behind, outpaced 5f out, never near leaders
chased leaders, lost place 3f out, soon outpaced, kept on same pace final 2f, went moderate 4th inside final furlong, no chance with leaders
led early, tracked leaders, lost place over 3f out, soon beaten
always behind
chased leaders on inside, pushed along 6f out, soon lost place, behind 5f out, pulled up soon after
mid-division, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, soon challenged, kept on and every chance until no extra near finish
tracked leader, led over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, soon hard pressed, rider dropped whip over 1f out, kept on until headed and no extra well inside final furlong
soon led, driven and headed over 5f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off
tracked leaders, driven and effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in touch on outside, switched inside 3f out, chased leading pair over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, edged right near finish
mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, never dangerous
always behind, outpaced over 4f out, tailed off
There are some expensive horses in this field, including ALMARMOOQ for John Gosden who is the selection. The Dynaformer colt cost almost a million dollars two years ago at the Keeneland Sales and showed some promise on debut mixed with signs of inexperience. With that run to build upon he can go on to score here. There may be better runs in the pipeline for Honest Strike and Kashmiriana who represent top yards and are steadily improving. Mutanaker runs in the same colours as Almarmooq and may be the biggest danger. This son of Cape Cross has looked capable in five runs so far but isn't improving very rapidly showing similar efforts in his last four starts. Therefore we look for one who is capable of better and Almarmooq gets the vote.
Harsh But Fair 33-1 (9-5) Slowly away, in rear, pushed along 5f out, weakened well over 2f out, never a factor, 6th of 8, 24l behind Broadway Dancer (8-12) at Hamilton 1m 1f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gs.
Almarmooq (USA) 5-2fav (9-3) Dwelt, in rear, headway to join leaders over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, not quicken near finish, 4th of 6, 1 1/2l behind Balatoma (8-12) at Salisbury 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (4) sft in Aug.
Best Catch (USA) 100-1 (9-3) Always behind, eased over 2f out, 9th of 11, well behind Qamar (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol.
Blackmore 8-1 (8-11) Unruly, unseated rider on way to post and behind stalls, started slowly, green in rear, shaken up and headway over 1f out, stayed on to modest 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 13l behind Acquainted (8-7) at Haydock 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf in May.
Dalanoni (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Held up in 6th, pushed along 4f out, soon outpaced and beaten, tailed off, 8th of 9, 34l behind Roberto Pegasus (9-11) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stks (5) sft in Aug.
Herostatus 40-1 (9-3) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, some late headway, never on terms, 6th of 12, 7l behind Dark Promise (8-12) at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd.
Honest Strike (USA) 20-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, switched left to outside and headway 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 7l behind Mountain Hiker (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 4f 3yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.
Missionary 22-1 (9-0) Led, headed over 5f out, soon under pressure, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 4th of 9, 8l behind Willing Foe (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd in Jul.
Mutanaker 7-1 (9-3) Soon led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression when lost 2nd final 75 yards, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Rock My World (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 3f mdn stks (5) gf.
Palio Square (USA) 9-2 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on well, not pace to challenge, 5th of 12, 6l behind Dark Promise (8-12) at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd.
Kashmiriana (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Chased leading pair, went 2nd over 6f out, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 6l behind Longliner (9-3) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gd.
Strong Aim 150-1 (8-5) Slowly away, towards rear, ridden well over 2f out, never dangerous, 7th of 8, 27l behind Broadway Dancer (8-12) at Hamilton 1m 1f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gs.
