tracked leaders on outside, pushed along and losing place when wandered right then left 2f out, eased inside final furlong
settled 3rd after 1f, challenged on outside 2f out, led narrowly approaching final furlong, headed and no extra final 150 yards
slowly away and pushed along, behind most of way
just off the pace in 5th on inside, ridden and no response inside final 2f, soon weakened
held up off the pace in last trio, headway on rail over 2f out, not clear run and switched left inside final 2f, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
held up off the pace in 7th, headway on outside 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
held up off the pace in 6th, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to trouble leaders
off the pace towards rear, some headway on inside 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led 1f, tracked leader, tracked new leader 1f out, stayed on to lead again final 150 yards
tracked leaders on outside and very keen, led 9f out, went clear halfway until pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
Data Protection has a good strike-rate but his latest third at Chester suggests he’s high enough in the weights at present. Muraad finished with a rattle to land a competitive handicap at Goodwood at the start of the month and Hyanna also conjured a late burst when just failing to catch the in-form Look Closely at Ascot, though that was over an extra quarter-mile. Good Birthday won off a higher mark last year but his refusal to settle has hampered his progress. VICTORY CHIME returned from an absence to beat a small field over this trip at Windsor. He appears to have improved again and has already shown a liking for this track so gets the nod
Davydenko 7-1 (9-6) Held up in last pair, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, short lived effort on outside and hung left over 2f out, soon behind, last of 7, 16l behind Pogo (9-6) at Windsor 1m lst stks (1) gf in Jun.
High End 6-1 (9-7) Went right start, in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 14th of 16, 16 1/2l behind First Nation (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Getchagetchagetcha 50-1 (9-6) Held up in touch, driven over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 17 3/4l behind Scarlet Dragon (9-2) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp stks (2) gs in Jun.
Muraad (IRE) 9-2jfav (10-0) Held up in rear of mid-division, pushed along and switched towards inner over 2f out, ridden between horses over 1f out, ran on strongly to lead final strides, won at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp (3) gf in Aug beating Overwrite (8-13) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Hyanna 22-1 (9-4) Raced keenly in 3rd, pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 100 yards and closed, not reach winner, 2nd of 12, hd behind Look Closely (9-3) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Victory Chime (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Tracked leader and clear of field, leader had reduced lead 6f out, ridden over 2f out, sustained challenge to lead entering final furlong, held on gamely near finish, won at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Aug beating Baryshnikov (9-1) by hd, 5 ran.
Good Birthday (IRE) 4-1 (9-12) Keen tracked winner, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 4, 7 3/4l behind Cognac (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Mandarin (GER) 40-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, going well enough over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, 8th of 9, 17 1/2l behind Jeremiah (9-3) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Data Protection 11-2 (8-9) Pressed leader, led over 7f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 9, 3 3/4l behind Palavecino (9-3) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Maori Knight (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Keen and prominent, ridden to challenge over 2f out, not quicken, 5th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Master The Stars (8-12) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Jul.
