tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, edged right and headed over 1f out, edged left approaching final furlong, rallied towards finish
keen, close up, effort over 2f out, kept on one pace
keen, led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
close up in 5th, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
keen, tracked leader, every chance over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged right approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on
This is no straightforward task for the unbeaten High End, even though the second has franked the form of his latest victory at Epsom. He’s not raced on ground this soft before whereas INTELLECT thrives on this surface. He needs forgiving a shocking effort at York last month but wasn’t punished in the closing stages. Opinionate was always travelling best when scoring at Salisbury 12 days ago but Eynhallow tries a new trip and couldn’t cope off this mark at Goodwood last time. Philip McBride has done well with Zack Mayo but the going and step up in class are legitimate concerns.
High End 11-8fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, headway on outside to lead over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Aug beating Lorelina (9-2) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Eynhallow 7-2 (9-2) Held up towards rear, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went 4th and kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Novoman (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Intellect (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, lost place when ridden 3f out, behind final 2f, last of 19, dist behind Secret Advisor (9-2) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Opinionate 11-4 (9-0) Mid-division, headway on outer over 2f out, driven to lead over 1f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, ran on, won at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep beating Tomorrow Mystery (9-2) by 3l, 9 ran.
Zack Mayo 6-5fav (9-1) Raced wide tracked leader, led over 8f out, ridden clear over 1f out, readily, won at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Sep beating Busy Street (9-8) by 3 3/4l, 11 ran.