very slowly away, in touch in rear, wide and headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied to lead again entering final furlong, headed towards finish
raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, soon beaten, eased 3f out, tailed off
in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, driven to challenge entering final furlong, stayed on gamely to lead final strides
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, rallied to lead again towards finish, headed final strides
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PRINCE ALEX is at his best with some cut in the ground as when landing a valuable handicap over today’s trip at Goodwood last time. He looks worth sticking with and can confirm running with The Trader, who showed signs of a resurgence when fourth at Haydock recently. Just In Time also has plenty to find with the selection while Pleasant Man and Marshall Plan both struggled when upped to today’s distance in the Melrose at York. Bodyline went close when last over 1m6f and is preferred to both Whitehaven and Ispahan.
Bodyline (IRE) 7-1 (9-13) Led, pressed over 4f out, ridden well over 2f out, soon headed, weakened final furlong, 4th of 5, 12 3/4l behind Themaxwecan (10-0) at Goodwood 2m hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Prince Alex 13-2 (8-9) Mid-division, headway going well over 2f out, closed to challenge 2f out and soon led, ran on well until headed briefly well inside final furlong, led again final strides, won at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp (2) sft in Jul beating Urban Artist (9-5) by nk, 12 ran.
The Trader (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Midfield, nudged along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 1 1/4l behind Island Brave (9-4) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Just In Time 8-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, soon beaten, last of 9, 6 3/4l behind Vindolanda (9-1) at Ascot 1m 6f hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Pleasant Man 25-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, shaken well over 3f out, ridden well over 2f out, kept on, not pace to challenge, 7th of 22, 11 3/4l behind Valley Forge (8-8) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Marshall Plan 12-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened quickly over 3f out, 21st of 22, dist behind Valley Forge (8-8) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Ispahan 6-1 (9-5) Steadied start, held up in rear, effort over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, no impression, 7th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Vindolanda (9-1) at Ascot 1m 6f hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Whitehaven (FR) 7-2 (9-4) Led and set decent pace, steadied 7f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, stayed on but always held, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Goldie Hawk (9-11) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Aug.
