steady start, held up in rear, ridden and ran on final furlong, not reach winner
stumbled start, joined leader 4f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong
keen, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, unable to quicken
pulled hard, held up in touch, led 1f out, ridden out
pulled hard, led, joined 4f out, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
steadied start, held up in rear, outpaced 2f out, never dangerous
pulled hard, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced freely, held up in rear, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
Abunai is preferred here to Sunnyside Tom and Leonide. The selection was a narrow winner at Newmarket last time when she beat Black Moma. She showed a game attitude that day and if she handles the cut in the ground this progressive filly should be up to completing a hat-trick of wins. Sunnyside Tom is an interesting runner as he was disappointing on his debut but he improved markedly last time when he beat Durova at Carlisle. He is a scopey type and if he improves again he should give our selection a race. Leonide is from a stable in flying form so has to be respected. He looks to be improving with his racing and he was a decent second behind Rahiyah last time so he is certainly worth a look in the market. Palo Verde was disappointing last time and he may be better on a faster surface. We are therefore happy to stick with Abunai as our idea of the winner.
Valdan (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Pulled hard in touch, outpaced 2f out, stayed on again final furlong but never dangerous, 7th of 8, 4l behind Dubai's Touch (9-0) at Newbury 7f 2yo lst stk (1) gd in Aug.
Palo Verde 10-1 (9-4) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed and hung left over 1f out, weakened quickly, 12th of 18, 15l behind Dubai Builder (8-7) at York 6f 2yo hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Relkida 11-2 (8-11) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, not much room and stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Black Moma (8-6) at Sandown 5f 2yo hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Abunai 9-4fav (8-8) Held up, headway 2f out, ridden and soon every chance, edged left and led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 5f 2yo hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Black Moma (8-6) by a shd, 9 ran.
Leonide 14-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Rahiyah (8-12) at Goodwood 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Aug.
Josr's Magic (IRE) 8-1 (8-5) Led, headed halfway, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 11l behind Algol (8-6) at Ripon 6f 2yo hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Sweet Candy 14-1 (8-9) Raced far side, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 20, 9l behind Cheap Street (9-0) at Newmarket 6f 2yo aut (2) sft in Aug.
Mac Gille Eoin 25-1 (8-8) Held up mid-division, ridden and switched right 3f out, headway soon after, led 1f out, all out, won at Bath 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Aug beating Mr Loire (8-12) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Opal Noir 25-1 (9-5) With leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 18, 19l behind Dubai Builder (8-7) at York 6f 2yo hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Beauchamp Viceroy 9-2 (9-4) Held up, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind College Scholar (9-2) at Newmarket 6f 2yo hcp (4) sft in Aug.
Sunnyside Tom (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, driven out, won at Carlisle 5f 2yo mdn aut (6) gf in Aug beating Durova (8-12) by a nk, 6 ran.
Danum Dancer 6-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, driven to lead over 1f out, hung right and kept on final furlong, won at Beverley 5f 2yo hcp (3) gs in Aug beating Just Joey (9-7) by 3l, 6 ran.
