in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, eased approaching final furlong, tailed off
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, keeping on one pace when not much room towards finish
dwelt, keen in touch in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden to lead when hung left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on
towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, ridden out
close up, ridden over 1f out, no extra and lost 4th inside final furlong
awkward away, raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along 5f out, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
Shake A Leg has become disappointing but Zain Farhh has shown ability in all three runs to date and holds Break Point on the form book. Dashing Panther has finished second here and at Ascot since winning at Newbury while Malabu Drive is back in a handicap after making the pace for stablemate Westover in the Grand Prix de Saint Cloud. French Invasion has only won on Polytrack so far and so has CAVERN CLUB but Marco Botti’s gelding failed to handle heavy going and a step up in trip last time and would have every chance on earlier efforts behind Fox Journey here and at Newbury. Ajyad came up short when on a hat-trick at Leicester 12 days ago and sports cheekpieces today.
Malabu Drive 150-1 (9-3) last of 5, dist behind Westover (9-3) at Saint-Cloud 1m 4f Grp 1 sft in Jul.
Shake A Leg (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Towards rear, headway on inner to track leaders over 4f out, weakened 2f out, 14th of 15, 24 1/4l behind Kihavah (10-6) at York 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Zain Farhh 25-1 (9-12) Led, pushed along over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened final 110 yards, 4th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Elegancia (8-13) at Bath 1m 2f stks (5) gs in Aug.
French Invasion (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Led, pushed along turning in, headed 2f out, soon lost 2nd, chased leaders, ridden and weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Regal Empire (9-12) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Ajyad (IRE) 11-4 (9-6) Chased leaders on outer, pushed along well over 2f out, faded over 1f out, 4th of 6, 6 1/4l behind Overactive (9-4) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Cavern Club (IRE) 18-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon hung left and weakened, last of 8, 11 1/2l behind Alhambra Palace (9-2) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) hvy in Aug.
Break Point 16-1 (9-6) Slowly away, towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on, never nearer, 7th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Star Ahoy (9-6) at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in Jul.
Longuerue (FR) 33-1 (10-3) Raced in third, ridden but lost touch with winner over 3f out, well beaten over 1f out, weakened, 3rd of 4, 32 1/2l behind Arcadian Friend (10-9) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Dashing Panther 11-2 (9-4) Steadied and switched right start, held up in last pair, came wide and good headway turning in, ridden chasing leaders when hung right over 1f out, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 4 3/4l behind Alhambra Palace (8-6) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
