ridden to lead, driven along and joined over 2f out, headed just over 1f out, 3rd and no impression inside final furlong
held up in touch, reminders halfway, driven and outpaced final 3f
chased leading pair, ridden to challenge over 1f out, driven ahead inside final furlong, stayed on strongly
chased leaders, awkward on bend over 6f out, outpaced and struggling over 2f out
held up last, ridden and struggling over 2f out
chased leader, challenged over 2f out, driven to lead just over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no chance with winner
Nonrunner
Peponi is engaged at Goodwood on Saturday so refer to that run for his chance, but providing he doesn't win it hard-held our preference here would be for BE INVINCIBLE over Bitter Fortune. Our pick has taken a while to come to himself since landing a sprint maiden but came up against a blot on the handicap in defeat at Newbury and a 3lb rise therefore seems fair. Ryan Moore was on the winner that day so his booking is compelling and the colt is taken to continue his progression. Indeed the horse that beat Be Invincible last time was trained by Jeremy Noseda who saddles Bitter Fortune and again Moore surely could've taken the ride. His second to a now 81-rated filly earlier this term makes a mark of 76 appear fair and first-time cheek-pieces could open the door to further improvement. Peponi looks well-handicapped on his second to Suited And Booted but much will depend on how he fares at Goodwood. With that in mind it may pay to look towards the Hannon contingent for best of the rest, with Our Boy Barrington preferred over Magnus Thrax. The latter is slipping in the weights but for good reason and Hughes prefers Our Boy Barrington, a horse who showed when second here off 69 that this track isn't a problem. Swift Chap has won off this mark but doesn't appear ready to strike and our preference is for Be Invincible.
Majuro (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 15, 14l behind Suited And Booted (9-6) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul.
Magnus Thrax (USA) 15-2 (8-12) Steadied start, in rear, never a factor, 12th of 14, 13l behind Duellist (9-0) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Apr.
Be Invincible (IRE) 18-1 (9-6) Led 2f, prominent, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, hung left and stayed on inside final furlong, held by winner, 2nd of 15, 1 1/4l behind Lost In The Moment (9-5) at Newbury 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Bitter Fortune (USA) 7-2 (8-13) Tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 16, 6l behind Mortbet (8-13) at Leicester 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd in Jul.
Voortrekker 10-1 (9-3) Always in rear, 11th of 12, 20l behind Compton Blue (9-1) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Oct.
Our Boy Barrington (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, edged right 2f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 13, 7l behind Kingsdine (8-13) at Chepstow 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jul.
Swift Chap 14-1 (8-13) Tracked leading trio, pushed along in 5th over 3f out, driven along over 2f out, stayed on to 3rd close home, no impression, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Innocuous (8-3) at Ffos Las 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Jul.
Peponi 5-1 (8-11) Mid-division, chased leaders over 2f out to over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 15, 16l behind Elliptical (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 1f app hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.
