in touch, ridden 2f out, no response, stayed on well inside final furlong
held up in rear, kept on, not reached leaders
held up, ridden and headway 2f out, every chance 1f out, stayed on close home
in touch, led over 1f out, ridden out
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, same pace final furlong
tracked leader 5f
in touch, ridden and every chance from 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
went right start, held up in rear, never troubled leaders
close up, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Marcus Tregoning's luck has to change somewhere and it may well start with Meshaheer, who is a classy individual that can see off Azarole and St Petersburg, who hold sound claims on the best of their form. As does Le Vie Dei Colori, who is expected to use this as a stepping stone towards an appearance at Newbury next month. However, only one of Luca Cumani's string has made the frame so far this term and there has to be the suspicion that he will be better for the run today. Cape Fear should not be underestimated as he is still open to improvement and can go well at likely odds for each-way players. St Petersburg was a big disappointment in the Lincoln earlier this month and is surely better than he showed at Doncaster. Any cut in the ground will help his cause and he could be one to consider if any rain gets into the ground before the off. Azarole hails from a stable that do well with their runners at this course and he should give a good account of himself. The James Fanshawe-trained gelding arrives in good form and is sure to be a popular choice after his gutsy display when winning at Warwick last month. However, he was entitled to win that race on the official figures and faces a stiffer test here. Especially if Meshaheer (the winner of the July Stakes when trained by David Loder as a juvenile) is ready to do himself justice at the first time of asking this season. The six-year-old does not have many miles on the clock and his class can see him through today.
Polar Bear 5-1fav Held up in touch, ridden when switched left and headway over 1f out, stayed on well towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Firebreak at Newmarket 7f Grp 2 (A1) sft in Oct.
Azarole (IRE) 15-8 Keen tracking leaders, pressed leader throughout final furlong, led well inside, won at Warwick 7f stk gs in Mar beating Prince Tum Tum by a nk, 7 ran.
Cape Fear 3-1co-fav Held up in touch, ridden and outpaced 2f out, driven and ran on inside final furlong, not pace of first two, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Vortex at Lingfield 7f stk pol.
Le Vie Dei Colori Prominent, stayed on under pressure final 2f, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Somnus at Longchamp 7f Grp 1 sft in Oct.
Meshaheer (USA) 10-3 Slightly hampered start, took keen hold in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on well to lead inside final furlong, won at Doncaster 7f stk (B2) sft in Oct beating Millennium Force by 2l, 9 ran.
Putra Pekan 7-2 Took keen hold to lead, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Autumn Glory at Doncaster 1m lst stk gd in Mar.
St Petersburg 12-1 Mid-division far side, lost place 2f out, soon weakened, 19th of 22, 22l behind Stream of Gold at Doncaster 1m hcp gd.
Look Here's Carol (IRE) 9-1 Held up towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 8th of 17, 3l behind Jedburgh at Newmarket 7f hcp gf.
