in rear, wide, improved 9f out, ridden over 3f out, kept on to take moderate 3rd
held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, hung right, headed inside final furlong
led after 1f, ridden, headed 3f out, soon weakened
in rear, ridden over 4f out, not troubled leaders
held up, ridden over 4f out, not troubled leaders
led 1f, remained prominent, chased leader 4f out, ridden to lead 3f out, headed over 1f out, rallied to lead again inside final furlong
dwelt, held up, ridden 3f out, never near leaders
tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out
raced wide in touch, ridden over 4f out, weakened 3f out
keen, in touch, chased leader 10f out until 4f out, soon ridden, weakened 2f out
In the two-miler, Prince Zafonic is selected ahead of High Point and Atlantic Coast. Course and distance winner High Point has to enter calculations if anywhere near his best of the last 12 months and his Newbury run last time suggested that he is in good form. Prince Zafonic is also on a fair mark and in fair form and the step up to two miles could suit so give him plenty of thought. Mabel's 14-furlong run here last time earns her plenty of respect, and do not rule out a good run from Esclarmonde as he steps up in trip. Having won three of his last five races, Atlantic Coast can also go well despite his raised rating, and Rajayoga has also to be considered being just a pound above his winning Chepstow mark. Finally, Sir Duke seemed to improve last time and further improvement cannot be ruled out. Once again, though, the selection is Prince Zafonic.
High Point (IRE) 16-1 (9-11) Mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden and every chance final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Atlantic Coast (8-4) at Newbury 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Prince Zafonic 3-1 (11-10) Led, 3 lengths clear over 2f out, driven over 1f out, soon reduced lead, headed and no extra last half furlong, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Lord Oroko (10-8) at Bath 1m 5f mdn hcp (5) frm.
Mabel (IRE) 4-1 (9-8) Soon led, ridden 3f out, driven and edged left inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Fourth Dimension (9-13) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcap (5) gf in Jul.
Ashwell Rose 33-1 (9-6) Behind, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous, 9th of 14, 13l behind Generous Jem (9-6) at Newbury 1m 4f fll hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Esclarmonde (IRE) 11-4 (9-5) In touch, ridden 3f out, hung left and hampered approaching 1f out, eased, 6th of 9, 18l behind Hatton Flight (8-9) at Bath 1m 5f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Atlantic Coast (IRE) 10-11fav (8-1) Held up, mid-division, headway over 5f out, challenged over 2f out, soon hard ridden and carried head high, not quicken, 5th of 9, 7l behind Mister Arjay (9-6) at York 2m hcap (4) gf.
Follow On 11-2 (8-5) Slowly away, towards rear, headway over 5f out, driven over 3f out, one pace, 5th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Critical Stage (8-7) at Kempton 2m hcap (5) pol.
Rajayoga 9-2 (9-0) In touch, closer order over 5f out, led 2f out, ridden out, won at Chepstow 2m 2f mdn hcp (6) gd in Aug beating Conny Nobel (8-1) by 1l, 12 ran.
Wavertree One Off 33-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, effort over 3f out, edged right over 1f out, soon weakened, 4th of 12, 8l behind Treason Trial (9-5) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Sir Duke (IRE) 9-2 (8-7) Keen, held up in rear, improved 6f out, chased winner over 4f out, ridden and wandered under pressure 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Right Option (8-1) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
