chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, hung left 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, chased winner 2f out, driven to lead narrowly 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra near finish
tracked leader, led 3f out, drew clear with 2nd over 1f out, ridden and headed narrowly 1f out, driven to lead again well inside final furlong, asserted near finish
ridden to soon lead, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened 2f out
keen, in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
always in rear
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, behind and ran green
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, never a factor
tardy start, held up, ridden, hung left, carried head high and looked reluctant from over 3f out, driven to go moderate 3rd inside final furlong, never dangerous
TAFAOOL looks likely to be a warm order and can make amends for defeat at Newmarket with Big Bay and Aspro Mavro set for the places. The filly reappeared in a race that her trainer had a good record in and was backed as though defeat was unthinkable but she failed to come up with the goods and was ultimately well held. However, the form looks better than it did at the time as the runner-up won a handicap from 97 on his latest start whilst the winner scored from 90. Big Bay has been allotted a mark of 85 which suggests that he'll be a live challenger if able to run to that perch and there's certainly no comparison between the field that he faced in the Brittania and this line-up. It's a measure of the task facing Aspro Mavro that he has 10lbs to find with the Chapple-Hyam runner and it's not difficult to pick holes in this season's efforts. Lastroseofsummer is by far and away the most interesting of the remainder as this 50,000 guineas purchase is related to some useful performers and she's worth keeping an eye on as she makes a belated debut. This is a typical end of season maiden but it has thrown up an interesting match with Tafaool taken to score.
Altimatum (USA) 50-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, always behind, 8th of 12, 7l behind Sham Sheer (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Aspro Mavro (IRE) 1-2fav (9-3) In touch, progress to lead after 2f, headed over 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 14, 10l behind Night Lily (8-12) at Kempton 1m mdn auc stks (6) pol in Sep.
Bawdsey Bank 100-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, outpaced throughout, 7th of 9, 19l behind Euston Square (9-3) at Leicester 7f 3yo mdn (5) gf.
Big Bay (USA) 40-1 (7-12) Held up in rear far side, kept on final 2f, never near leaders, 16th of 30, 11l behind Fareer (8-10) at Royal Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
Big Whitfield 40-1 (9-3) Took keen hold in touch, steadied towards rear over 5f out, stayed there, 8th of 13, 12l behind At Wits End (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol.
Quadrifolio 50-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden halfway, soon behind, 10th of 14, 22l behind Scenic Pass (8-12) at Redcar 6f 2yo sll (6) gd in Aug '08.
Floods of Tears 33-1 (8-11) Very slowly into stride, always behind, last of 7, well behind Sleepy Blue Ocean (9-2) at Haydock 6f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.
Kabougg 66-1 (8-5) Took keen hold, prominent for halfway, 13th of 14, 30l behind Hunterview (9-3) at Beverley 7f 2yo mdn aut (6) sft in Sep '08.
Lastroseofsummer (IRE) Haafhd filly out of Broken Romance.
Lily Wood Central Park filly out of Lady Castanea.
Montego Breeze 66-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, outpaced well over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong to take 3rd close home, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Euston Square (9-3) at Leicester 7f 3yo mdn (5) gf.
Tafaool (IRE) 6-5fav (8-12) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing winner, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Stoic (9-3) at Newmarket 1m mdn stks (4) gd in Aug.
