midfield, headway 3f out, ridden and chased leaders 2f out, kept on
towards rear of midfield, ridden and outpaced 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed final 110 yards, lost second towards finish
midfield, ridden and no impression over 2f out, ran on well under pressure final furlong, went second towards finish
reared start, in rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
towards rear of midfield, chased leaders 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
took keen hold, led nearside, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
slowly away, in rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, keeping on when bit short of room final furlong
prominent, shaken up to challenge 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led final 110 yards, ran on well
NonRunner
Alexander James only won a seller at Beverley but former stablemate United Front handles give in the ground, though is better on faster surfaces. REPERTOIRE pops up every now and then, as he did at Newmarket in May. He didn’t really enjoy the run of the race when second off this mark at Hamilton earlier this month and could go one better today granted more luck. Sun King and Awtaad Prince are starting to look well handicapped but Shahbaz may need to drop a few pounds before getting his head back in front.
Sun King (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Led until ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened soon after, 5th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Misty Dancer (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Jun.
Repertoire 5-1 (9-4) Held up in 5th, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on and went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Eilean Dubh (9-13) at Hamilton 1m hcp (2) gs in Jul.
United Front (USA) 13-2 (9-7) In touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Darkness (10-0) at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Shahbaz (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Held up, pushed along off pace 2f out, headway inside final furlong, stayed on well in 3rd, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Sparks Fly (9-10) at Ayr 1m hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Tahitian Prince (FR) 11-2 (10-1) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on, no impression on winner, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Oliver Show (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Alexander James (IRE) 11-8fav (9-12) Reluctant to load, prominent, led just before 1f out, soon in command, pushed along inside final 110 yards, pushed out, eased final strides, easily, won at Beverley 7f stks (6) gf in Jul beating Burning The Bails (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Awtaad Prince (IRE) 11-1 (9-10) Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, gradually faded 1f out, 6th of 10, 6 3/4l behind New Endeavour (9-8) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Devasboy 12-1 (9-8) Dwelt start, in rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway when short of room over 1f out, ran on well once in the clear inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1/4l behind Spioradalta (9-6) at Chester 1m hcp (4) sft in Jul.
Achillea 12-1 (8-9) 3rd in group towards near side, lost place and in last trio as groups merged halfway, driven along edging right and kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Farasi Lane (9-13) at Ascot 7f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Carolus Magnus (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Front rank, ridden and weakened from 2f out, 10th of 20, 8 1/2l behind Substantial (8-7) at York 1m hcp (2) gs in Oct.
