reared slightly start, held up, headway halfway, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
led early, always prominent, ridden to chase winner well over 1f out, ran on
held up in last, not clear run over 2f out, switched right well over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer
soon pressing leader, led 3f out, ran on inside final furlong, driven out
tracked leaders, flashed tail from over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
dwelt, soon switched left and led, headed 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
held up, pushed along over 3f out, headway 2f out, ran on inside final furlong
prominent over 4f
held up, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Summer Gold, Direct Debit and HARALD BLUETOOTH form our short-list for the finale with the latter given the chance to redeem his reputation. Victory for Harald Bluetooth would be one in the eye for Jamie Spencer who has deserted the Fanshawe trained gelding in favour of Direct Debit. That alone makes the Michael Bell runner of interest and the five year-old has contested some warm handicaps in the past couple of seasons. The handicapper has given him a chance as he's now 4lbs lower than when last in action and it will be interesting to see if the market speaks in his favour. Summer Gold failed to cope with the drop back to seven furlongs for the Shergar Cup but her success from Oat Cuisine on her penultimate start reads well enough in light of the runner-up's subsequent hat-trick whilst the third and fifth also went on to taste success. She's lightly raced and open to further improvement. The selection finished tailed off on his latest start and his subsequent absence from the track suggests that something was amiss. He was a short-priced favourite that day to land a race that was won by the subsequent Listed winner Kalahari Gold which is an indication of the promise that he'd shown in previous outings. Harald Bluetooth is taken to get back on track this afternoon.
Don Julio A (ARG) (9-0) 9th of 10, 24l behind Eyeofthetiger (9-0) at Palermo 1m2f Grp 1 dirt in May.
Ace of Hearts 4-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden to challeng 2f out, every chance of 1f out, no extra and one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 8l behind Siberian Tiger (9-1) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcap (2) sft in Sept.
Habshan (USA) 16-1 (9-10) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, not much room over 2f out, soon ridden, hung right, beaten over 1f out, 10th of 20, 6l behind Yamal (9-5) at Goodwood 1m hcap (3) gd in Jul.
Willow Dancer (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 16, 8l behind Premio Loco (9-10) at Kempton 1m hcap (2) pol in Sept.
Formation (USA) 20-1 (8-3) Towards rear, steady headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 16, 3 1/2l behind Premio Loco (9-10) at Kempton 1m hcap (2) pol in Sept.
Summer Gold (IRE) 9-2fav (9-1) Tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, faded, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Nans Joy (10-0) at Ascot 7f fll hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Daaweitza 33-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, driven over 2f out, kept on under strong pressure final furlong, 4th of 13, 4l behind Oat Cuisine (8-11) at Newmarket 1m hcap (3) gf in Sept.
Ramaad 9-2 (9-4) Went right start, in touch, not much room after 1f, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 7l behind Adversity (9-3) at Chester 7f 3yo hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Direct Debit (IRE) 10-3 (9-4) Raced stands' side, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, effort entering final furlong, unable to quicken near finish, 3rd of 10, nk behind Ivory Lace (9-7) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug '07.
Rochefort (IRE) 7-1 (8-10) Mid-division, lost place from 2f out, soon weakened, 15th of 16, 17l behind Premio Loco (9-10) at Kempton 1m hcap (2) pol in Sept.
Harald Bluetooth (IRE) 11-10fav (9-7) Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, soon beaten, last of 8, 18l behind Kalahari Gold (9-9) at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Aug.
