held up, headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, not trouble leaders
slow into stride, soon pushed along to race in mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, headway 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, headed final strides
raced green in rear, ridden 3f out, headway on outer from 2f out, ran on to lead final strides
close up, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
raced wide in rear, pushed along 6f out, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
raced wide tracked leaders, disputed lead over 3f out, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Having failed to land the odds on his last couple of starts, it's tempting to take on THOUWRA. But, unless one of the newcomers is above average, the Godolphin colt has little to beat in this. Venue and Ingot Of Gold may improve on last year's efforts but they'll need to if they're to figure and Atlantis City has gone backwards since finishing second on his reappearance. Speedy Writer is a half-brother to the prolific Peopleton Brook and Autumn Draw is another debutant to note for any significant support.
Samoan (IRE) 50-1 (9-13) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, soon outpaced, 8th of 15, 17l behind Pomology (8-10) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd.
Lady Cliche 100-1 (10-9) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, soon weakened, 11th of 15, well behind Shuil Gealach (10-12) at Worcester 2m mares n h flat (6) gd.
Atlantis City (FR) 33-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 11, well behind London Bridge (8-11) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Autumn Draw Marju gelding out of Shallow Ground.
Thouwra (IRE) 4-5fav (9-5) Tracked winner, ridden to challenge when edged left inside final furlong, driven and held near finish, 2nd of 11, nk behind Bedouin Invader (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Venue 6-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, behind, headway final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 9, 15l behind Contributer (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Wooly Bully Sixties Icon gelding out of Baycliffe Rose.
Dark Rumour (IRE) 200-1 (8-12) Always behind, pushed along and struggling inside final 5f, last of 14, well behind Songbird (9-12) at Salisbury 1m 2f fll mdn stks (5) gs in May.
Emerald Art (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) In touch, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 10, 19l behind Air Of Glory (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Ingot Of Gold 6-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Al Jamal (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Nov.
Miss Mitigate 16-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden over 4f out, never on terms, 9th of 15, 11l behind Court Pastoral (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo mdn aut (5) gf.
Speedy Writer Byron gelding out of Merch Rhyd-y-grug.
