led, ridden and edged right 2f out and approaching final furlong when headed, no extra
pulled hard in touch towards rear, weakened over 1f out
slow into stride, in rear, pushed along 4f out, weakened 2f out
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, pressed leader inside final furlong, led close home
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace
in touch, headway approaching 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed close home
close up, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
CLOUDBRIDGE looked to hit a flat spot a couple of furlongs out at Leicester on his debut but it was only inexperience and he picked up nicely in the closing stages to win impressively. The Godolphin colt had a subsequent winner back in third and is preferred to Gear Up. The latter made a winning start over track and trip last month and can figure while Praise Of Shadows won nicely at Chester on his debut but faces a different task today. Royal Scimitar and Darvel are winners over 6f with the latter’s success at Ascot looking the stronger form while Goodwood maiden winner Titan Rock is preferred to Spycatcher and Broxi of the remainder.
Broxi (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Ridden away from stalls, close up on outside, led 6f out, clear 1f out, eased towards finish, won at Musselburgh 7f stks (5) gs in Jul beating Scytale (8-11) by 4 3/4l, 6 ran.
Cloudbridge (USA) 10-3 (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along to improve 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, readily, won at Leicester 7f stks (5) gf in Aug beating Soft Whisper (9-0) by 3 1/4l, 6 ran.
Darvel (IRE) 11-8fav (9-2) Tracked leader, led approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Ayr 6f stks (5) gf in Jul beating Toussarok (9-9) by 2l, 7 ran.
Gear Up (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Got loose in the preliminaries, restrained towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at York 7f stks (5) gd in Jul beating Henrik (9-8) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Praise Of Shadows (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Hampered leaving stalls, prominent, ridden to challenge and led over 1f out, soon went clear, comfortably, won at Chester 7f stks (5) gf in Aug beating Commonsensical (9-5) by 3l, 7 ran.
Royal Scimitar (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, stayed on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Newbury 6f stks (5) gd in Jul beating Line Of Departure (9-0) by nk, 11 ran.
Spycatcher (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Stumbled start and missed break, headway over 3f out, disputing 3rd inside final furlong, kept on, 4th of 17, 3 3/4l behind Fools Rush In (9-5) at Redcar 6f stks (5) gf in Jul.
Titan Rock 9-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, ridden and switched left over 2f out, chased leader 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, won at Goodwood 7f mdn stks (2) gf in Aug beating Raging Rascal (9-0) by 1/2l, 9 ran.