in rear, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong
led after 1f, ridden 2f out, edged left over 1f, headed inside final furlong
close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f, weakened over 1f out
in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
in rear on outer, headway and edged right over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
led 1f, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace
held up, ridden over 2f out, hampered entering final 2f, switched right, ran on, not reach leaders
C&D winner Yasir remains out of form but Kuda Huraa may well figure back over a more suitable trip. The unexposed Albert Bridge hasn't raced since May but is not out of this on his all-weather debut but Twice Bitten's recent second came over 2m here and Refractor makes more appeal. Maastricht is a leading contender on his latest third in similar company at Newmarket but KIWAYU is worth sticking with. He stepped up markedly on last year's form when making a winning reappearance on the Polytrack at Lingfield and may well defy a 12lb rise as he scored by six lengths on that occasion.
Yasir (USA) 11-1 (9-7) Held up, some headway 4f out, ridden over 3f out, edged left and weakened over 2f out, 11th of 13, 22l behind Number Theory (8-12) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.
Kuda Huraa (IRE) 3-1 (9-4) Close up in main group, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 11l behind Sequence (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Art Scholar (IRE) 8-1 (9-13) Held up in rear, headway on outside 3f out, ridden and edged left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 9, 14l behind Maastricht (8-7) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
Albert Bridge 7-2 (8-9) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased winner over 2f out, edged right inside final furlong, every chance final 100 yards, always just held, 2nd of 11, nk behind Rockfella (8-12) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-90 (3) sft in May.
Twice Bitten 7-2 (9-5) Held up in rear, good headway on outside well over 2f out, went 3rd and hung right over 2f out, stayed on to 2nd inside final furlong, one pace and no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Jamarjo (9-1) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Aug.
Refractor (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Dwelt in rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 7l behind Cape Explorer (8-4) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Taaresh (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, effort over 1f out, never dangerous, 6th of 7, 6l behind True To Form (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Mar.
The Holyman (IRE) 11-4fav (9-4) Prominent, led halfway, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 6, 10l behind Callisto Moon (8-10) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jul.
Maastricht (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, chased winner 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace and lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Fleeting Image (8-3) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Kiwayu 10-1 (9-1) Last pair, pushed along and headway on outside 7f out, chased leading pair halfway, reminder over 4f out, went 2nd 3f out, led well over 2f out, driven clear entering final furlong, stayed on well, won at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jul beating Tis Rock 'n' Roll (9-6) by 6l, 8 ran.
Ruscello (IRE) 5-2 (9-2) Pulled hard early until steadied to rear, came wide into straight over 4f out, headway over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Yarmouth 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Aug beating Three Bards (8-13) by 1 1/4l, 4 ran.
