held up in rear, niggled along when not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, gaining towards finish
slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden well over 1f out, no response and soon edged left
tracked winner until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden and edged left 2f out, weakened final furlong
made all, raced freely, edged left inside final 2f, ridden inside final furlong, held on well
held up in rear, pushed along and effort over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, soon not pace of leaders
in touch, switched right to chase winner just over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, always held
Aidan O'Brien complicates matters by saddling three of the seven runners here with Superlative Stakes sixth Emperor Claudius looking the pick of the trio over Await The Dawn and Viscount Nelson but POET'S VOICE sets a decent standard and he is preferred. Saeed Bin Suroor's colt stepped up from a promising debut effort when opening his account in a decent novice race at Newmarket before running a highly creditable third in York's Acomb Stakes last time. The form of that race is rock solid and Poet's Voice is taken to further enhance the reputation of that contest. Mark Johnston's Layali Al Andalus looks to be going the right way but this is a lot tougher than the nursery that he won last time, while Silver Grecian is likely to struggle under his penalty incurred for his win in the Superlative Stakes. Brian Meehan's Roi de Vitesse strictly has the beating of Emperor Claudius on running in that race and cannot be discounted but Poet's Voice has solid claims and he looks the one they all have to beat.
Silver Grecian 5-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, not clear run from 2f out, ridden and ran on strongly to lead final 75 yards, won at Newmarket 7f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jul beating Roi De Vitesse (9-0) by 1l, 8 ran.
Await The Dawn (USA) 7-4fav (9-0) Always prominent, led from halfway, pushed along and clear 1 1/2f out, stayed on well, easily, won at Naas 1m mdn stks sft in Jul beating Banyan Tree (9-0) by 4l, 8 ran.
Emperor Claudius (USA) 13-8fav (9-0) Disputed lead after 1f, ridden 2f out, led and soon hung left entering final furlong, no extra towards finish, 6th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Silver Grecian (9-0) at Newmarket 7f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jul.
Layali Al Andalus Evensfav (9-7) Made all, stayed on strongly final 2f, won at Newcastle 1m 2yo hcp (2) gf in Aug beating Bonfire Knight (8-7) by 2 3/4l, 11 ran.
Poet's Voice 7-4fav (9-0) Led, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Elusive Pimpernel (9-0) at York 7f 2yo Grp 3 (1) gf in Aug.
Roi De Vitesse (IRE) (1-0) 4th of 5, 5l behind Frozen Power (9-2) at Deauville(FR) 7f stk gd in Aug.
Viscount Nelson (USA) 1-2fav (9-1) Tracked leaders in 3rd/4th, ridden in 2nd 2f out, strongly pressed leader final furlong, led close home, won at Tipperary 7f 2yo lst stk sft in Aug beating Bobbyscot (9-1) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
