took keen hold, led 1f, tracked leader, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened over 1f out, beaten when hung left inside final furlong
chased leaders in 4th, headway on outside over 2f out, soon not quicken, went 3rd under pressure over 1f out, not pace of leading duo
steadied start, took keen hold and soon tracked leading pair, went 2nd travelling well inside final 2f, quickened to challenge inside final furlong, shaken up to lead close home, bit in hand
led after 1f, set steady pace, quickened over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, headed and just outpaced close home
took keen hold, held up in rear, kept on inside final furlong, went modest 4th close home
Choral Prince looks up against it but the remaining quartet all have claims. The saddle slipped on Filfil last time but he'd scored at Kempton on his racecourse debut while Baltic Knight also won at the same track last month. The form looks nothing special, however, and the latter's stablemate MONTIRIDGE can come out best in this. He had subsequent winners behind when landing his racecourse debut at Newbury in July and the Racing Post Trophy entry is fancied to prove too good for last month's easy Newmarket winner Lazarus Bell.
Filfil (USA) 2-1fav (9-0) Saddle soon slipped, raced wide and prominent after, weakened and eased from over 2f out, last of 5, well behind Janoub Nibras (9-0) at Kempton 1m Conditions Stakes (2yo) (4) pol.
Lazarus Bell Evensfav (9-0) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Aug beating Exotic Guest (9-0) by 2 3/4l, 4 ran.
Montiridge (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Mid-division, smooth headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Newbury 7f 2yo mdn (4) sft in Jul beating One Word More (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Baltic Knight (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) Held up mid-division, headway on outer over 2f out, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Aug beating Intimidate (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 14 ran.
Choral Prince (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Pushed along in mid-division, outpaced over 4f out, headway down centre over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 5th of 7, 8l behind Red Runaway (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Aug.