In touch, ridden 3f out, soon behind
led, ridden over 2f out, weakening when headed 1f out, and edged left
mid-division, headway 4f out, swtiched left over 1f out, bumped inside final furlong, not recover
held up, switched right over 1f out, not quicken
held up, effort over 2f out, kept on, not reached leaders
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace
mid-division to rear, headway on inside over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, led soon after, kept on
steadied start, held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, led 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra
tracked leaders, ridden and weakening when hampered over 1f out
Del Mar Sunset recaptured some of his old sparkle last time and he can land this event at the main expense of Fusili and Invasian. The selection hasn't won on the all-weather for three years but he chased home Know The Law last time and with this drop in trip in his favour he can regain the winning thread. Fusili ran well on the turf at Yarmouth last time and she has to be a serious player now that she is back on the all-weather. She has won all four of her races on the all-weather and from a good draw she is respected. Invasian is eased in grade and he has a good draw for one that likes to race prominently so he should not be dismissed lightly. William's Way showed some decent form back in the spring but he seems to have gone off the boil and a safer bet looks to be Del Mar Sunset who can get back to winning ways.
Fusili (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Led, ridden over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Kavachi (8-2) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct.
Invasian (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Led, soon clear, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 18l behind Royal And Regal (8-4) at Newmarket 2m Grp 3 (1) gs in Oct.
Secret Liaison 9-4fav (9-7) Held up behind, ridden 3f out, stayed on from 2f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Salisbury 1m 2f clm (5) gs in Oct beating Best Selection (8-11) by 2l, 7 ran.
Fiefdom (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, not clear run 2f out and again over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Master Pegasus (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
William's Way 7-1 (9-11) Pulled hard in 6th, ridden on outside over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 7l behind Mustajed (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Aug.
Stargazer Jim (FR) 8-1 (9-2) Towards rear, headway inside final 2f, stayed on well, nearest finish, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Evident Pride (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Vainglory (USA) 9-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 16, 7l behind Don't Panic (9-2) at Goodwood 1m hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct.
Del Mar Sunset 6-1 (9-0) Held up last, headway to chase winner on inside 1f out, no impression, 2nd of 5, 3l behind Know The Law (8-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Winged Flight (USA) 25-1 (9-1) Towards rear, never dangerous, 9th of 14, 6l behind Bel Cantor (8-11) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.