chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
led early, with leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and not quicken inside final furlong
always towards rear
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, edged right and headed towards finish
soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead towards finish
slowly into stride, always towards rear
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, always behind
Strikeen should be ready for this step up to seven furlongs now and is taken to gain a deserved success at the main expense of Howards Tipple and Royal Guest. The last mentioned ran green on his debut at Haydock and should have learned from that experience so has to be considered here. Sir Mark Prescott's Alleviate gave little sign for encouragement on her first start and may do better over further once handicapped, while a market move for newcomer Cnoc Moy would have to be noted. Howards Tipple failed to handle the testing conditions at Haydock last time and should do better here but Strikeen has an obvious chance and is hard to oppose.
Cnoc Moy (IRE) Mull of Kintyre colt, half-brother to 7f winner Rain Rush.
Howards Tipple 6-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden well over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 13, 16l behind Tipsy Prince (9-1) at Ayr 6f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) hvy.
Not Another Cat (USA) 25-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 10, 10l behind Manchurian (9-3) at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn (3) pol in Aug.
Royal Guest 11-2 (9-0) Slowly into stride, outpaced, some headway halfway, never dangerous, 7th of 13, 13l behind Longquan (9-0) at Haydock 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Sept.
Royal Rationale (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Raced wide in touch, wide into straight, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 4l behind Count Ceprano (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Sept.
Strikeen (IRE) 5-2 (9-3) Always prominent, every chance inside final furlong, one pace, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Cat de Mille (9-3) at Warwick 1m 2yo mdn aut (6) sft.
Wait For The Light 33-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, never near leaders, 6th of 9, 10l behind Glen Nevis (9-3) at Leicester 1m 2yo mdn (5) gs.
Alleviate (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Slowly away, in rear, outpaced halfway, never near leaders, 6th of 8, 15l behind Cast In Gold (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn (5) pol.
Bidable 20-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden approaching 2f out weakened final furlong, 7th of 15, 4l behind Maker's Mark (9-3) at Bath 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Sept.
Me No Puppet Mtoto filly out of 6f-1m winner Puppet Play.
Montemayorprincess (IRE) 15-2 (8-4) Chased leaders over 3f, 6th of 11, 6l behind Silca Soprano (8-7) at Southwell 7f 2yo hcp (5) fbs in Jul.
Wilde Jasmine (IRE) 40-1 (8-6) Jumped start and behind, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 5th of 6, 12l behind Joseph Locke (8-11) at Musselburgh 5f 2yo sll (5) gf in Aug.