held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, no impression from over 1f out
in rear, ridden 5f out, stayed on 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression
led early, chased leaders, weakened over 3f out
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, never dangerous
led after 1f, ridden and hung left from over 2f out, kept on well
tracked leaders and keen early, weakened final furlong
soon led, led for 1f, chased winner until one pace inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Sanbuch is a typical Cumani improver and gets the vote ahead of Proponent and Horseford Hill. The selection still looked a big baby when winning at Goodwood last time. He had to be rousted along in the early stages but swept through nicely late on the land the spoils. If he settles today we should see an improved performance. Proponent has taken on some top performers this season including Authorized here in the Dante. He wasn't disgraced behind the progressive Pipedreamer at Goodwood last time out and with the stable in better form he could go close. Horseford Hill is a similar type to the selection and won very gamely last time out. that was only the fourth run of his career so there should be more to come. Hat-trick chasing Tifernati looks best of the rest, but we reckon Sanbuch could be another handicap winner for Luca and this one gets our vote.
Proponent (IRE) 7-1 (8-5) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 17, 4l behind Pipedreamer (8-4) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Sanbuch 7-1 (9-4) Behind early, last 3f out, switched left well over 1f out, rapid progress approaching final furlong, led post, won at Goodwood 1m 3f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Aug beating Coeur de Lionne (9-0) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Always Fruitful 10-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, reminders and soon tracking leaders, driven 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Black Rock (9-5) at Ripon 1m 4f 3yo hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Rosbay (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, driven over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Black Rock (9-5) at Ripon 1m 4f 3yo hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Philanthropy 66-1 (8-8) Never better than mid-division, 17th of 19, 23l behind Speed Gifted (8-11) at York 1m 6f 3yo hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Horseford Hill 4-1 (8-13) Held up, headway over 1f out, soon hung right, edged left inside final furlong, driven and led post, won at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug beating Ross Moor (8-6) by a shd, 8 ran.
Tifernati 5-1 (9-6) Close up, chased leader 2f out, led inside final furlong, soon drew clear, pushed out, comfortably, won at Newbury 1m 4f ldy rds hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Seeking The Buck (9-13) by 5l, 16 ran.
Wait Watcher (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 10th of 13, 9l behind Majestic Roi (9-0) at Newbury 7f 3yo fll Grp 3 (1) gf in Apr.