reared slightly leaving stalls, towards rear, not much room over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish
mid-division, green and lost place over 4f out, headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd and edged right inside final furlong, no impression on winner
disputed lead over 1f out, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, readily
bumped start, towards rear, well beaten final 5f
rear of mid-division, switched right and headway inside 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
prominent, led over 6f out, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
edged left and bumped start, mid-division, headway over 4f out, outpaced and no impression from 2f out
disputed lead over 1f, prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, no extra and lost 3rd towards finish
pushed along leaving stalls, in touch in mid-division, went wrong over 5f out, pulled up over 4f out
slowly away, soon behind, well adrift final 5f
Classic Encounter has been gelded since showing signs of inexperience at Kempton and his yard has won this in two of the last three years. Wonder has placed in both starts to date so has place claims again but is probably held by Sisyphean on collateral form with the latter just coming up short when well backed at Ayr on his second start. Hand Of God is improving with experience but KING’S FOUNTAIN caught the eye at Sandown, despite appearing to hate the soft ground. He’ll be better suited by conditions here. Royal Majesty, a son of Frankel out of a Grade 1 winner in the States, is worth a market check.
Brave Call (IRE) 125-1 (9-2) Slowly away, outpaced in rear, never involved, 8th of 11, 10l behind Blue Lemons (9-2) at Leicester 7f stks (4) sft in Sep.
Classic Encounter (IRE) 13-8fav (9-7) Midfield, ridden 3f out, awkward head carriage over 2f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace entering final furlong, eased close home, 6th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Quatre Bras (9-7) at Kempton 7f stks (4) pol in Aug.
Dark Viper 5-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, driven 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 7 1/2l behind Orne (9-7) at Kempton 7f stks (4) pol in Sep.
Hand Of God 10-1 (9-7) Dwelt, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ran on, no impression, 5th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Cambridge (9-7) at Salisbury 1m stks (4) gf in Sep.
It's A Hot One Too Darn Hot colt out of Deveron.
King's Fountain 5-1 (9-7) Ran bit in snatches, mid-division, towards rear and pushed along halfway, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, stayed on steadily inside final furlong, just missed 3rd but not pace to challenge, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Navy Jack (9-7) at Sandown 7f stks (3) sft in Sep.
Purefoy 50-1 (9-7) Keen tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 9th of 11, 8 1/2l behind Olympic Candle (9-7) at Ascot 7f mdn stks (3) gd in Sep.
Royal Majesty Frankel colt out of Crown Queen.
Sisyphean (IRE) 11-10fav (9-4) Led and took field centre in home straight, ridden and strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 9, hd behind Spirit Of Acklam (9-4) at Ayr 1m stks (5) gs in Sep.
Wonder 10-3 (9-5) Raced freely in mid-division, shaken up over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went second inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Under The Sun (9-7) at Salisbury 1m stks (4) gf in Sep.
Ardara Rose (IRE) 15-2 (9-2) Slowly away and lost several lengths, always in rear, ridden over 4f out, no impression 2f out, kept on one pace entering final furlong, 10th of 11, 13 1/4l behind Hebridean Nomad (9-7) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Sep.
