keen tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and ran on
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no impression final furlong
close up, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
This looks a tight little heat and it might be worth chancing ACE ROTHSTEIN. The obvious concern is that he's not been seen for well over 300 days and now makes his handicap bow but the American-bred gelding showed plenty of promise on artificial surfaces as a juvenile and always looked the sort to make a better three-year-old. Oriental Art has been close up the last twice but Gold Arch has arguably the best form in the book, though is weighted accordingly. The consistent Silvestris will surely break his duck on Turf before long but maybe not today.
Gold Arch 20-1 (9-3) Steadied start, held up last, headway towards inside over 1f out, soon switched left to rail, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Tawaareq (9-3) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Ace Rothstein (USA) 10-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, close up over 2f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 13, 4 3/4l behind Leopardo (9-5) at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Oct.
Silvestris 4-1 (9-6) Close up, pushed along to chase leader 2f out, soon every chance, ridden and kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Dickens (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Coqueta (IRE) 15-2 (10-0) Slow into stride, towards rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and no impression final furlong, 7th of 10, 5l behind Blazon (10-0) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Oriental Art 9-2 (8-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on, lost third final strides, 4th of 7, 1 1/4l behind The Dancing Poet (8-11) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Prismatic (IRE) 80-1 (9-5) Led, pushed along and headed 2f out, soon hampered, weakened quickly over 1f out, last of 12, 18 3/4l behind Dual Identity (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Aug.