in touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
slowly into stride, held up and keen, never dangerous
held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on well to lead towards finish
held up towards rear, weakened from over 1f out
mid-division, chased leaders halfway, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish
chased leaders, led 2f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, no extra
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leader, ridden 3f out, one pace
chased leaders, not much room 2f out, soon ridden and not much room again over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
in touch, ridden and not much room over 1f out, one pace
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and no impression from over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Nonrunner
A very good pot has attracted some of the big guns here and Gold Hush is taken to land it for the sharp shooting of Sir Michael Stoute, whose Cabinet can also go very well, while Record Breaker is respected and Monte Alto and Six Of Diamonds can also get involved. Gold Hush put up a decent effort to win a Salisbury handicap from Pentatonic in June before failing to benefit from hold up tactics at Goodwood. The latter was apparently not her true running and from a good draw and with more positive tactics she can score back over this 10f trip. In truth there is little to choose between her and stablemate Cabinet, who stayed on strongly to win over a similar trip at Sandown last time. A repeat would make him very competitive here and improvement would mean he's a serious threat from a decent draw. Record Breaker drops back from 1m 4f for this but has won at anything between nine and 12 furlongs this season, so he should take that in his stride. Good ground suits and he is another drawn towards the inside and if things don't happen too quickly he can go close. Monte Alto is very consistent and has never finished out of the first three in eight starts. This looks his optimum trip and he continues to improve, so we are not ruling him out by any stretch of the imagination, while Six Of Diamonds is another specialist at the trip who has a fair bit going for him. A very interesting contest then and Gold Hush can strike gold.
Smart Instinct (USA) 14-1 (8-8) Towards rear, ridden, effort from 2f out, one pace final furlong, 8th of 17, 4 1/2l behind Pipedreamer (8-4) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp (2) gd.
Vorteeva (USA) 100-1 (8-5) Held up, never dangerous, 15th of 19, 19l behind Hearthstead Maison (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jul.
Teslin (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon edged left and weakened, 14th of 16, 8l behind Docofthebay (8-13) at Goodwood 7f 3yo hcp (2) gd.
Dubai Twilight 14-1 (8-9) Always behind, 17th of 19, 21l behind Hearthstead Maison (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jul.
Monte Alto (IRE) 3-1jt-fav (9-7) Held up 4th, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on, caught towards finish, 2nd of 13, nk behind Muhannak (8-9) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Philatelist (USA) 10-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, driven to challenge and every chance 2f out, soon hung right and weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 16, 7l behind Regal Flush (8-11) at Goodwood 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd.
Six of Diamonds (IRE) 20-1 (7-12) Soon led, ridden over 2f out, hard ridden final furlong, headed final 50 yards, 3rd of 17, 2l behind Pipedreamer (8-4) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp (2) gd.
Record Breaker (IRE) 3-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, ridden out final furlong, won at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gd beating Night Hour (9-9) by 3l, 9 ran.
Cabinet (IRE) 4-1 (8-10) Mid-division, came near side straight, ridden to lead over 2f out, stayed on gamely under pressure final furlong, all out, won at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) sft in Jul beating Weightless (10-0) by 2l, 10 ran.
Gold Hush (USA) 3-1fav (9-5) Behind, stayed on from over 1f out, never going pace to reach leaders, 6th of 15, 3l behind Fongs Gazelle (8-9) at Goodwood 1m 1f fll hcp (3) gd.
Habalwatan (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Held up, headway over 2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Ravarino (8-11) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Manchurian 16-1 (9-3) Held up in touch, progress to challenge over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 10, 3l behind Pathos (8-9) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Muhannak (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) Dwelt, reminders 6f out, headway under pressure on inside from 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to trouble leaders, 4th of 11, 3l behind Good Effect (8-9) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gd.
Warm Embraces (IRE) 13-2 (8-13) Held up, headway 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 11, 2l behind dhtrs Six of Diamonds (9-3) & Malt Or Mash (9-9) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Players Please (USA) 9-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 18, 3 1/2l behind Greek Well (9-0) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-105 (2) gd.
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.
Five A Side 11-1 (9-0) Led, headed after 2f, regained lead 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Ahlawy (8-9) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
