led, increased tempo 6f out, reduced lead over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon dropped to 3rd, weakened to 4th final 100 yards
held up last, outpaced over 4f out, ridden and no response over 2f out, soon eased when no chance, tailed off
tracked leader, pushed along 5f out, ridden to close over 2f out, driven to lead on inside over 1f out and soon pressed by runner up, kept advantage throughout final furlong, held on, all out
took keen hold in 3rd, pushed along over 3f out, closed under pressure over 2f out, driven to press winner and every chance throughout final furlong, just held
held up in 4th, outpaced over 4f out, plugged on final 2f, went modest 3rd final 100 yards
Bauer hasn't run since being beaten a head in the 2008 Melbourne Cup and is entitled to need this so this looks best left to LA DE TWO who made an impressive return to action at York in July. He's been restricted to just one outing in each of his three season's to race but clearly has a decent engine even if the wheels are a little wobbly and he's fancied to record his second success of the season. Not many of these have too much to find on the figures and Free Agent merits respect on his defeat of Drunken Sailor at York and Shahwardi on his third at Newmarket but Peligroso has disappointed since making a promising reappearance although his yard is in better form now than it was at the time of his last outing.
Peligroso (FR) 16-1 (9-3) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd halfway, ridden 3f out, soon beaten, 9th of 10, 29l behind Red Badge (8-7) at Newbury 1m 2f Listed stks (1) gd in Jul.
Bauer (IRE) (8-2) 2nd of 24, ns behind Viewed (8-4) at Flemington(AUS) 2m G1 hcp (1) gd in Nov '08.
Free Agent 20-1 (9-7) Soon steadied into mid-division, pushed along 5f out, hampered over 2f out, plugged on to modest 4th, 4th of 10, 12l behind Illustrious Blue (9-7) at Goodwood 2m Grp 2 (1) gd in Jul.
La de Two (IRE) 3-1 (10-0) Went slightly left start, tracked leaders on inside, challenged over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, clear when edged left inside final furlong, ran on well, comfortably, won at York 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jul beating Emerging Artist (9-3) by 5l, 7 ran.
Swingkeel (IRE) (8-11) 98th of 11, 8l behind Americain (8-11) at Deauville(FR) 1m 7f Listed stks gs in Jul.
Shahwardi (FR) 7-1 (9-12) Towards rear, moderate 6th halfway, closer entering straight, 4th under pressure early straight, no extra from over 1f out, 6th of 7, 12l behind Profound Beauty (9-9) at Leopardstown 1m 6f Listed stks (1) gd in Jul.
