close up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace
in touch in rear, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
made all, ridden and edged right from over 1f out, stayed on gamely
in touch in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong
prominent, outpaced over 3f out
prominent, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong
The penny has dropped with Arizona Desert, who was a narrow winner over 7f at Leicester last time but has been raised 4lb meaning he’ll have to reverse earlier running here with Amayretto on the same terms. Swift Victory could be making his nursery debut on a lenient mark and the step up to a mile should suit but the well-bred TRAFALGAR SQUARE, who is a half-brother to the Jersey Stakes winner Age Of Kings, is just preferred. Amasar has only found one too good the last twice so can’t be ignored.
Trafalgar Square (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Chased leader out wide, pushed along and weakened 2f out, 8th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Tchaikovsky (9-7) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Run For The Sun (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Midfield, dropped towards rear after halfway, ridden to make headway on near side from 2f out, went fourth inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Shakeela (9-2) at Southwell 7f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Passionately (IRE) 14-1 (9-10) Held up, dropped to last after 3f, pushed along 3f out, found little and weakened from 1f out, dropped to last inside final furlong, finished 10 lengths detached, last of 7, 18 1/2l behind Miguel (9-7) at Ripon 1m (5) gd in Sep.
Swift Victory (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Raced wide chasing leaders, weakened inside final 2f, 8th of 11, 10 3/4l behind Musical Act (9-4) at Kempton 7f stks (4) pol in Aug.
Amasar 6-4fav (9-5) Always prominent, led over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Dancingwithmyself (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (5) pol in Oct.
Arizona Desert (IRE) 7-2jfav (9-9) Mid-division, close up halfway, led 2f out and faced challenge, sustained duel with runner-up thereafter, ridden and edged right over 1f out, ran on gamely, just did enough, won at Leicester 7f (6) gs in Oct beating Vintage Love (9-9) by nk, 13 ran.
Amayretto 3-1fav (9-0) Raced keenly close up, headway over 3f out, led going well over 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, ran on, headed final 110yds, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Tipsy Tiger (9-6) at Nottingham 1m (5) hvy in Oct.
