bit keen, tracked leaders on inside, 2nd travelling well 2f out, pushed into lead over 1f out, driven clear and stayed on strongly
slowly into stride, pushed along briefly, held up in touch, headway on inside chasing leaders approaching final 2f, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with easy winner
led and pulled hard, soon clear, reduced lead halfway, pushed along and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd 2f out, soon weakened
raced keenly, held up in last pair, headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, edged right under pressure and no impression in 4th over 1f out
steadied start, held up last, some late headway, never involved
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner and lost 2nd inside final furlong
Sextant started off the season with a victory on good to soft here from a mark of 89 and is now on 108 after winning another three races, including a Chester Listed race last month. Wells Farhh Go hasn't quite fulfilled early promise but has won three Group 3 contests and a Listed race and won't mind the conditions. Faylaq has won three of his last four and was only just beaten in a Class 2 handicap here, though takes a step up in grade unlike MORANDO. Andrew Balding's grey has been mixing it with the best this season, beating Kew Gardens eight lengths in the Ormonde Stakes at Chester and just failing to concede Technician 12lb in similar grade at Newbury in August. The filly Vivid Diamond seems better over further while Listed winners Raakib Alhawa and Surrey Thunder take a step up in class.
Morando (FR) 11-8fav (9-8) Tracked clear leader, closer 10f out, dropped to 3rd halfway, 2nd again 4f out, led 3f out, ridden and hung right inside final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Technician (8-10) at Newbury 1m 5f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Aug.
Sextant 7-2 (9-3) Tracked leader, effort to challenge 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, in command towards finish, won at Chester 1m 4f lst stks (1) gd in Sep beating Manuela De Vega (8-4) by 1l, 4 ran.
Wells Farhh Go (IRE) 10-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, some progress over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 15th of 22, 17l behind Mustajeer (9-5) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Faylaq 5-4fav (9-7) Steadied start, held up in 4th place, smooth headway over 2f out, led on bit over 1f out, ran on well and pushed out towards finish, won at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (3) pol in Sep beating Babbo's Boy (9-1) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Raakib Alhawa (IRE) 7-2 (8-11) Steadied start, held up last, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to lead and hung right inside final furlong, stayed on, driven out, won at Windsor 1m 3f lst stks (1) gf in Aug beating Grace And Danger (8-6) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Surrey Thunder (FR) (8-13) won at Clairefontaine 1m 4f lst stks sft in Aug beating Eliade (8-10) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Vivid Diamond (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, good headway to lead well over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, headed 1f out, kept on but not pace of front pair inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Enbihaar (9-8) at Doncaster 1m 7f Grp 2 fll stks (1) gf in Sep.
