tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, ran on to lead near finish
prominent, pushed along over 2f out, faded inside final furlong
led 1f, prominent, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on
led after 1f, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on
keen held up, ridden over 2f out, no impresssion
in rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms
dwelt raced wide held up, ridden and weakened over 1f out
raced wide towards rear, short lived effort over 1f out
in touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, led inside final furlong, headed near finish
held up, headway over 2f out, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, headway entering final furlong, ran on
William Haggas has won the last two of these and Godolphin the previous two. Storm The Stars, a son of Sea The Stars out of an unraced half-sister to Giant's Causeway, represents the former who has had an excellent season with his two-year-olds. Legend's Gate, who is by New Approach, and the 650,000gns colt Rare Rhythm are the Godolphin entries and all three of these newcomers are worth noting for the future as is Mashkoor Approach, who has a pedigree packed with stamina so should be at home over this mile. Defence Event is another who should be ideally suited by this trip while Sirheed's dam has produced winners with her first two foals and he cost 240,000 euros as a yearling. ALOFT made his debut in what looked a very hot maiden at Gowran and did very well to finish runner-up after running green. He'll have come on a bundle for the run and the fact that he's been sent here suggests a victory is expected so he's given the nod. Archery Peak was a 20/1 chance on his debut at Doncaster but belied the odds with a very encouraging run behind two smart colts and it will be a surprise if he doesn't improve from that and take a hand here while Mubtaahij caught the eye with a late run over 7f here last week and MIke De Kock will have him spot-on for this.
Aloft (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride and towards rear, progress and pushed along entering straight, checked briefly 2f out, went 6th 1f out, stayed on well final furlong to go 2nd near line, 2nd of 16, 2l behind Intransive (9-5) at Gowran Park 1m 2yo mdn gf in Sep.
Archery Peak 20-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, edged left 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 17, 1 1/2l behind Commemorative (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 2yo mdn (3) gd in Sep.
Great Glen High Chaparral colt out of Grand Opening.
Legend's Gate (IRE) New Approach colt out of Arthur's Girl.
Mubtaahij (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Raced far side, dwelt, in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on, not trouble leaders, 5th of 12, 5l behind Consort (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Sep.
Rare Rhythm Dubawi colt out of Demisemiquaver.
Save The Date Zamindar colt out of Daring Miss.
Sirheed (IRE) Rip Van Winkle colt out of Rozella.
Storm The Stars (USA) Sea The Stars colt out of Love Me Only.
Wardat Dubai Mawatheeq filly out of Efisio's Star.
Defence Event (USA) First Defence colt out of Rio Carnival.
Mashkoor Approach New Approach colt out of Winners Chant.
