made all, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, unchallenged (hand-timed)
tracked leading pair, went 2nd 5f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, lost 2nd 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden and headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge
in touch on inside, pushed along 3f out, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, soon hung left and switched left, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression, lost 2nd close home
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and behind final 2f
tracked leaders on inside, headway into 2nd 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra in 4th towards finish
held up towards rear on inside, not clear run and switched right inside final 2, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, too late to challenge
tracked winner over 3f, handy 3rd until over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after
slowly into stride, behind, headway hanging left and switched right 2f out, continued to hang left and plugged on
A tricky opener can go to ARQOOB, who was very green on debut and clearly found 7f an insufficient test next time at Ascot. Fabilis showed a marked improvement when rallying to beat the odds-on Il Bandito at Chepstow and is another who will enjoy the extra furlong. Dickens was slowly away and then pulled hard when third at Salisbury so should be capable of better and the likes of Night Moment, Encourage, Mojandil and State Patrol also warrant a mention.
Fabilis 11-4 (9-5) Went quickly to race on near side rail, led, ridden and narrowly headed approaching final furlong, rallied gamely to lead again inside final 150 yards, won at Chepstow 7f stks (5) gd in Sep beating Il Bandito (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Night Moment (GER) 11-2 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 17l behind Dingle (9-6) at Kempton 1m (4) pol in Sep.
Arqoob (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, stayed on again in 3rd inside final furlong, never any chance with unchallenged winner, 3rd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Akmaam (9-5) at Ascot 7f stks (4) gd in Sep.
Encourage 5-2 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Lightening Shore (9-5) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Sep.
Dickens (IRE) 17-2 (9-5) Raced keenly in mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on steadily final furlong, no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 9, 5 1/2l behind Longlai (9-5) at Salisbury 1m stks (4) gd in Sep.
Mojandil (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, nudged along 4f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden for effort over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Bella Notte (9-0) at Salisbury 7f (5) gd in Sep.
State Patrol (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Close up in rear, ridden 3f out, no impression, 5th of 6, 8 1/4l behind Lone Eagle (9-2) at Doncaster 1m (2) gd in Sep.
Eagle's Realm 11-1 (9-5) Keen in touch, ridden 2f out, never a factor, 6th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Final Thought (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f (5) pol in Sep.
Lightning War (FR) 40-1 (9-0) Slowly away in touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 8, 5l behind Final Thought (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f (5) pol in Sep.
