tracked leaders, chased winner over 4f out, driven and rider dropped whip approaching final 2f, pushed along and no impression over 1f out
dwelt, soon in touch ridden over 3f out, weakened soon after
tracked leading pair, went 2nd halfway until over 4f out, 3rd and no impression on leading pair 2f out, soon beaten
slowly into mstride, last trio, headway under pressure on wide outide over 2f out, ridden and hung right over 1f out and when went modest 3rd inside final furlong,
behind, headway and switched left over 1f out, pushed along and stayed on steadily to modest 4th final furlong, never near leaders
dwelt, soon led and took keen hold at fast pace, steadied halfway, hung left inside final 3f, driven and stayed on strongly from over 1f out, unchallenged
restless in stalls, always behind, struggling 4f out
mainly towards rear, no real progress final 2f
towards rear, staying on when bumped over 1f out, slightly hampered inside final furlong, plugged on
led early, chased winner until halfway, ridden and weakened over 2f out
Polperro had every chance again when second at Leicester last month and is becoming expensive to follow. No doubt he'll be popular here but there are several less-exposed rivals open to more improvement. Knightly Escapade was third over C&D in May, while General Synod has started favourite in three of his four starts though returns here after a break. Haman, an $85,000 yearling, is an interesting debutant but ASHIRI is heading in the right direction judged on his fourth over C&D two weeks ago and is fancied to get off the mark today.
Ashiri (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, outpaced by leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 13, 6l behind Anatolian (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Broken Eagle (USA) Broken Vow colt out of Tricky Bird.
General Synod 10-1 (8-7) With winner until ridden 2f out, edged left and beaten over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 8l behind Al Kazeem (9-4) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May.
Haman (CAN) Street Cry colt out of Penny Perfect.
Palazzo Bianco 33-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 14, 19l behind Thimaar (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 4f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Jul.
Polperro (USA) 2-1 (8-13) Led after 1f, headed halfway, chased winner, ridden 3f out, never able to challenge, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Laatafreet (8-13) at Leicester 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Tiger's Pride 100-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon in touch in 5th, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 14, 11l behind Sadler's Risk (9-3) at Leicester 1m 2yo mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Fairling 25-1 (8-12) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, no impression 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 13, 18l behind Anatolian (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Miracle Play (IRE) 80-1 (8-12) Held up, never on terms, 9th of 13, 13l behind Dumbarton (9-3) at Windsor 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd in Jul.
Queen's Silk 66-1 (9-0) Behind, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 11, 7l behind White Moonstone (9-0) at Ascot 6f 2yo fll mdn (4) gd in Jul '10.
Knightly Escapade 20-1 (8-13) Mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, never any chance with leading duo, 3rd of 12, 11l behind Alkimos (8-13) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn auc stks (5) gd in May.
