prominent, ridden to chase winner 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
chased leader, lost place after 4f, shaken up 5f out, weakened over 1f out
led, quickened 6f out, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened 1f out
held up last, headway and chased leader after 4f, ridden to lead 3f out, edged left final furlong, driven out
held up towards rear, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong
Bulwark, Munsef and Sunley Peace are the three to concentrate on in this 5-runner affair and the vote is given to Bulwark. The selection is eased significantly in grade here and with the ground perfect for him he should take plenty of beating. Munsef is a danger and is another eased in grade but he was disappointing last time and it will be interesting to see how he gets on today without his usual blinkers. Sunley Peace is running well at present and he put in another solid effort in a handicap at York last time when fourth behind Speed Gifted. Land 'n Stars and Tranquil Tiger look to have a little to find to get competitive, which returns us to Bulwark as our idea of the winner.
Munsef 9-2 (9-1) Led until 2f out, soon weakened and eased, 11th of 12, 30l behind Purple Moon (9-1) at Goodwood 1m 4f lst stk (1) gf in Aug.
Bulwark (IRE) 40-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, towards rear, hampered on rails 3f out, stayed on final furlong, never troubled leaders, 8th of 15, 11l behind Allegretto (9-5) at Goodwood 2m Grp 2 (1) gd in Aug.
Land 'n Stars 16-1 (9-7) Tracked winner, ridden 3f out, no impression on winner, lost 2nd entering final furlong, 3rd of 9, 8l behind Tungsten Strike (9-12) at Goodwood 1m 6f lst stk (1) gd in Aug.
Tranquil Tiger 10-1 (8-12) Prominent, effort over 3f out, soon behind, 16th of 19, 17l behind Purple Moon (9-4) at York 1m 6f hcap (2) gd in Aug.
Sunley Peace 7-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden along over 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 19, 3 1/2l behind Speed Gifted (8-11) at York 1m 6f 3yo hcp (2) gd in Aug.
