slightly worse than midfield, pushed before 3f out, could not quicken
slightly better than midfield, raced keenly, pushed before 2f out, ridden before final furlong, stayed on one pace
slightly better than mid-division, pushed after 3f out, progress to lead after 2f out, headed before final furlong, stayed on well
prominent, pushed 3f out and weakened, soon beaten, tailed off
soon led, pushed 2f out and headed, soon outpaced
midfield, ridden after 2f out and briefly threatened to challenge, soon weakened
edged left leaving stalls, slightly worse than midfield, pushed before 2f out and some headway, ridden before final furlong, stayed on without threatening leading pair
prominent, pushed 2f out and soon outpaced, kept on one pace
reared leaving stalls, close-up, pushed after 2f out, quickened to lead entering final furlong, comfortably
It was soft going when ACHELOIS went close at Newmarket a fortnight ago. She finished clear of the rest and is taken to go one better if coping with this even more testing ground. Both of Statement’s placed efforts came on fast ground but she’s another likely to figure if handling the surface while Knowwhentorun finished runner-up in heavy going at Leicester and has a shout on that form. Ariel is a full brother to a winner and preferred to Skyrunner and Sunset of the newcomers.
Ariel (IRE) Exceed And Excel colt out of Garra Molly.
Arizona Gold Bated Breath colt out of Poulaine Bleue.
Belafonte Twilight Son colt out of Scarlet Royal.
Chipstead Mayson colt out of Charlotte Rosina.
Hiromichi (FR) Dabirsim colt out of Pachelbelle.
Knowwhentorun 3-1fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 10, 3 1/4l behind Spangler (9-5) at Leicester 7f stks (4) hvy in Oct.
Montjuic Force (IRE) 80-1 (9-5) In touch, pushed along and weakened 2f out, 12th of 14, dist behind The Rosstafarian (9-5) at Salisbury 1m stks (4) gs in Oct.
Oriental Spirit Swiss Spirit colt out of Yat Ding Yau.
Rohaan (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) In touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 7th of 8, 17 3/4l behind Marrakech Moon (9-2) at Yarmouth 7f stks (4) sft in Oct.
Skyrunner (IRE) Invincible Spirit colt out of Maidservant.
Sunset Twilight Son colt out of Mrs Mogg.
Achelois (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Led, ridden over 1f out, joined entering final furlong, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Divine Light (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn fll stks (3) sft in Oct.
Statement (IRE) 11-8fav (9-0) Soon tracking winner, every chance inside final furlong, outstayed final 110 yards, kept on for clear 2nd, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Creative Flair (9-0) at Sandown 7f mdn fll stks (5) gs in Aug.
