made all, shaken up over 1f out, ridden out final furlong
in touch, ridden along halfway, one pace final furlong
held up, ridden along and headway 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
outpaced, soon ridden along, headway over 1f out, no extra final furlong
chased leaders, effort halfway, soon weakened
soon outpaced and always rear division
Nonrunner
WAFFLE, who was placed in a Group 3 last season, has an obvious chance in this company and is fancied to repel the challenges from Ares Choix and Noble Storm. A move for Dunes Queen would also be interesting. As is the case with the selection, tonight's better ground will help the last named banish the memory of a poor effort at Hamilton earlier in the month. Quite whether she will really appreciate the drop to the minimum distance is debatable, though. Noble Storm is a consistent type and deserves a change of fortune. However, he is set a stiff test under the race conditions and needs to pull out all the stops if he is going to come out on top. Ares Choix showed plenty of potential last term and shouldn't be underestimated; despite representing a yard that has made a quiet start to the Flat turf season. It is, however, reasonable to assume this daughter of Choisir will be going hell-for-leather to kick-start Pat Haslam's campaign, so a market move in her direction would be most noteworthy. However, Waffle, who was only beaten a neck by Amour Propre in the Cornwallis Stakes at Ascot last October, sets the standard for the time being. Tonight's quicker ground will be a massive boost for Waffle and he is fancied to atone for his 'no-show' at York a fortnight ago.
Noble Storm (USA) 4-1 (9-6) Led, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Doctor Parkes (8-7) at Chester 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Sir Geoffrey (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Soon led, headed halfway and remained in touch till weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 7l behind Sloop Johnb (9-3) at York 5f hcp 0-80 (4) sft.
Waffle (IRE) 3-1fav (9-2) Towards rear, pushed along before halfway, edged left and weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 7l behind Anglezarke (8-11) at York 5f 3yo stk (2) gd.
Dunes Queen (USA) 6-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, driven and outpaced 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 10l behind Jobe (8-12) at Hamilton 6f con stks (3) gs.
Glamorous Spirit (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Made all, led and set good pace, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on strongly, driven out, won at Kempton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol beating Lenny Bee (8-9) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
La Brigitte 16-1 (9-4) Held up, raced keenly, ridden and effort over 1f out, never going pace to trouble leaders, 6th of 8, 4l behind Noble Storm (9-1) at Warwick 6f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Oct.
Ares Choix 22-1 (8-12) Led stands side group, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon edged left, one pace, 5th of 14, 7l behind Aspen Darlin (8-12) at Ayr 6f 2yo fll Grp 3 (1) hvy in Sep.
