very slowly away in rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
led, headed over 7f out, tracked winner, ridden to challenge winner from 2f out, no extra and lost 2nd inside final furlong
in touch, ridden 3f out, never a threat to leaders
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, no impression from 2f out until driven and headway entering final furlong, soon chased winner, gaining towards finish
slowly away raced wide held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
dwelt in rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, kept on one pace
in rear, pushed along 4f out, never on terms
prominent, led over 7f out, ridden 2f out, ran on, gamely
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
The oft-placed Kenyan Cat is likely to be thereabouts again with Willie Twiston-Davies taking off 7lb. Fadhaa looked to be coming back to form at Sandown, though is 3lb higher here, and Spensley won over this C&D in 2009 but subsequent victories have come over 1m4f. Night And Dance was only beaten a short-head by Angel Gabrial at Sandown following a break and should strip fitter here but, along with another recent Sandown second Shavansky, is giving away a lot of weight to CAPE EXPLORER. After just four runs there should be more to come from the recent course winner, who is bred to stay this longer trip, and he gets the nod.
Shavansky 9-2 (9-13) Slowly into stride, last pair, headway centre and switched right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, took 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind My Lord (8-10) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Jul.
Night And Dance (IRE) 10-1 (9-11) Towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden to press leader inside final furlong, every chance when edged right well inside final furlong and became unbalaced, 2nd of 9, shd behind Angel Gabrial (8-11) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Fadhaa (IRE) 9-2 (9-10) Keen tracked leaders, led over 2f out, soon hung right, driven inside final furlong, caught final strides, 3rd of 9, hd behind Angel Gabrial (8-11) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Kenyan Cat 4-1 (9-4) Took keen hold in touch in mid-division, headway 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on well in closing stages, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Art Scholar (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jul.
Watered Silk 17-2 (9-10) Slowly away in rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on from over 2f out, never nearer, 6th of 10, 14l behind Gala Casino Star (9-1) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Flying Applause 33-1 (9-2) Stumbled start, soon in touch on outside, lost place 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, eased over 1f out, last of 10, 38l behind Landaman (8-12) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.
Refractor (IRE) 17-2 (8-12) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase winner and edged left over 1f out, no extra close home, 5th of 13, 6l behind Number Theory (8-12) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.
Spensley (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, outpaced 3f out, never able to challenge, weakened and eased 1f out, 8th of 11, 23l behind Teak (9-12) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fm in Jul.
Cape Explorer 4-1fav (9-6) Made all, ridden 2f out, ran on strongly, won at Leicester 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf beating Casa Bex (9-3) by 4l, 13 ran.
Chelsea Mick 16-1 (8-7) With leader, led over 7f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 12th of 16, 12l behind Keepax (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
