tracked leading trio, went 3rd 4f out, led travelling well 2f out, clear final furlong, stayed on strongly
led, ridden and headed 2f out, no chance with winner final furlong, stayed on for clear 2nd
held up in touch, headway on wide outside and hung left over 3f out, weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, held up last, headway over 3f out, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong no impression on winner
chased leader until 5f out, hung left and outpaced 4f out, bumped and pushed left over 2f out, stayed on again under pressure inside final furlong
raced wide early, soon held up in last pair, headway over 3f out, driven and no impression over 1f out
took keen hold, tracked leading pair, went 2nd 5f out, ridden over 2f out, soon hung left, weakened and dropped to 4th inside final furlong
Caledonian Spring's fourth in a Group 3 at York is arguably the best form on offer here but Paul D'Arcy's charge is starting to look exposed and may be vulnerable against some of these. Crius lost his unbeaten record in a nursery at the Ebor meeting and has to prove himself at this level, but there's every chance of further progress from Stipulate as the runner-up has already franked the form of his Leicester maiden win. Goldoni and Leqqaa have already been beaten in this grade, however, while Noor Zabeel has been off the track since scoring at York in May and stablemate Shamrocked has plenty to find on what he's shown so far. MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT only won a Sandown maiden last month but did so in eye-catching fashion. The second bolted up next time and is well regarded so Sir Michael Stoute's colt is fancied to score again here.
Caledonian Spring (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, behind, hampered over 2f out, soon switched right, headway under pressure over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on well closing stages, never nearer, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Entifaadha (9-0) at York 7f 2yo Grp 3 (1) gs in Aug.
Crius (IRE) 7-2fav (9-5) Held up in last quartett, headway far side over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on to 2nd final 100 yards and closed on winner close home, 2nd of 12, nk behind Risky Art (8-8) at York 1m 2yo hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Goldoni (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) Held up in touch, not clear run over 2f out, switched right to challenge over 1f out, soon no impression, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Coupe de Ville (8-13) at Salisbury 1m Listed stks 2yo (1) gs in Aug.
Leqqaa (USA) 13-2 (9-0) Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final 2f, soon edged left, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Fencing (9-0) at Newbury 7f Listed stks 2yo (1) gd in Aug.
Martin Chuzzlewit (IRE) 6-4fav (9-3) Tracked leader until inside final 3f, close 3rd, went 2nd inside final 2f, led over 1f out, stayed on strongly to draw clear inside final furlong, won at Sandown 1m 2yo mdn (5) gs in Aug beating Cavaleiro (9-3) by 3 1/2l, 9 ran.
Noor Zabeel (USA) 7-2fav (9-3) Led, headed halfway, led again approaching 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at York 6f 2yo mdn (3) gd in May beating Apostle (9-3) by 2l, 11 ran.
Stipulate 4-1 (9-3) Chased leaders in 3rd, ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon pressed, kept on gamely and just held on towards finish, won at Leicester 7f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Aug beating Devdas (9-3) by ns, 11 ran.
Shamrocked (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) Led, strongly challenged well over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, weakening when not much room closing stages, 3rd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Coupe de Ville (8-13) at Newbury 7f 2yo stks (4) gd in Jul.
