dwelt, in rear, ridden and headway entering, ran on, not reach leaders
in touch, ridden and weakened 3f out, tailed off
mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, ridden and short of room 2f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish
tracked winner until halfway, close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
awkwardly away, keen, close up, tracked winner halfway, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd near finish
keen, held up, ridden 2f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish
dwelt, towards rear, switched right and headway 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd near finish
tracked leaders, chased winner halfway, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
dwelt, in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out
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VON BLUCHER did himself no favours with tardy start in a decent handicap at Ascot last time. He did well to finish third in the end beating Scottish Glen and Charles Molson in the process though needs to reverse earlier running at Newbury with Cornwallville. The latter has since been well beaten in a valuable handicap at Leopardstown while Salateen won on the Turf at Lingfield last time and had earlier finished ahead of Barracuda Boy and Free Code at Doncaster. Shady Mccoy could go well but Rouleau has not raced since Meydan back in February.
Rouleau (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden 800m out, soon beaten, 6th of 7, 24 1/4l behind Market Rally (9-0) at Meydan 1m (1) fst in Feb.
Salateen 11-8fav (9-2) Led, headed narrowly over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Lingfield 7f stks (3) gd in Sep beating Aljuljalah (8-7) by 3/4l, 4 ran.
Yuften 20-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and dropped to rear 1f out, weakened, last of 9, 10 1/4l behind Toscanini (9-7) at Curragh 6f lst stks Yielding in Jun.
Barracuda Boy (IRE) 20-1 (9-12) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Certificate (9-10) at Doncaster 7f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Cornwallville (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Towards rear, 14th entering straight, ridden and progress on outer to go 6th 1f out, no impression final 100 yards, 8th of 17, 8 3/4l behind Colour Blue (8-13) at Leopardstown 7f hcp Yielding in Sep.
Oh This Is Us (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, no impression, 8th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Medburn Dream (8-1) at Chepstow 1m hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Scottish Glen 16-1 (9-1) Towards rear, driven 2f out, headway inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, not reach leaders, 5th of 18, 1 3/4l behind Dutch Law (8-13) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Von Blucher (IRE) 5-1fav (8-12) Dwelt, soon in touch, challenged 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd and held towards finish, 3rd of 18, 1 1/4l behind Dutch Law (8-13) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Charles Molson 14-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, no extra and lost place towards finish, 6th of 18, 2 1/4l behind Dutch Law (8-13) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Shady Mccoy (USA) 10-1 (8-6) Held up towards rear, headway and switched left to outside hanging right over 2f out, ridden and hung right from inside final 2f, not much room over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 6th of 17, 2 1/4l behind Certificate (9-5) at Goodwood 7f hcp stks (2) gf in Aug.
Georgian Bay (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind Afjaan (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (2) pol in Sep.
War Whisper (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Towards rear stands side, driven and kept on inside final furlong, never near leaders, 10th of 20, 5 1/2l behind Handsome Dude (8-12) at Doncaster 6f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Free Code (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Always towards rear, 10th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Valley of Fire (9-5) at Haydock 7f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Gunmetal (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Rococoa (8-8) at Newmarket 6f hcp (3) gf in Aug.
