keen, held up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway and not clear run over 1f out, switched right and ran on close home
tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
held up in rear, never dangerous
held up in rear, never dangerous
held up, smooth headway from 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken nr finish
led, headed 2f out, ridden and still every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home
tracked leaders, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, not quicken close home
dwelt, keen, ridden 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, kept on one-paced
slowly into stride, held up in rear, driven and headway over 1f out, ran on and lead well inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never able to challenge
Masterful has been a model of consistency throughout his career and is the TEAMtalk selection to land the finale. Godolphin's colt progressed well last term to score a Group 2 over ten furlongs at Deauville last term and has shown that he retains all his ability on both starts during the current campaign. The son of Danzig did particularly well when a staying-on second over an inadequate trip here earlier in the month with Tikkun held in fifth. The ease in the ground and the extra furlong should make him hard to beat. Beauchamp Pilot was a comfortable winner of the Cambridgeshire off a mark of 99 but more is required at this level while Lgudin has clearly had his problems and returns from a lengthy absence. Inglenook and Smirk are both capable of going close if near to their best while Father Thames possibly needs softer conditions to show his best.
