in touch in rear, ridden and hung left over 1f out, not trouble leaders
close up, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on
in touch towards rear, headway 2f out, soon every chance, edged right and no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
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The three-year-olds are not getting lumps of weight from in-form older horses and face no easy task. Takumi keeps finding one too good yet continues to creep up the weights. Fox Vardy may be progressing but looks a tricky ride but Great Bear probably didn’t stay last time at Doncaster. French import DRAMATIC DEVICE has run well in all three starts for Chris Wall. His dam over over 1m4f so the step up in distance shouldn’t be a problem and he may be better handicapped than versatile Ripon winner Beyond The Clouds and Stamford Raffles.
Stamford Raffles 11-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, led 2f out, hung left and ran on inside final furlong, won at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in Aug beating Fairy Tale (9-11) by 2l, 4 ran.
Dramatic Device 10-11fav (9-9) Made all, pushed along over 2f out, ridden out, won at Leicester 1m 2f stks (5) gf in Jul beating Final Orders (9-0) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Takumi (IRE) 11-8fav (8-13) Held up tracking leaders on inside, slightly outpaced 2f out, headway and squeezed through over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, closed near finish, just held, 2nd of 8, nk behind Stealth Fighter (9-13) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Fox Vardy (USA) 7-2 (9-1) Well in touch in 6th, headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 13, 5 1/2l behind Aktau (9-2) at Goodwood 1m 3f hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Great Bear 2-1fav (9-5) Chased leaders, effort over 3f out, soon outpaced, weakened over 2f out, last of 6, 33 1/2l behind Calculation (8-7) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Ginistrelli (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Tracked leader until pushed along over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened inside final 2f, last of 6, 13l behind Never Do Nothing (9-3) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Beyond The Clouds 22-1 (9-10) Led, headed 7f out, tracked leader, led again approaching 2f out, ridden and ran on, won at Ripon 1m 4f stks (5) gs in Aug beating Navajo Pass (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.