tracked leader, driven along over 2f out, soon no extra
ran in snatches, held up, headway on wide outside and hard ridden 2f out, hard driven to lead 1f out, stayed on well
tracked leaders, challenging from 2f out, ridden to lead briefly approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong
soon led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra
Nonrunner
A small stakes investment in KUDU COUNTRY is recommended as we search for a fair return from a tricky little race to assess. Rotative and Hada Men are closely matched on what they have shown so far and can have a good scrap between themselves, while Red Kestrel has a sever handicap mark for one that has only ever won an all-weather maiden. He has a stiff test ahead of him from top weight. Pseudonym completes the line up but also looks weighted to the limit after winning a couple of modest races last month. Therefore, with all things considered, Kudu Country - the only three-year-old in the line up - is arguably the one open to the most improvement. A half-brother to doughty stayer Full House, the Tom Tate-trained gelding likes nothing more than a test of stamina and, with ground conditions expected to suit, this fellow gets the nod as the one to be with on this occasion.
Red Kestrel (USA) 20-1 (9-5) Held up, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Cosmic Sun (8-11) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Jul.
Rotative 5-2 (9-5) Tracked winner throughout, ridden over 3f out, no impression final 2f, 2nd of 5, 2 1/2l behind It's A Date (9-6) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Jul.
Hada Men (USA) 11-8fav (9-3) Dwelt, soon raced in 3rd position, ridden over 2f out, no impression final 2f, 3rd of 5, 5l behind It's A Date (9-6) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Jul.
Kudu Country (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Went right start, led, ridden and headed over 2f out, faltered when weakening over 1f out, soon eased, last of 8, well behind Akmal (9-7) at York 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jul.
Pseudonym (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 16l behind Perfect Shot (8-10) at Newmarket 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gd.