held up, shaken up over 1f out, headway final furlong, never near leaders
held up, ridden entering final furlong, no impression when clear run soon after
held up, headway and hung left from over 1f out, kept on
chased leaders, not clear run over 1f out, stayed on same pace
led early, settled in mid-division, progress on inside 4f out, weakened over 2f out
stumbled slightly soon after start, in touch, driven along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
soon led and crossed over to inside, headed over 6f out, remained prominent, led again over 2f out, ridden clear entering final furlong
led over 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, not much room over 2f out, not clear run well over 1f out, switched left and headway final furlong, ran on, nearest finish
raced keenly, soon settled into mid-division, headway when not clear run over 2f out, chased winner 1f out, no impression
prominent, went 2nd over 5f out until 1f out, weakened
towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, no impression over 1f out
Aegis and Royal Rationale have the highest BHB ratings of those to have earned one but both are becoming slightly exposed now and this may go to one of the less experienced runners with Imply getting the vote over Encores. The last mentioned has shown some promise in both starts but may do better once sent handicapping so looks best watched today. Henry Bernstein was well held on his only start as a juvenile but Henry Cecil has his string in fine form at present so he has to be respected, while similar comments apply to Gerard Butler's Traditionalist. The vote then goes to Imply, who lost no caste in defeat on his debut in the Wood Ditton and John Gosden's colt may not need to improve much on that to take the honours here.
King of Rhythm (IRE) 40-1 (7-12) Prominent, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Prince Evelith (9-0) at Beverley 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf in Sept.
Kings Confession (IRE) 50-1 (8-10) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 3l behind Empire Dancer (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn aut (6) pol in Jun.
Aegis (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Close up, stayed on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Strobilus (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Encores 12-1 (8-12) Close up, short of room over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, chased leader 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 5l behind Sky More (8-12) at Southwell 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) fbs in Apr.
Henry Bernstein (USA) 20-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up, headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace over 1f out, 8th of 16, 10l behind Tredegar (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn auc (4) gs in Oct.
Imply 9-1 (9-3) Started very slowly, behind, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 6l behind Chantilly Tiffany (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 3yo mdn (4) gf in Apr.
Murdoch 14-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon outpaced, 4th of 9, 17l behind Salaasa (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 2f 3yo mdn aut (5) gd in Apr.
Royal Rationale (IRE) 13-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, edged right and headed towards finish, 2nd of 12, nk behind Wait For The Light (9-3) at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Oct.
