held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on and lost 3rd place towards finish
tracked leaders in 3rd, led over 1f out, hard pressed and edged left inside final furlong, just held on
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on and went 3rd towards finish
held up in touch and keen, ridden and headway over 1f out, edged left and every chance inside final furlong, just held close home
held up behind, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up in touch, weakened over 1f out
Most of these can be given a chance with the unbeaten Codicil an obvious contender. She’s won all three starts by a narrow margin but this is a tougher handicap than the one she won at Windsor last time. CURIOSITY (NAP) moves in the opposite direction having failed to figure in the Group 2 Vintage Stakes at Goodwood. But he was progressing well before that having defied a penalty to win a novices’ race at Ascot and Hugo Palmer’s colt get the nod. Poet's Dawn was only beaten a neck in a nursery at Ripon and Indomeneo has won a couple of novice stakes while Footsteps Forever and stablemate Kit Marlowe are not out of this either.
Curiosity (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Chased leaders on outside, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 6th of 10, 12 1/4l behind Expert Eye (9-1) at Goodwood 7f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Aug.
Kit Marlowe 9-2 (9-5) With leader until over 3f out, son pushed along, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Old Persian (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (4) pol in Sep.
Indomeneo 8-11fav (9-13) Chased leaders, 2nd going well 3f out, ridden and one pace when hung left over 1f out, 2nd of 4, 2 1/4l behind Livingstones Quest (9-2) at Ffos Las 7f stks (5) hvy in Aug.
Codicil 10-11fav (9-5) Raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to press leader from over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Windsor 1m (4) gf in Aug beating Ferik (9-7) by hd, 4 ran.
Footsteps Forever (IRE) 5-4fav (9-4) Led early, tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, led briefly inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Myboyhenry (9-2) at Musselburgh 7f stks (5) gf in Jul.
Weellan 5-4fav (9-2) Tracked leader, took keen hold, led after 1f, headed over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Salazar (9-2) at Ayr 7f stks (5) gd in Aug.
Poet's Dawn 15-2 (8-9) Tracked leaders, not much room on inside rail over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, closed, just held, 2nd of 6, nk behind Veejay (9-7) at Ripon 1m (4) gd in Aug.
Star Of Zaam (IRE) 6-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, not clear run over 1f out, ran on towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Eesha Beauty (8-11) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (6) pol in Aug.
