steadied and switched left start, held up towards rear, headway on far side over 2f out, driven and weakened inside final 2f
held up towards rear, good headway stands side over 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
chased leaders, weakened inside final 3f
in touch in 5th, pushed along over 3f out, hung left under pressure and weakened 2f out
in touch in 6th on outside, driven 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, good headway on stands rail over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, headed last strides
mid-division, driven 3f out, kept on under pressure to 4th inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
chased leader until over 2f out, driven 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced wide in mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead 2f out, headed 1f out, chased leader until one pace in 3rd close home
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace
held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led final strides
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden and struggling 3f out, plugged on final 2f, never dangerous
mid-division, weakened inside final 4f
dwelt and switched left start, held up in rear, headway on stands rail over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
Hacienda arrives in good form but has no winning form in soft ground unlike ROBEMAKER. The latter scored in testing conditions at Yarmouth in July and was only beaten a length in a tougher race than this at Goodwood last time. John Gosden's colt is just preferred to Alakhan, who returned from a lengthy lay-off with a victory at Chester a fortnight ago and will also handle the going. Point North could figure on the best of his form, though his recent below-par efforts are off-putting, while I'm Super Too is now 8lb higher than last month's win at Hamilton and may struggle. Flipping makes more appeal at a likely big price given he ended last season with a couple of victories in similar conditions and a case can also be made for Captain Bertie if he acts on the surface.
Alakhan (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Steadied start, keen held up in rear, headway on outer approaching final furlong, edged left and led towards finish, won at Chester 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gd beating Baby Strange (9-4) by 1 3/4l, 14 ran.
Point North (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, virtually pulled up final furlong, last of 11, well behind High Twelve (9-7) at Ascot 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Jul.
Venutius 5-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 13, 5l behind Hacienda (8-13) at Chester 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Captain Bertie (IRE) 5-1 (8-9) Mid-division on outside, ridden and headway towards stands side over 1f out, kept on to chase leaders inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 1 1/2l behind Decent Fella (9-4) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
I'm Super Too (IRE) 4-1fav (9-5) Mid-division on outside, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, never able to challenge, 9th of 14, 12l behind Focail Eile (8-7) at Musselburgh 1m hcp (4) gd.
Robemaker 20-1 (8-7) Mid-division, chased leaders over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd well inside final furlong, not reached winner, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Circumvent (9-9) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
Moheebb (IRE) 18-1 (9-9) Held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, kept on inside, never dangerous, 7th of 17, 6l behind Diescentric (9-7) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Aug.
Rigolleto (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 4l behind Lightning Cloud (8-11) at Doncaster 7f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Hacienda (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) Prominent, led 5f out, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, held close home, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Indian Jack (9-2) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Vito Volterra (IRE) 18-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden and effort 2f out to 1f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 17, 6l behind Osteopathic Remedy (10-0) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.
Powerful Presence (IRE) 5-1 (9-10) Held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, pressing leaders over 1f out, edged right and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Catchanova (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Aug.
Oriental Scot 14-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 12th of 13, 8l behind Sacrosanctus (9-5) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
Flipping 20-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 16, 30l behind Miami Gator (9-0) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Jun.
Amazing Star (IRE) 5-1fav (9-6) Held up, headway over 4f out, no impression final 2f, 8th of 16, 11l behind I'm Super Too (8-11) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug.
Aquarian Spirit 5-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 14, 9l behind Sunset Kitty (9-6) at Doncaster 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun.
African Cheetah 11-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 35l behind Ramona Chase (9-5) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
Moynahan (USA) 11-1 (10-0) Towards rear, pushed along in 5th over 3f out, one pace final 2f, 7th of 12, 13l behind Galiando (9-6) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
