tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on
held up in rear, driven over 3f out, lost touch over 2f out
pushed along leaving stalls to go prominent after 1f, led over 8f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on, not pace of winner
led, headed over 8f out, stayed prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway on inside well over 1f out, stayed on
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, quickened clear entering final furlong, readily
held up in 5th, ridden on outside 2f out, soon weakened
There's every chance that the highly-touted World Domination will be strongly supported in the market again but it's hard to support his chances after his seasonal reappearance when tailed off in a Sandown mudbath. He was eased off totally by Jamie Spencer that day and may still prove his worth but LOST IN THE MOMENT appeals as a safer option. He ran a fine race in the Melbourne Cup last season but his profile shows him to be just as effective over a wide range of trips as proved by a good third in last season's John Smith's Cup. He came up against Beachfire last term and there should be little between the pair again here but the Godolphin runner is just preferred. Cai Shen just failed to deal with Premio Loco here last time but he's an improving sort and shouldn't be far away in a competitive heat.
Cai Shen (IRE) 4-1fav (9-0) Raced wide throughout, keen mid-division, effort when pushed wide into straight 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, soon every chance, not quicken close home, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Premio Loco (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f Group 3 (1) pol in Mar.
Beachfire 8-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 19, 6l behind Green Destiny (8-10) at York 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Circumvent 7-1 (9-6) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, eased final furlong, 14th of 15, 33l behind Tullius (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gs.
Kings Gambit (SAF) 14-1 (9-9) Tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 16l behind Green Destiny (9-5) at York 1m 1f Grp 3 (1) gs in Aug.
Lost In The Moment (IRE) 30-1 (8-5) 6th of 23, 3l behind Dunaden (8-9) at Flemington(AUS) 2m Grp 1 hcp (1) gs in Nov.
Retrieve (AUS) 6-1 (9-3) Held up far side, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 9l behind Slumber (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 2f Listed stks 3yo (1) gd in Oct.
World Domination (USA) 9-1 (9-0) Held up, progress to 4th 4f out, soon ridden, weakened
