held up, in touch, effort over 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up, headway and not clear run over 1f out, never dangerous
held up, in touch, led 1f out, ridden out
slowly into stride, held up, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression
held up, mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, never a factor
soon led, ridden and strongly challenged over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace
held up, in touch, driven to challenge over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
broke well, prominent, took keen hold, ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up, mid-division, headway approaching final furlong, soon chasing leaders, hard ridden and kept on final furlong
always behind
always behind
tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, kept on final furlong
held up, mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace
Corum can come out on top over Celtique, Sualda, Authority and Sweet Indulgence. Corum let his supporters down here last time when sixth of nine behind Group Captain but looked a promising sort when opening his account at Sandown the time before, and is taken to make amends. It must be pointed out that he was well beaten on soft going on his debut here last October, but he would have needed the run anyway, and is given the benefit of the doubt, being by Galileo who had no problem handling cut in the ground. Celtique was expertly placed to score again here by Michael Wigham a fortnight ago, and she appears to have thrived since leaving Sir Michael Stoute. Sualda has plenty of weight and has only won on faster going in the past though, so is not one to put the mortgage on, but Authority handled cut when winning at Yarmouth last year. Sweet Indulgence is a standing dish here and was successful in similar conditions 12 months ago, so will have his supporters. Corum has plenty more to offer though and can pay to follow.
Simonda 13-2 (9-6) Keen, held up in touch, effort on inside 2f out, soon weakened, last of 5, 5l behind dhtrs Blue Bajan (9-4) & Finalmente (9-11) at Folkestone 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jun.
Sualda (IRE) 4-11fav (9-13) Tracked leader, good headway to lead 2f out, pushed clear inside final furlong, eased towards finish, easily, won at Carlisle 1m 3f clm (6) frm in Jul beating Regency Red (9-0) by 5l, 4 ran.
Sweet Indulgence (IRE) 4-1fav (9-2) Held up, effort over 1f out, ridden and one pace final furlong, 6th of 9, 3l behind Best Prospect (9-9) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul.
Sonny Parkin 5-1 (9-12) Held up in rear, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, carried head high, effort approaching final furlong, kept on under strong pressure, 4th of 9, 1l behind Gambling Spirit (9-11) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcap (5) gf.
Kyles Prince (IRE) 9-4fav (11-10) Tracked leading pair, led over 6f out, headed just inside final 3f, weakened 2f out, 7th of 8, 12l behind Undeterred (11-0) at Windsor 1m 4f amt hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Celtique 5-2fav (9-5) Slowly away, soon mid-division, headway from over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 1m 4f fll hcp (5) gd beating Ardea Brave (8-11) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran.
Corum (IRE) 2-1fav (8-8) Held up mid-division, headway to go prominent over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Group Captain (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jul.
Authority (IRE) 11-4fav (8-13) Led 2f, remained prominent, ridden and kept on one pace from over 2f out, 5th of 12, 6l behind Our Teddy (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Rapscallion (GER) 14-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, 9th of 11, 10l behind Strawberry Lolly (8-8) at Kempton 1m 2f app hcp (4) pol.
Madroos 10-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 4f, ridden to challenge 3f out, one pace final 2f, 6th of 11, 5l behind Oh Glory Be (8-7) at Salisbury 1m 4f 3yo hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Le Colombier (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, headway on wide outside over 2f out, soon ridden and no danger, 7th of 11, 6l behind Strawberry Lolly (8-8) at Kempton 1m 2f app hcp (4) pol.
Captain General 4-1 (8-10) Held up 5th, ridden 3f out, no impression 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Mudawin (10-0) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Plemont Bay 5-1 (8-8) Held up, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon hung right, stayed on strongly, comfortably, won at Newmarket 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) gf beating Osolomio (8-12) by 5l, 11 ran.
Sendinpost 10-1 (8-3) Mid-division, headway 4f out, jinked left 3f out, ridden to challenge over 2f out, led narrowly final furlong, driven out, won at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul beating Kapellmeister (9-8) by a hd, 14 ran.
True Companion 16-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden over 3f out, one pace final 2f, 4th of 8, 3l behind Noble Gent (9-10) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
