started slowly, towards rear, headway inside final 2 furlongs, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
in touch, ridden and effort 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, not clear run when hampered and snatched up 2f out, ran on when clear final furlong, nearest finish
in touch, ridden and effort over 2f out, no headway and one pace from over 1f out
steadied start, held up in rear, good headway over 1f out, pressed leader inside final furlong, led final strides
pressed leaders to 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, virtually pulled up over 1f out, tailed off
soon outpaced towards rear, headway from 2f out, not troubled leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway and effort 2f out, not clear run when hampered and checked over 1f out, not recover
held up, headway to lead 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, caught final strides
led narrowly, headed over 2f out, weakened rapidly
raced keenly, close up, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
in touch, stayed on to chase leaders over 1f out, 3rd inside final furlong, not troubled 1st 2
towards rear, headway on inside 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
pressed leader, led over 2f out, no extra when headed 2f out, weakened quickly
Ultra competitive this, with IL GRANDE MAURIZIO picked to land a four-timer, getting our vote ahead of Commander Cave and Little White Lie. The selection won on his British debut here last month following a prolific spell in Italy, both on turf and the all-weather. We'll get an idea of how good he really is after racing in this company, his toughest test to date. His other run here was over 7 furlongs, while all his Italian successes came over a mile. Commander Cave won here recently when having the advantage of the rail, and he wanted a good pace which he got too. This one is likely to be similarly run, and Richard Hannon's runner deserves plenty of respect. Little White Lie, who could be heading off to Dubai, has had a cracking year. Three wins and four places in his last seven runs show consistency, and he'll be well supported too. On paper this looks like a cracker with a number of strong contenders, but we predict an Italian job coming good again, with the selection being Il Grande Maurizio.
