held up, outpaced halfway, soon ridden, ran on final furlong
keen, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
led 2f, remained prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced keenly, led after 2f, joined by winner over 1f out, battled with rival until no extra towards finish
keen, held up in touch, went 2nd 3f out, joined leader over 1f out, driven, asserted near finish
keen, in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
dwelt, held up in rear, headway 2f out, driven, stayed on towards finish
In an interesting renewal of this Group 3 contest, Declaration Of War is selected ahead of Iguazu Falls and Newly Elected. Peter Chapple-Hyam has done very well with his juveniles this season and Declaration Of War, who was second in the Group Two Superlative Stakes at Newmarket last time, having earlier run well in the Coventry Stakes, sets the benchmark for the others to aim at. Iguazu Falls won as he pleased at Lingfield last time and, much as today represents a big step up, he is not ruled out of a good run. Newly Elected has proven progressive in winning each of his races and is also not ruled out of a good run. Fitted with cheekpieces, Paveroc caught the eye with late headway in a valuable sales race at Doncaster last time, while River Proud may have disappointed at Doncaster last time, but was only beaten a whisker by Winker Watson in the July Stakes before that, and that is very good form. Finally, Yankadi did the job well on his Newmarket debut and should have plenty more to come, and Bazergan caught the eye at Doncaster last time after meeting trouble in running, although this is a much tougher race. All of which returns us to the selection, which is Declaration Of War.
Bazergan (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Dwelt, held up, ridden along over 2f out, effort when not much room over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Newly Elected (9-2) at Doncaster 7f 2yo stk (4) gf in Sept.
Bellomi (IRE) 8-13fav (9-3) Broke well, tracked leading pair, pulled out 2f out, soon led, quickened clear, eased towards finish, won at Chester 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sept beating Hamalka (8-12) by 3 1/2l, 6 ran.
Fool's Wildcat (USA) 7-1 (9-3) Made all, driven clear approaching final furlong, ran on well, won at Newbury 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sept beating Confront (9-3) by 4l, 12 ran.
Iguazu Falls (USA) 3-10fav (9-3) Made virtually all, drew clear over 1f out, eased near finish, canter, won at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Sept beating Oarsman (9-3) by 3 1/2l, 13 ran.
Paveroc 66-1 (9-0) Mid-division stands side, ridden along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 7th of 22, 4l behind Dream Eater (8-12) at Doncaster 6f 2yo aut (2) gf in Sept.
River Proud (USA) 9-4fav (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 11l behind McCartney (8-12) at Doncaster 7f 2yo Grp 2 (1) gf in Sept.
Tasdeer (USA) 9-4fav (9-3) Keen, tracked leaders, led over 1f out, soon clear, eased inside final furlong, won at Yarmouth 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Sept beating City Stable (9-3) by 4l, 14 ran.
Yankadi (USA) 8-1 (9-0) Led, headed over 1f out, rallied and led again inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) sft in Aug beating Rochefort (9-0) by 2l, 13 ran.
Declaration of War (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, short of room 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 10, nk behind Hatta Fort (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo Grp 2 (1) gf in Jul.
Newly Elected (IRE) 3-1 (9-2) Dwelt, slightly hampered at start, soon tracking leader, ridden to lead 2f out, driven out final furlong, won at Doncaster 7f 2yo stk (4) gf in Sept beating Internationaldebut (8-9) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
