held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
slowly into stride, not much room briefly after 1f, held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
held up, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed near finish
always prominent, ridden well over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong to lead near finish
led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
held up, ridden and came wide entering straight, never near leaders
Boz has won two from four starts at the track and is fancied to further improve that effort today; Heights Of Golan and Potentiale look the main dangers. All of the runner's except for Potentiale have shown an ability to act on this surface, however following his recent Kempton win, and having no reason for thinking that he won't be at home on this surface, John Hills' charge should be respected. However we are happy to side with Boz. Luca Cumani's colt is no world-beater however he is now starting to realise what the game is about and coming here hoping to complete the hat-trick, he is fancied to defy a 6lb rise in the weights. Desert Leader and Thorny Mandate are not in top form but either could easily bounce back, however a more obvious threat looks to be Heights Of Golan. Stripped by the stewards of a 'win' at the track last time, he had previously finished second to the selection. A 2lb pull in the wights means that he warrants utmost respect. Global Traffic arguably needs a larger field and a strong pace so we can pass him over and return to Boz as the nomination.
Desert Leader (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Held up, kept on final furlong, not troubled leaders, 8th of 15, 6l behind Pivotal Answer (8-11) at Kempton 1m 3f hcap (4) pol in Sept.
Thorny Mandate 6-1 (10-0) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, not clear run on inside over 2f out, soon switched right, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 9l behind Adage (9-7) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcap (6) pol in Sept.
Global Traffic 14-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, held up, never troubled leaders, 6th of 8, 7l behind Chord (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Aug.
Potentiale (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Mid-division, hard driven and headway on outside 2f out, led inside final furlong, all out, won at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Sept beating Motarjm (9-4) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Boz 6-5fav (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, ran on and edged right, won at W'hampton 1m 4f hcap (6) pol in Sept beating Heights of Golan (8-11) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Princely Ted (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Led and set steady pace, headed over 2f out, faded final furlong, 6th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Kansas Gold (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcap (6) pol in Sept.
Heights of Golan 9-4fav (8-11) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, led and hung right entering final furlong, continued to drift right, joined post, demoted to 2nd, won at W'hampton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Sept beating Bond Casino (8-12) by a 0.00. Later dsq to 2nd, 12 r.
