held up, ridden and headway on outer to go 3rd over 1f out, no extra towards finish
held up, mid-division, headway over 1f out, not much room until well inside final furlong, driven and took 3rd close home
held up in rear, ridden halfway, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous
always in rear
tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed final strides
hung left throughout, led, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong
chased leading pair, ridden 2f out, stayed on to lead final strides
in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
Milton Bradley's Cape Royal gained a deserved first success of the season when winning at Windsor last month but a 4lb rise for that win makes this more difficult for the nine-year-old and preference is for NOMOREBLONDES, who gets the verdict ahead of Ivory Silk. Jeremy Gask's filly was beaten behind another Milton Bradley runner in The Tatling last time but was not disgraced and earlier form when chasing home The Jobber at Salisbury reads pretty well and a reproduction of that effort would see him go close. Dazed And Amazed has the beating of Ivory Silk on running at Newbury and is another to consider on that evidence. Royal Intruder has run better of late and has to be respected but he may be a shade high in the weights and a better option looks to be Nomoreblondes. Paul Midgley's mare won with plenty in hand at Newcastle last month, being eased down inside the final furlong, and he can defy the 6lb penalty for that success.
Dazed And Amazed 9-1 (9-6) Soon crossed over to lead on stands side rail, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 5th of 10, 3l behind The Tatling (8-13) at Newbury 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug.
Royal Intruder 11-2fav (9-1) Behind, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, not reached leaders, 5th of 11, 3l behind Seamus Shindig (9-4) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
Ivory Silk 9-2 (9-1) In touch, pushed along half way, weakened inside final 2f, 7th of 10, 4 1/2l behind The Tatling (8-13) at Newbury 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug.
Blades Princess 15-2 (9-9) Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, last of 8, 16l behind Rothesay Dancer (9-6) at Carlisle 5f flls hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Aug.
Cape Royal 7-1 (9-8) Made all on rail, hard ridden final furlong, kept on well, won at Windsor 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug beating Matterofact (9-8) by 1/2l, 16 ran.
Nomoreblondes 10-1 (9-2) Prominent, led 2f out, ran on well, won at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug beating King Of Swords (9-7) by 2 1/4l, 13 ran.
Make My Dream 12-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 5th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Lujeanie (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) std in Aug.
Commander Wish 200-1 (9-0) In rear, ridden over 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, never dangerous, 10th of 15, 7l behind Exceptional Art (8-12) at Beverley 5f Listed stks (1) gf in Aug.