chased leader far side, ridden over 1f out, weakened towards finish
towards rear centre, merged with stand side 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
chased leaders far side, pushed along and weakened over 1f out
mid-division centre, merged with stand side 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
chased leaders centre, merged with stand side 3f out, ridden over 1f out, badly hampered entering final furlong, not recover, soon eased
mid-division far side, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led centre until merged with stand side 3f out, ridden over 2f out, edged left and no extra entering final furlong
mid-division centre, merged with stand side 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression
in rear far side, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
always behind stand side
in touch stand side, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear centre, merged with stand side 3f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
with leader far side, led far side over 2f out until merged with centre over 1f out, kept on same pace
towards rear centre, merged with stand side 3f out, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
chased leaders stand side, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led final furlong, kept on strongly to draw clear inside last 150 yards
chased leaders stand side, every chance over 2f out, led 2f out, headed final furlong, kept on and lost 2nd place inside last 100 yards
led far side, headed over 2f out by far side, weakened over 1f out
led stand side, headed by stand side 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders centre, merged with stand side 3f out, weakened over 1f out, soon eased
towards rear far side, ridden and headway over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
chased leader centre, merged with stand side 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear centre, merged with stand side 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression
Compas Scoobie was never going the pace over Epsom’s fast 5f last time but this is a more suitable test and he’ll also enjoy the give in the ground. Vibrant Chords bounced from back from a disappointing effort at Goodwood to finish second to Desert Law over the minimum here and is another for the short-list. Three-year-olds don’t have a great record in this but The Queen’s Merlin has the form to figure this year while Captain Colby is 3lb lower than when successful 12 months ago. Stake Acclaim won at Ascot’s Shergar Cup meeting and was then third in a hot handicap at Windsor which is working out well while stablemate Lancelot Du Lac won the Stewards’ Cup at Goodwood last month. A MOMENTOFMADNESS could have done without a further 3lb rise but never seems to run a bad race and Charlie Hills, who won this with a four-year-old in 2013, has secured the services of champion Jim Crowley – he should give supporters a run for their money again.
Lancelot Du Lac (ITY) 3-1fav (9-2) Led, hard pressed from 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, faded closing stages, 5th of 7, 3 3/4l behind Tommy Taylor (9-0) at York 6f lst stks (1) gs in Sep.
Duke Of Firenze 25-1 (9-4) Soon towards rear, no impression from over 1f out, 10th of 11, 12 1/4l behind Caravaggio (9-3) at Curragh 5f Grp 2 stks (1) Soft - Heavy in Sep.
Line Of Reason (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Outpaced in last pair, some headway over 1f out, never going pace to get involved, 8th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Take Cover (9-3) at Beverley 5f lst stks (1) gf in Sep.
Pipers Note 11-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Take Cover (9-3) at Beverley 5f lst stks (1) gf in Sep.
Stake Acclaim (IRE) 8-1 (9-10) Raced alone stand side, always prominent with far side group, ridden and every chance over 1f out, ran on, 3rd of 15, 1 1/4l behind Ice Age (9-0) at Windsor 6f hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Eastern Impact (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Raced far side, chased leaders, lost place over 1f out, 13th of 19, 6l behind Mattmu (9-1) at Ripon 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Lexington Abbey 4-1jfav (9-6) Chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Stake Acclaim (9-6) at Ascot 5f hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Vibrant Chords 4-1fav (9-10) Mid-division stands side, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Desert Law (9-2) at Doncaster 5f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Harry Hurricane 50-1 (9-1) Held up behind, ridden inside final furlong, never involved, 19th of 26, 6l behind Lancelot Du Lac (9-5) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) sft in Aug.
Hakam (USA) 10-1 (10-0) Went right start, held up in rear in stands side group, headway on stands rail 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on, just held, 2nd of 11, shd behind Lightning Charlie (9-7) at Ascot 6f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
A Momentofmadness 7-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, raced freely, hard ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 4th of 16, 1 3/4l behind Desert Law (8-13) at York 5f hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Compas Scoobie 9-2 (9-8) Towards rear on outside, closed 3f out, driven over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Midnight Malibu (8-9) at Epsom 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Merlin 11-2 (8-11) Led stands side group, led overall halfway, ridden and edged left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Bacchus (9-2) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) sft in Aug.
Captain Colby (USA) 9-2 (9-12) Mid-division, weakened 2f out, 7th of 9, 11l behind Victory Angel (9-3) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Spring Loaded (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Raced wide towards rear, ridden and headway in centre entering final furlong, ran on, nearest finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Powerallied (8-7) at Chester 5f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Justanotherbottle (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) With leaders towards far side, driven to lead narrowly over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on until headed and no extra inside final 50 yards, 4th of 19, 1 1/4l behind Holmeswood (8-13) at York 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Under The Covers 12-1 (9-4) Held up in last pair, outpaced over 2f out, headway under pressure on inside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 6th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Thafeera (8-12) at Salisbury 6f hcp fll (2) gd in Sep.
Aleef (IRE) 10-3fav (9-10) Hampered start, in rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 11 1/4l behind Tarboosh (9-4) at Ripon 5f hcp (3) gf in Sep.
Bossipop 7-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 13, 12l behind Ice Lord (8-5) at Ascot 6f hcp (2) sft in Sep.
Evergate 10-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on to challenge and every chance inside final furlong, held near finish, 3rd of 19, 1 1/4l behind Holmeswood (8-13) at York 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Move In Time 14-1 (8-12) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 9th of 16, 4 1/4l behind Desert Law (8-13) at York 5f hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Major Pusey 7-2fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along to lead over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Haydock 5f hcp (4) sft in Sep beating Magical Dreamer (9-2) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
