held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reached leaders
led, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, pushed along on outer over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
chased leaders, driven to challenge over 3f, soon hung badly right under pressure and weakened over 1f out
slowly away, no danger
tracked leaders, headway over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, ran on until headed final strides
held up, headway to chase leaders 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden when not much room inside final 2f, weakened soon after
tracked leader, closed to lead approaching 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra
held up towards rear on outer, headway over 1f out, 3rd and closing on leaders when not much room, squeezed out inside final furlong, not recover
pulled hard early, held up, hampered and hit rail 5f out, ridden when not clear run and unbalanced over 2f out, switched left inside final 2f, hard driven and stayed on to lead final strides
held up in rear, driven along 3f out, no progress until headway final furlong
Short-listed in the finale are Arctic Cape, Always Ready and High Days, with the vote going to Arctic Cape. Arctic Cape looked good when winning at Ayr last time and with the Mark Johnston-trained colt holding some good entries, a big run is anticipated. Always Ready's maiden form is very solid (it includes a runner-up to Raven's Pass, who runs in the Solario Stakes earlier on the card) and he could be racing off a fair mark here and a good run is not ruled out. High Days came good on the all-weather last time and, now that the penny has dropped, he should be open to further improvement. Maybe I Will also comes here as a recent all-weather winner and, with his stable in good form, he could go well. These for us are the key players, with selection being Arctic Cape.
Sauze d'Oulx 10-3 (9-2) Held up behind leaders, effort when not much room over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ran on well, nearest at finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Lady Rangali (8-10) at Haydock 6f 2yo hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Sofia's Star 33-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, hung right over 1f out, stayed on, never troubled leaders, 7th of 17, 7l behind Coasting (9-3) at Goodwood 7f 2yo hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Arctic Cape 7-2 (9-3) With leader, led 1f out, ridden and stayed on well final furlong, won at Ayr 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Aug beating Quest For Success (9-3) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Legendary Guest 7-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, outpaced halfway, headway under pressure over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Rash Judgement (8-12) at Windsor 6f nov aut stk (5) gd in Aug.
Stage Acclaim (IRE) 16-1 (8-4) Led centre group until over 3f out, gradually faded, 8th of 10, 5l behind Relative Order (7-12) at Ascot 7f 2yo hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Always Ready 5-1 (8-7) Close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 13, 2l behind Cobo Bay (8-13) at Newmarket 1m 2yo hcp (4) sft in Aug.
What Katie Did (IRE) 5-4fav (8-10) Mid-division, ridden halfway, headway 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, won at W'hampton 6f 2yo hcp (4) pol in Aug beating Bencorr (8-7) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Maybe I Will (IRE) 7-2fav (9-0) Chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, held on well, won at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn (4) pol in Jul beating Spiritofthetiger (9-0) by a nk, 13 ran.
High Days (IRE) 11-4 (8-8) Soon chasing leader, hard ridden inside final furlong, ran on under pressure to lead near finish, won at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp (4) pol in Aug beating Replicator (8-3) by a nk, 9 ran.
Fathsta (IRE) 11-2 (8-9) Chased leaders to halfway, effort 2f out, not quicken and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Harlech Castle (8-13) at Newbury 6f 2yo hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Indian Days 20-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, held up in last place, ridden 1f out, kept on, never nearer, 7th of 13, 5l behind Cobo Bay (8-13) at Newmarket 1m 2yo hcp (4) sft in Aug.
Classical Rhythm (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 11th of 15, 8l behind Newly Elected (9-0) at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Aug.
