keen early, towards rear far side early but in touch, ridden halfway, rallied to chase leaders from 2f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong
dwelt, towards rear, outpaced 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, soon no extra and weakened inside final 110 yards
bumped by rival exiting stalls and slowly away, pushed along to keep in touch early, midfield before halfway, outpaced from 1f out, weakened inside final 110 yards
prominent far side, wandered when ridden before 1f out, weakened quickly and dropped to last inside final furlong, eased near when chance had gone close home, finished a short way detached
dwelt, soon in midfield on near side, chased leaders 3f out, still going well when went third before 1f out, ridden inside final 110 yards, ran on well between rivals inside final 50 yards, led final stride
midfield, chased leaders from 2f out, took fifth inside final furlong, kept on one pace near finish
prominent near side, keen early, chased leaders 2f out, pushed along to lead before 1f out, ridden inside final 110 yard, no extra when headed and dropped to third in three-way dual final stride
led far side, edged towards centre when over all leader inside 2f out, headed before 1f out, rallied and every chance in sustained three-way challenge inside final 110 yards, headed and dropped to second final stride
close up near side, lost position when outpaced before final furlong, weakened quickly final 110 yards
fly-jumped start, in rear near side early but in touch, chased leaders from 2f out, soon outpaced, weakened inside final furlong
A competitive handicap for the grade. Porfin never seems to run a bad race and beat Epic Express, Swiss Star and Dors Toyboy over course and distance two runs ago, though looks a shade high in the weights now. Special Mayson, on the other hand, is slipping down the ratings while Cashew is consistent enough at this level, though on a long losing run. DE BRUYNE (NAP) looks the pick of five three-year-olds contesting this, even though he’s yet to win a handicap. Aira Force may be the pick of the remainder as Ray Vonn is still a maiden.
Cashew (IRE) 12-1 (10-2) Raced out wide, well off the pace in rear, headway out wide 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on, always held, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Miss Mai Tai (9-10) at Lingfield 6f hcp fll (5) gf in Jul.
Alcazan 14-1 (9-5) Soon prominent, ridden and carried left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Count Otto (9-9) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Boafo Boy 7-1 (9-13) Trotted to start, slowly away, held up far side, pushed along over 2f out, no extra final furlong, last of 8, 4 1/4l behind Craven (9-5) at Leicester 7f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Epic Express 12-1 (9-13) Held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went second final strides, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Porfin (9-3) at Newmarket 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
De Bruyne 11-2 (9-11) Raced wide, close up, pushed along 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 3l behind Prince Of Bel Lir (9-12) at Salisbury 6f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Aira Force 13-2 (9-6) Tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Sophia's Starlight (9-8) at Newmarket 6f hcp fll (5) gd in Jun.
Swiss Star 5-6fav (9-13) Missed break, midfield, pushed along over 2f out,ridden to challenge over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Porfin (9-3) at Newmarket 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Dors Toyboy (IRE) 66-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Porfin (9-3) at Newmarket 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Ray Vonn (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Went left start and bumped rivals, led, shaken up over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, ran on until no extra well inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 4 3/4l behind Docklands (9-3) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Special Mayson 9-2 (9-10) Led near side, ridden 2f out, hard pressed approaching final furlong, soon headed, no extra, 3rd of 9, 4 3/4l behind Kracking (9-8) at Leicester 7f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Porfin (IRE) 6-1 (10-4) Led, pushed along over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Abravaggio (9-7) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Revolucion 13-2 (9-3) Chased leader, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, lost 2nd inside final 100 yards, weakened quickly, 3rd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Okami (9-9) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (5) pol in Jul.
