slowly into stride, behind, outpaced 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, headway to press leader after 3f, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
towards rear, outpaced 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never on terms
towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, took 2nd near finish, not reach winner
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
behind, outpaced over 2f out, never a threat
towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, soon ridden, led inside final furlong, edged left, kept on well
led, headed 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to dispute 2nd inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
pressed leader 3f out, in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, challenged and every chance inside final furlong, held when lost 2nd near finish
Tournament ended a long losing run with last month’s course and distance success when FLY finished third. But that was the latter’s first start of the year and James Fanshawe’s filly can return to winning ways in this having won all three starts last term, including a double over track and trip. Blacklister’s winning run came to an end in a tougher race than this last time and this is more his level while Force is upped only 4lb for winning at Chepstow and can also figure. Cloudberry and Lastmanlastround won maidens at Bath and Thirsk respectively and are others to consider in a competitive opener.
Tournament 4-1 (9-9) Held up last, steady headway on outside 2f out, 3rd over 1f out, 2nd inside final furlong, quickened to lead final 100 yards, comfortably, won at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Aug beating Thaqaffa (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Zodiakos (IRE) 9-1 (8-10) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 13, 7 1/2l behind Mustashry (9-4) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Starboard 8-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, faded final furlong, 4th of 5, 5 3/4l behind Nouvelli Dancer (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Fly 13-8fav (9-12) Tracked leading trio and keen, 3rd over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out until inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Tournament (9-9) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Mister Music 14-1 (9-12) Bumped start towards rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Easter Mate (9-6) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Blacklister 16-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon edged left, weakening when hampered inside final furlong, eased, 15th of 17, 13 3/4l behind Arcanada (9-6) at York 1m hcp stks (2) gd in Aug.
Force (IRE) 2-1jfav (8-12) Last to break, tracked leaders, took keen hold, led over 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, held on well, won at Chepstow 1m hcp (4) gf in Aug beating Bluegrass Blues (9-12) by hd, 5 ran.
Cloudberry 9-4 (9-5) Always prominent, led over 1f out, pushed out inside final furlong, held on, won at Bath 1m mdn stks (4) sft in Jun beating Toulson (9-5) by ns, 13 ran.
Lastmanlastround (IRE) 5-4fav (9-5) Made all, clear when shaken up over 1f out, ran on well, eased close home, won at Thirsk 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Aug beating Manshood (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Bag of Diamonds 25-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders on inside, ridden 2f out, not pace of leading trio over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Unison (9-3) at Sandown 1m hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Iberica Road (USA) 7-2 (9-6) Led, set slow pace until quickened 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened, 4th of 5, 4 1/4l behind Mywayistheonlyway (9-7) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
