tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish
mid-division, headway 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, not quicken
held up mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, one pace
held up mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon headway, one pace
held up towards rear, headway when not clear run approaching final furlong and again all the way inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, one paced, eased towards finish
always behind, weakened over 1f out when hung left, soon eased
led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace
tracked leader, led 2f out, hung left inside final furlong, given a tender ride near finish
chased leaders, keen, lost place over 2f out
held up, ridden 2f out, soon beaten
went right start, held up towards rear and keen, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace, eased inside final furlong
Nonrunner
The Oil Magnate, Fervent Prince and Nezami are the three to look at here, with The Oil Magnate set to confirm a big impression he made when scoring on his re-appearance. Nezami rarely runs a bad race and seems progressive. He finished off a good juvenile campaign with a win at Hamilton over six furlongs. He makes his re-appearance here and can be expected to come on for the run, especially as he is conceding weight to most of his rivals, but the booking of Frankie Dettori looks interesting. A winner at Kempton on his seasonal debut, Fervent Prince stepped up on that form in a valuable Chester handicap last time. Raised five pounds for that excellent effort, this seven furlong trip, a furlong shorter than the Chester race, may not quite be far enough and he is opposed. The Oil Magnate is well thought of by his trainer Michael Dods, and he confirmed those expectations as he readily disposed of his field at Doncaster on his re-appearance. Off the track since, he encounters distinctly faster ground here, but a chance is taken that he can handle it-his sire Fantastic Light preferred it. The Oil Magnate can take this en route to better things.
Kal Barg 11-2 (8-12) Chased leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 14, 5l behind Huzzah (8-9) at Newbury 7f 3yo hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Nezami (IRE) 9-4fav (8-11) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, ridden and headway to lead approaching final furlong, stayed on, won at Hamilton 6f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Sept beating Lady Benjamin (8-0) by 1l, 8 ran.
Cape Vale (IRE) 3-1fav (9-4) Mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 16, hd behind Harbour Blues (9-0) at Haydock 6f 3yo hcp (4) gd.
Flowing Cape (IRE) 28-1 (9-0) Raced centre in touch, ridden to challenge 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 15, 2l behind Kal Barg (8-10) at Doncaster 7f 2yo hcp (2) gd in Oct.
American Art (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Mid-division, effort when hampered over 1f out, soon switched right, no impression, 8th of 13, 9l behind Duntulm (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp (2) gd.
Fervent Prince 20-1 (8-4) Rear of mid-division, headway when not clear run over 1f out, soon ridden and hung left, ran on strongly inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 12, shd behind Huzzah (9-4) at Chester 1m 3yo hcp (2) gf.
Blue Sky Basin 9-2 (8-13) Tracked leaders, challenged 3f out, soon ridden, every chance entering final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Unbreak My Heart (9-6) at Goodwood 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct.
The Oil Magnate 9-4 (9-3) Chased leaders, led over 1f out, soon clear, eased inside final furlong, won at Doncaster 7f 3yo mdn (4) gs in Apr beating Tactical Move (8-12) by 7l, 11 ran.
