held up towards rear, closing going well when not much room over 3f out or inside 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, ridden towards finish, not run on
chased winner until over 12f out, stayed close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
held up towards rear, switched right and headway 3f out, no extra inside final furlong
steadied start, held up in rear, ridden 3f out, switched right over 2f out, never involved
made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on gamely
chased leaders, driven over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
mid-division, pushed along on outside over 3f out, soon beaten, well behind final 2f
Protected Guest has won four of his six previous starts here and just came up short at Ascot earlier this month. Tom Queally keeps the partnership intact and George Margarson’s quirky top weight can go close again. Past Master won over 1m6f at Goodwood last month but is effective over this shorter trip while Eynhallow and Breath Caught are starting to look nicely treated. FLAMING MARVEL is having just his second start on Turf having shaped nicely at Wolverhampton following a break - there is untapped potential to exploit for James Fanshawe.
Protected Guest 14-1 (9-12) Steadied and slight bump leaving stalls, held up last, good headway on inside after cutaway, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, not reach winner, 2nd of 7, nk behind Francis Xavier (9-11) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in Sep.
Eynhallow 10-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 16, 3 1/4l behind Tamreer (8-8) at York 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Hermoso Mundo (SAF) 25-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders in 5th, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 16, 8 1/2l behind Tamreer (8-8) at York 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Breath Caught 9-1 (9-9) In touch in 5th on rail, headway and went to inside chasing leaders after cutaway, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 4l behind Francis Xavier (9-11) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in Sep.
Flaming Marvel (IRE) 9-2 (9-12) Held up in last pair, driven over 2f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, stayed on to take 3rd near finish, never threatened leaders, 3rd of 6, 3 3/4l behind Cantiniere (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Summer Moon 3-1 (9-7) Disputed lead early, chased leader until 7f out, weakened over 4f out, eased, last of 6, dist behind Just Hubert (8-9) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Past Master 9-4fav (9-0) Dwelt, soon held up in 4th, headway tracking leaders in 3rd 3f out, ridden went 2nd and challenged 2f out, driven into narrow lead inside final furlong, on top towards finish, won at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Berrahri (9-1) by nk, 7 ran.
Great Hall 25-1 (10-0) Held up, never dangerous, beaten over 2f out, 7th of 8, 31 3/4l behind Oh It's Saucepot (9-11) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Aug.