mid-division, headway 3f out, chased winner 2f out, effort inside final furlong, no impression near finish
in rear, headway 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, lost 4th final strides
made all, set strong pace, ridden 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on
close up, ridden 3f out, one pace final 2f
in touch, headway to chase winner over 3f out until 2f out, soon weakened
chased winner until over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, rallied to go 4th final strides
keen, chased winner until over 4f out, soon in rear
SECRECY failed to land the odds in a similar event at Hamilton last time, but the soft going was a legitimate excuse and he should make no mistake in today's ground. Emirates Dream is up against it on today's terms and may end up making the running for his stable companion. The others with a chance at the weights are all struggling for form. Fury's last good run came back in May and Mantoba hasn't raced since Meydan in March. The latter's stablemate Inler is proving hard to win with, while Stevie Thunder and Tinkertown have it all to do under these conditions.
Secrecy 10-11fav (9-7) Tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, stayed on towards finish, just held, 2nd of 3, nk behind Penitent (9-4) at Hamilton 1m cond Stakes (3) sft in Sep.
Emirates Dream (USA) 9-1 (9-12) Held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 9l behind Scrapper Smith (8-9) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Sep.
Inler (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 8l behind Ecliptic (9-0) at Salisbury 7f cond Stakes (3) gd.
Stevie Thunder 25-1 (8-10) In touch when groups merged over 4f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on to go 2nd close home, not reach winner, 2nd of 32, 1 3/4l behind Prince Of Johanne (8-9) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Fury 5-6fav (8-12) Tracked leader, driven to challenge over 2f out, soon every chance, weakened quickly approaching final furlong, last of 4, 14l behind Chilworth Lad (8-9) at Newbury 7f con stks (4) gd in Jul.
Mantoba 25-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, well beaten after, last of 14, 45l behind Khawlah (8-3) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 1f 3yo Grp 2 (1) in Mar.
Tinkertown (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Chased leaders 2f, soon pushed along in last pair, ridden and lost touch over 2f out, tailed off, last of 7, 31l behind Sud Pacifique (8-10) at Beverley 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gs in Aug.
Ocean Bay 13-8fav (9-3) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, hung right well over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 7, 12l behind Farhh (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jul '10.