led, headed 5f out, prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon every chance, kept on one pace
prominent, pushed along over 2f out, led entering final furlong, ridden out
slowly into stride led 5f out, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace
keen close up, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
in touch, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened 2f out, soon behind
keen in rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, every chance entering final furlong, kept on one pace
Given James Fanshawe's record here, it may not be wise to completely disregard the lightly-raced Arabic but he looks too close in the weights to EXCEEDEXPECTATIONS. Michael Bell's gelding has shown his best form so far on Polytrack and carries a penalty for his victory at Wolverhampton but that form is head and shoulders above anything his rivals have shown so far. Exopuntia likes it here but is still 2lb higher than her last winning mark and isn't easy to predict nowadays.
Exceedexpectations 7-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, soon hung right, straightened and ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol beating Tigertoo (8-8) by 4 1/2l, 13 ran.
Arabic 7-2 (9-5) Keen held up, pushed along 4f out, ridden 3f out, no impression, 8th of 9, 11l behind Autarch (9-4) at Brighton 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May.
Sanad (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear on outside, some headway inside final furlong, no impression, 9th of 14, 12l behind Classic Falcon (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Enriching (USA) 28-1 (8-12) Chased clear leader, came centre 8f out, led over 3f out, clear over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 15, 14l behind Minstrel Lad (8-6) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Jul.
Exopuntia 20-1 (8-6) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon ridden, pressed from over 1f out, headed near finish, 3rd of 9, 1/2l behind Consider Yourself (10-1) at Yarmouth 1m fll hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Little Miss Mayhem (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) In rear, never on terms, 8th of 13, 13l behind Cape Explorer (9-6) at Leicester 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Danceyourselfdizzy (IRE) 10-1 (8-7) Close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 8l behind Noble Jack (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jul.
Desert Red (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Led 2f, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 28l behind Phantom Ranch (8-8) at Nottingham 2m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Eye For The Girls 50-1 (8-8) Steadied start, mid-division, weakened 2f out, 9th of 13, 21l behind Amba (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul.