prominent, ridden over 2f out, edged left and then right inside final furlong, no extra and eased close home
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, not reach winner
in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, running on when not clear run and hampered inside final furlong and again towards finish, not recover
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
made all, ridden over 2f out, ran on
slowly into stride, always behind
slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, never troubled leaders
slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest at finish
in touch, ridden over 2f out, edged left, stayed on inside final furlong
always towards rear, never dangerous
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace when eased towards finish
Several have claims in a competitive finale including Castaway Queen, Night Warrior and Maritime Blues but the vote goes to Lord Temuchin, for who the booking of Kieren Fallon really takes the eye. The son of Desert Prince was entitled to need the run on his belated reappearance at Lingfield earlier this month and, considering that, ran well to finish fourth behind He Who Dares. Mark Wallace's gelding should improve for that run and, with Fallon having a great record when riding for the stable, he looks worth a bet. Castaway Queen went down by a short head over course and distance last time and should again be thereabouts, along with Night Warrior, if he can reproduce the form of his last time out win on Southwell's Fibresand. Maritime Blues has struggled since winning here in July but cannot be discounted entirely, along with Itchington from the in-form stable of Marcus Tregoning. Willoughby's Boy is a capable performer but does not win very often and, while Lord Temuchin has yet to open his account, this is probably his best opportunity to do so yet and, under Fallon, he gets the vote.