always prominent, led 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, slightly outpaced, driven and stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong
slowly away, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner and hung left inside final furlong
always towards rear
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong
led 5f, kept on one pace
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up, ridden and switched left, headway 2f out, kept on final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
in rear, headway halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
The short list for this tricky contest contains Easy Air, Jamieson Gold, Desert Chief and High Bray, with the selection being Easy Air. The likes of Hartshead and Minority Report come here with competitive and progressive profiles and are respected, while Compton's Eleven is edging towards a more-competitive rating. Desert Chief looked very progressive in winning two from two last season and rates as a danger to all if handling the going. The Britannia Stakes runner-up Easy Air has plenty of scope for further improvement, being lightly raced, while Plum Pudding has not quite delivered on earlier promise but should not be written off just yet. Being just three pounds above a Newbury, seven furlong win on good to soft, Jamieson Gold gets a fair shout, while Kenmore has run well here in the past over six furlongs and likes juice in the ground. Muzher came good over course and distance on soft going last time and looks upwardly mobile so also holds claims, while a return to the level of last autumn's form would give High Bray pretty good claims. All in all, it is a competitive race, with the selection being Easy Air.
Army of Angels (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Held up, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 5l behind Paper Talk (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp (2) gf in Jul '05.
Minority Report 2-1fav (9-12) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, one pace, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Illustrious Blue (9-4) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Aug.
Compton's Eleven 14-1 (8-12) Mid-division on far side, one pace final 2f, 7th of 18, 4l behind All Ivory (8-10) at Ascot 7f hcap (2) gs.
Skhilling Spirit 33-1 (9-0) Mid-division stands side, ridden over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 12th of 23, 4l behind Fonthill Road (9-2) at Ayr 6f hcap (2) gs.
Jalamid (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, not quicken, weakened quickly over 1f out, last of 9, 8l behind Prince Of Thebes (9-5) at Ascot 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Aug.
Commando Scott (IRE) 5-1fav (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Phluke (8-11) at Chester 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Plum Pudding (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Raced stands side, always prominent, led over 2f out, ran on well, won at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gd beating Rain Stops Play (8-8) by 3/4l, 17 ran.
Jamieson Gold (IRE) 10-1 (8-10) Switched left start, always behind, last of 16, 27l behind Ordnance Row (8-8) at Chester 1m hcap (2) gd in Aug.
Kenmore 5-1 (8-10) Prominent, driven over 1f out, soon beaten, 11th of 12, 8l behind Stanley Goodspeed (8-1) at Haydock 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Muzher (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Made all, ridden and hung left from over 1f out, reluctant, held on, won at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp (3) sft in Aug beating Hill Spirit (8-9) by a hd, 11 ran.
High Bray (GER) 7-1 (8-5) In touch, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 9th of 12, 8l behind King's Caprice (8-12) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Dramaticus 66-1 (9-6) In touch, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, last of 16, 14l behind Greek Renaissance (9-1) at Goodwood 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Hartshead (9-4) Prominent, led halfway, no extra when headed over 1f out, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Maybach (9-4) at Taby 1m lst stk gd.
Desert Chief 6-4fav (9-0) Ridden clear 2f out, pushed out final furlong, easily, won at Sandown 1m 3yo stk 0-80 (4) gf in Jun '05 beating Westland (9-0) by 2l, 11 ran.
Easy Air 7-2fav (9-0) Not much room soon after start, mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 7th of 16, 3l behind Ordnance Row (8-8) at Chester 1m hcap (2) gd in Aug.
Areyoutalkingtome 3-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Dark Islander (9-4) at Bath 1m 3yo hcp (2) frm.
Rochdale 7-2fav (9-10) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 6l behind Ellens Academy (8-10) at Haydock 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Aug.
Kindlelight Debut 25-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, soon headed, last of 9, 11l behind Vicious Warrior (8-8) at Ayr 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
Bobski (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Behind, kept on from over 1f out, never nearer, 7th of 12, 3l behind Waterside (9-10) at Sandown 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Aug.
