in rear, pushed along halfway, headway approaching final furlong, hampered inside final furlong, ridden and ran on to take 2nd towards finish
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
dwelt, held up in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, readily
dwelt, soon tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on never nearer
chased leaders, ridden halfway, effort over 1f out, edged left and stayed on inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden halfway, hung left and weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden and every chance from 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
always in rear, ridden halfway, hung left inside final furlong
ROCKET ROB is in great form and he can win again at the main expense of Strictly and Night Affair. The selection won well over this course and distance before finishing second behind Miss Chamanda last time out. That was a good effort and he remains one to stay on the right side of. Strictly looks the main danger as Sir Michael Stoute is in good form and this filly ran well here two starts ago before being denied a clear run at Goodwood last time. Granted a bit more luck today she should be capable of getting competitive. Night Affair finished behind our selection here earlier in the month but she is a lightly-raced filly and it is fair to assume there may be more to come from her. Corton Charlemagne is chasing the hat-trick here but she was all-out to score at Newcastle last time and this looks more competitive. This looks a good opportunity for Rocket Rob who gets the confident vote.
Strictly 5-1 (8-6) Outpaced in rear, making good headway when nowhere to go approaching final furlong, not recover, 8th of 9, 6l behind Noble Storm (9-6) at Goodwood 5f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jul.
Sharpened Edge 13-8 (9-7) Soon led on rail, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no impression and lost 2nd final 100 yards, 3rd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Golden Destiny (9-3) at Sandown 5f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
Rocket Rob (IRE) 7-4fav (9-1) Held up, not clear run from over 2f out until inside final furlong, strong run and finished well to take 2nd last stride, not reach winner, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Miss Chamanda (9-4) at Windsor 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Night Affair 3-1 (9-9) Keen, led, ridden 2f out, headed and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Rocket Rob (9-5) at Sandown 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Cape Melody 13-2 (9-3) Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, chased winner entering final furlong, kept on but no impression, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Cape Vale (9-9) at Ffos Las 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jul.
Corton Charlemagne (IRE) 11-8fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong to lead final 75 yards, won at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf beating Gee Gina (7-12) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Chasca (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on, driven out, won at Folkestone 6f fll hcp (5) gf in Apr beating Today's The Day (9-1) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Mazzola 7-1 (9-9) Chased winner, every chance when ridden and wandered over 1f out, no extra and lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Agnes Love (8-7) at Kempton 5f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Sutton Veny (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Led 1f, remained prominent, hard ridden to lead again well inside final furlong, all out, won at Lingfield 6f mdn stks (5) std beating Present Alchemy (9-3) by shd, 15 ran.
