 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) gd in Aug.
Hodler (GER) 22-1 (9-0) Raced wide, held up, pushed along halfway, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Master Zoffany (8-10) at Chester 1m hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Marshal Dan (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Took keen hold, prominent, shaken up over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 17l behind Adeb (8-12) at Newcastle 7f hcp (2) pol in Jul.
Pearle D'or (IRE) 5-1 (8-3) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, disputed 2nd inside final 100 yards, not trouble winner, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Ramazan (8-11) at Chepstow 7f hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Razeyna (IRE) 4-1 (10-2) Raced five wide tracking leaders until got over and led over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace and just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Rajindri (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp fll (4) pol in Aug.
Scholarship (IRE) 18-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders 5f, soon behind, 9th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Spangled Mac (9-7) at Newbury 7f hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Pumalin Park (IRE) 10-3 (9-10) Prominent, followed winner when switched to far-side rail just before final two furlongs, pushed along entering final furlong, lost second inside final 110 yards, 3rd of 9, 10 3/4l behind Royal Cape (9-3) at Windsor 1m stks (5) sft in May.
Captain Cuddles (IRE) 6-4fav (9-9) Off the pace towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Glendown (8-6) at Chester 6f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Chelsea Square (IRE) 17-2 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, well held and eased over 1f out, last of 16, 24l behind Bajan Bandit (9-9) at York 7f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Ben Hamrash 5-6fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway to lead entering final furlong, ran on, won at Ffos Las 7f hcp (5) sft in Aug beating Overnight Oats (9-9) by 1 1/4l, 3 ran.
