steadied start, held up in rear, effort and went 3rd briefly 2f out, came towards stands side straight, no impression, weakened over 1f out
made virtually all, clear over 4f out, came to stands rail straight, driven and reduced lead inside final furlong, all out
disputed lead early, chased winner, came towards stands side straight, driven over 1f out, closed inside final furlong, stayed on, just held
led early, soon held up in 4th, driven over 2f out, came towards stands side straight and soon weakened
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With his trainer's string not firing on all cylinders, Mutadaffeq can be opposed along with Hot Beat and Azam , whose recent efforts have been disappointing. Sennockian Star mixed it with much better opposition in his prime and can make a bold bid, while Kasperenko has every chance despite his rise in the weights. However, this can go to ICEFALL , who did not run too badly on his reappearance at Ripon and is returned to his optimum trip with that outing under his belt.
Hot Beat (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, weakened over 1f out, 18th of 20, 21 3/4l behind Higher Power (9-9) at Newcastle 2m hcp (2) pol in Jul.
Mutadaffeq (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Raced widest, held up in mid-division, some headway on outside and hung right 2f out, no further progress, 9th of 14, 15 1/2l behind Royal Associate (9-1) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jul.
Sennockian Star 20-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders on inside, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 23 1/2l behind Gawdawpalin (8-12) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in Jul.
Icefall (IRE) 9-1 (9-8) Close up, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 9l behind Sands Chorus (9-8) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Azam 11-4 (9-6) Took keen hold, tracked leading pair, pushed along 3f out, soon not quicken, ridden over 2f out, weakened under pressure inside final 2f, last of 5, 8 3/4l behind Harebell (8-13) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Kasperenko 9-4 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway going well 3f out, led over 2f out, clear inside final furlong, easily, won at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jul beating Chancery (10-0) by 2 3/4l, 8 ran.