held up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
prominent, ridden and headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
dwelt always in rear
raced wide close up, ridden 3f out, kept on towards finish
held up, headway 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, nearest finish
towards rear, switched left over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, faded final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
took lead early, increased tempo 3f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened
mid division, ridden over 3f out, eased final 2f, tailed off
Equitation slips further down the weights and has each-way claims. Strongbowe, normally a strong traveller, can reverse Doncaster running with Natural Path back over 6f. Twice a winner here, Golden Dragon is thrown in on past form and Temple Bruer is entitled to be thereabouts again but NIGHT OF ROMANCE is probably worth sticking with in her current form even though Tanfantic has a chance of reversing Doncaster running with the O’Brien filly on 3lb better terms. The latter also wasn’t far behind Smeaton's Light here in June.
Open Wide (USA) 40-1 (8-10) Close up, outpaced over 1f out, ridden and rallied towards finish, 6th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Great Ambassador (9-6) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Quickstep Lady 50-1 (9-0) Dwelt raced wide in touch, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 9 3/4l behind Highfield Princess (9-0) at Chelmsford City 7f lst fll stks (1) pol in Jul.
Strongbowe (FR) 17-2 (9-1) Always towards rear, never involved, 9th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Foxtrot Sizzler (8-6) at Doncaster 7f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Smeaton's Light (IRE) 5-2fav (9-9) Raced out wide, chased leader, led 4f out, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, no extra in 5th towards finish, 5th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Rhythm (9-2) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Natural Path (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Foxtrot Sizzler (8-6) at Doncaster 7f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Temple Bruer 3-1 (9-7) Raced keenly in rear, pushed after 4f out, ridden after 3f out, switched to outside 2f out and began to close, stayed on well into 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Silent Flame (8-8) at Ffos Las 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Equitation 17-2 (8-13) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Tenaya Canyon (9-3) at Doncaster 5f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Night Of Romance 7-2fav (8-8) Chased leaders near side of group, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd final 110 yards, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Doncaster 6f hcp (3) gd in Aug beating Marks Bear (8-13) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Tanfantic 25-1 (8-9) Chased leader, every chance chased new leader over 1f out until final 110 yards, kept on same pace, lost 3rd post, 4th of 12, 3/4l behind Night Of Romance (8-8) at Doncaster 6f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Golden Dragon (IRE) 18-1 (8-11) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 11, 8l behind Saluti (8-11) at Newcastle 5f hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Asad (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Led and soon clear, ridden over 2f out, reduced lead over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 4, 4l behind Mutasaabeq (8-12) at Haydock 7f stks (3) gd in Jul.
