held up tracing leaders in 4th, good headway out wide 3f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, led over 1f out, ridden and stayed on strongly
raced keenly, led 1f, tracked leader until inside final 3f, chased leaders, weakened inside final 2f
waited with in rear, headway between horses 2f out, not clear run and switched left to inside over 1f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong
raced keenly in close 3rd, went 2nd inside final 3f, hung left 2f out, lost 2nd soon after, weakened over 1f out
NonRunner
Judith is a fascinating runner for the Gosdens as she moves into Listed grade after landing victories in maiden and novice company. She's given the impression of just doing enough both times and this is likely to tell us how good she is. Achelois is proven both at this level and in high-class handicaps and a repeat of her recent excellent second in the John Smith's Cup at this track puts her bang in contention. However, POPTRONIC has done nothing but improve since her runner-up debut at Wolverhampton in November and landed an important Group 3 success last month at Newcastle. This is only her second start on grass but she delivered a five-length success at Ripon on her penultimate start, so this should not prove any issue for the daughter of Nathaniel.
Achelois (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Midfield, nudged along briefly 4f out, headway going okay over 2f out, slightly hampered and switched left over 2f out, soon ridden, ran on strongly inside final furlong, went second final strides, 2nd of 22, 1/2l behind Anmaat (9-8) at York 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Atavique 17-2 (9-2) In touch, 6th halfway, 7th approaching straight, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Jungle Cove (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp gd in Jul.
By Starlight (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden well over 2f out, soon beaten and eased well over 1f out, 6th of 7, dist behind Glenartney (9-2) at Pontefract 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) gf in Jun.
Pearl Beach 15-2 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on, no impression on front pair, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Poptronic (8-9) at Newcastle 1m 2f Grp 3 fll stks (1) pol in Jun.
Poptronic 8-1 (8-9) Keen early, led, soon headed, tracked leaders, switched left over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, edged right, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Newcastle 1m 2f Grp 3 fll stks (1) pol in Jun beating Rogue Millennium (8-9) by 1l, 9 ran.
Judith 8-13fav (9-5) Tracked leader, going best when shaken up to lead over 2f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, won at Newmarket 1m 2f stks (4) gd in Jun beating Al Nafir (9-10) by 1l, 4 ran.
Via Sistina (IRE) 11-4fav (8-13) Steadied start and awkwardly away, well off the pace and always in rear, 13th of 18, 19 1/2l behind Vesela (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) sft in Nov.