made all, clear 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well
slowly into stride, ridden and headway over 2f out, soon ridden, eased when beaten inside final furlong
slowly into stride, ridden and headway over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, switched right and ran on inside final furlong
behind, never in contention
always in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon one pace
held up rear, ridden and headway 2f out to be nearest at finish
soon chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened and tailed off
chased winner to 6f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
in rear, some headway 3f out, soon weakened
prominent, chased winner from 6f out, ridden over 3f out, no impression on winner
broke well, soon mid-division, weakened 6f out
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
The Prince is very hard to get away from here and gets the vote ahead of Distant Country and Welsh Wind. The Prince stands out on ratings here and, having proven that he acts on this surface, looks the one to beat. Distant Country rates a big danger based on his best Turf form, including during the summer, while the lightly-raced Castanza is a potential improver and could go well. Welsh Wind has been running well of late, including here but, in keeping with a number of these, has something to find on official ratings. All of which returns us to the selection, which is The Prince.
Aswan (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Led for 1f, led again over 4f out, headed inside final, faded, 6th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Spitfire Bob (8-9) at Southwell 1m sll (6) fbs.
Distant Country (USA) 20-1 (8-5) Behind, headway 2f out, not pace to reach leaders, 8th of 14, 5l behind Noora (8-11) at Salisbury 1m hcp (5) gf in Sept.
The Prince 15-8fav (9-3) Towards rear, driven along 3f out, never a factor, last of 7, 23l behind Gavroche (9-7) at York 1m 2f clm (4) gf in Jul.
Welsh Wind (IRE) 28-1 (8-12) In rear, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on, 4th of 13, 4l behind Bijou Dan (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Wiltshire (IRE) 16-1 (7-11) Behind, effort over 4f out, soon beaten, last of 9, 25l behind Corker (8-7) at Hamilton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Castanza 7-2fav (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Spitfire Bob (8-9) at Southwell 1m sll (6) fbs.
La Viola 4-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, led 2f out, driven clear over 1f out, just held on, won at W'hampton 1m 1f sll (6) pol beating Greenbelt (8-10) by a hd, 12 ran.
Temper Tantrum 9-2 (8-9) Slowly into stride, always behind, 11th of 12, 16l behind Sarraaf (9-0) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.