ran in snatches and in touch, headway under pressure 3f out, challenged on inside over 1f out, driven clear inside final furlong
with leader, definite advantage 3f out, headed, quicken inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon hung left and weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on steadily final furlong
slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, driven 3f out, soon weakened
led to 3f out, soon weakened
behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
prominent, chased leader inside final 3f, every chance when hung right over 1f out, not quicken final furlong
always behind
outpaced in rear, stayed on inside final furlong
slowly away, behind, effort on outside 2f out, kept on final furlong but no extra towards finish
early speed, weakened over 3f out
Nonrunner
Recent winner Captivate has to be considered in this tricky nursery, but we will take a chance with The Buck, Archimboldo is also expected to go well. Mick Quinlan's colt had shown very little in three maidens before running a blinder to finish second First Empire in a similar race to this at Beverley. There could be more improvement to come and he looks the best option today. Sir Mark Prescott's Archimboldo is improving with each run and being by Woodman you would expect him to relish this extra distance. However Captivate could be the main threat to the selection. He was claimed out of the Prescott yard when winning at Newcastle last time. He looks on a very lenient mark and will be very hard to keep out of the places. Meaningful and Trimwaki are from stables that do well in this sphere and could be best of the others, but The Buck only needs to run up to his latest effort to collect this afternoon.
Archimboldo (USA) 13-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, headway when not clear run 2f out to over 1f out, ridden and not much room final furlong, not recover, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Crime Scene (9-0) at Newcastle 6f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Jun.
Kalankari (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 8, 5l behind Art Deco (9-0) at Sandown 7f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Aug.
Meaningful 17-2 (9-0) Went right start, led after 1f, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened and eased near finish, 4th of 5, 6l behind Pacific Pride (9-0) at Ayr 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.
Trimwaki (USA) 7-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, held up, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out, 5th of 7, 6l behind Ocean Pride (9-1) at Sandown 7f 2yo hcp (4) sft in Aug.
The Buck (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Held up, ridden over 1f out, staying on when edged right under pressure inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind First Empire (9-1) at Beverley 7f 2yo hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Imperial Lucky (IRE) 4-1fav (8-5) In touch and keen, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Caloosa (8-11) at Thirsk 7f 2yo sll (5) gf in Aug.
Captivate 7-1 (8-8) Made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong, won at Newcastle 1m 2yo clm (6) gf in Aug beating Aysgarth Flyer (8-4) by 3/4l, 16 ran.
High Seasons 8-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden and effort over 2f out, no impression, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Salute Him (9-3) at Newbury 7f 2yo hcp (5) gs in Jul.
