wore hood to post, waited with in rear, headway out wide tracking leaders over 2f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd inside final 100 yards, never going pace to challenge
slowly into stride, headway out wide to lead after 2f, tried to quicken pace turning in but never got away from field, ridden and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd and weakened quickly soon after
slowly into stride, held up mainly in last pair, pushed along and beaten 3f out, went moderate 5th final furlong
tracked leaders on inside, angled out over 3f out, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went clear final furlong, stayed on strongly
wore hood to post, held up in 5th on inside, pushed along over 3f out, soon angled out, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, no impression and lost 2nd inside final 100 yards
tracked leaders out wide, badly injured and pulled up quickly over 4f out
led 2f, tracked leader, led over 2f out until 2f out, chased winner until ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
All but two of these ran in the Goodwood Cup in which Quickthorn was given far too much rope and made all. Hughie Morrison’s gelding had adopted similar front-running tactics when successful over 1m6f here earlier but COLTRANE looks the pick of the weights today. He was third at Goodwood having led the chasing pack and second to Courage Mon Ami in the Ascot Gold Cup in June when in front turning for home. The latter never figured on the Sussex track and finished behind Giavellotto, who won the Yorkshire Cup here in May, but is clearly better than that. Broome has become disappointing and looks held while River Of Stars and Nate The Great are probably a little out of their depth.
Courage Mon Ami 2-1fav (9-11) Wore hood to post, raced keenly, held up off the pace towards rear, closer but hanging right looking for room over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Quickthorn (9-11) at Goodwood 2m Grp 1 stks (1) gs in Aug.
Quickthorn 16-1 (9-11) Made all, went clear 12f out, 20 lengths ahead 4f out, stayed on strongly, totally unchallenged, won at Goodwood 2m Grp 1 stks (1) gs in Aug beating Emily Dickinson (9-8) by 6l, 11 ran.
Broome (IRE) 16-1 (9-11) Prominent in chasing group on inside, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened final 2f, 7th of 11, 11 1/2l behind Quickthorn (9-11) at Goodwood 2m Grp 1 stks (1) gs in Aug.
Coltrane (IRE) 3-1 (9-11) Raced in 2nd behind winner who went clear 12f out, pushed along and no impression over 2f out, stayed on but never any chance, lost 2nd but post, 3rd of 11, 6 1/4l behind Quickthorn (9-11) at Goodwood 2m Grp 1 stks (1) gs in Aug.
Giavellotto (IRE) 14-1 (9-11) Wore hood to post, held up off the pace towards rear, steady headway out wide over 2f out, disputing 2nd inside final furlong, never able to mount a challenge, 5th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Quickthorn (9-11) at Goodwood 2m Grp 1 stks (1) gs in Aug.
Nate The Great 50-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, headway out wide and hung right over 2f out, soon ridden, hampered entering final 2f, plugged on but never dangerous, 5th of 12, 8 1/2l behind Courage Mon Ami (9-3) at Ascot 2m 4f Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun.
River Of Stars (IRE) 10-3 (9-8) Keen in touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 8 1/2l behind Sumo Sam (8-11) at Goodwood 1m 6f Grp 2 fll stks (1) hvy in Aug.
