led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
forced to race wide early, mid-division out wide, pushed along 3f out, hung left and no impression in 5th final furlong
wore hood to post, slowly into stride, pushed along early, always towards rear
wore hood to post, held up towards rear, some headway over 1f out, never involved
steadied start, held up in last pair, never involved
ridden over 2f out, never closer than mid-division
tracked leaders on inside, pushed along home turn, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, always held
tracked leader 3f, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, kept on in 3rd inside final furlong, eased when held towards finish
raced wide, tracking leaders, went 2nd 5f out, led inside final 2f, pushed along and stayed on inside final furlong, always doing enough
wore hood to post, slowly into stride, always behind
Rated 82, SNIPER’S EYE should be winning back at this level having run at Newmarket on his handicap debut. Notability placed in France early in the year and debuts for a new trainer while Raqeebb finished fourth at Chelmsford and is a likely improver. Roman Princess placed over 7f here and Smart Deal drops down in trip while Inspiritus and Running Star are newcomers to note.
Smart Deal 50-1 (10-0) Raced keenly tracking leader, led 8f out until 7f out, pressed leader, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened and lost two places towards finish, 4th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Al Anoud (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
Favorite Boy 40-1 (9-7) Handy, lost position 6f out, dropped to last halfway, pushed along 3f out and rallied into 3rd, ridden over 1f out, stayed on but no match for front pair, 3rd of 5, 10l behind Man Of Monaco (9-7) at Beverley 1m 2f stks (5) hvy in Sep.
First Cut 14-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, driven over 1f out, never threatened, 5th of 8, 6 1/4l behind A Dublin Lad (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Sep.
Inspiritus (IRE) Sea The Stars gelding out of Pure Art.
Kodi Hawk 250-1 (9-4) Carried left leaving stalls, midfield, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 21 1/4l behind Electric Storm (9-6) at Kempton 6f stks (5) pol in Sep.
Notability (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Munroh (9-2) at Saint-Cloud 1m mdn stks hvy in May.
Raqeebb (FR) 9-2 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, ridden, headway and hung left over 1f out, stayed on, went 4th well inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Dire La Verite (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
Running Star Zoustar colt out of Castle Hill Cassie.
Sniper's Eye (FR) 10-3cfav (9-1) Chased leader in centre, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, kept on final 100 yards, no impression, 5th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Merlin The Wizard (9-7) at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Carat Gold (FR) 200-1 (9-2) Detached in rear, always struggling, last of 10, dist behind Venus Rosewater (9-2) at Kempton 1m fll stks (4) pol in Sep.
Roman Princess 80-1 (9-2) Handy, badly hampered and switched right over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Hamlet (9-5) at Southwell 7f stks (5) pol in Sep.