pulled hard, led, headed narrowly over 2f out, led again over 1f out, edged right, hung left under pressure 1f out, lost lead inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on strongly, all out
steadied start, settled rear, headway over 3f out, effort on outside 2f out, soon ridden, no impression on leaders, weakened over 1f out
in touch 4th, ridden to challenge 2f out, every chance until 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
close up, led narrowly over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
steadied start, took keen hold in rear, ridden 3f out, no impression 2f out, soon beaten
steadied start, ridden along over 3f out, headway 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance final furlong, no extra close home
held up, ridden and slightly outpaced 2f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, not reach leaders
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Nonrunner
A very competitive contest this, as you'd expect for a listed race, and we'll side with Spanish Moon, ahead of Hatton and Tranquil Tiger. Most of these have won over this trip; the selection won a listed race at Ascot in May, and has since finished ahead of Hatton, who's also beaten and been beaten by Book of Music. Sir Michael Stoute's colt is versatile, able to cope with differing surfaces, but prefers it to be on the firmer side. Only Hatton's carrying more weight; he's aiming for a return to the form that saw him win the Winter Derby, and Clive Brittain's putting blinkers on him for the first time. Tranquil Tiger has the highest official rating, and won a listed race at Pontefract in June. He's not followed that up since, but has to be respected. It's not a race that has been kind to favourites; stalls 2 and 3 have provided the winners over the last 4 years, but we don't fancy either Supersonic Dave or Ronaldsay, preferring instead the claims of Spanish Moon.
Hattan (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Held up, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and beaten, last of 7, 16l behind Multidimensional (9-3) at Haydock 1m 3f Grp 3 (1) hvy.
Spanish Moon (USA) 5-1 (9-3) Held up, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Multidimensional (9-3) at Haydock 1m 3f Grp 3 (1) hvy.
Book of Music (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Slowly away, raced in last, never dangerous, 4th of 8, 6l behind Hard Top (8-9) at Nad Al Sheba 1m 4f hcp gd in Feb.
Dansili Dancer 18-1 (9-6) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, hard ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 15, 2 1/2l behind Pippa Greene (8-11) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jul.
Foxhaven 50-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 6f out, led 3f out to over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Sixties Icon (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 4f Grp 3 (1) gf.
Humungous (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Reared start, soon in mid-division, hampered on inside rail over 2f out, beaten when hampered again over 1f out, 11th of 17, 9l behind Gulf Express (8-12) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcap (2) gd in Jul.
Ronaldsay 9-1 (9-5) Towards rear, headway 2f out, chased winner final furlong, always just held, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Suzi's Decision (8-5) at Newbury 1m 4f lst fll stk (1) gd.
Supersonic Dave (USA) 9-1 (9-10) Mid-division, hard ridden over 4f out, soon well behind, 8th of 10, 49l behind Yellowstone (9-9) at York 1m 6f lst hcp (1) hvy in Jul.
Tranquil Tiger 7-2 (9-0) Held up, headway on outside 3f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Sixties Icon (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 4f Grp 3 (1) gf.
Group Captain 16-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, ridden 3f out, no impression, last of 5, 12l behind Lion Sands (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 4f lst stk (1) frm in Jun.
