held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no extra final furlong
mid-division, ridden 3f out, steady headway 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
chased leader, asked for effort 3f out, one paced thereafter
close up, ridden over 2f out, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on final furlong
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
led, asked for effort over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
MOLINARI looks worth a try over this longer trip. Martin Todhunter’s charge stayed on strongly on both occasions when landing a double over 1m3f and there looks more to come from him. Saligo Bay, Dreams Unwind and Eye Knee all won over shorter trips before beaten off today’s revised marks with the former preferred of that trio while Socially Shady’s best recent efforts have been over 2m.
Khagan (IRE) 25-1 (10-7) Raced towards rear, effort and headway well over 3f out, ridden well over 2f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Master Milliner (10-0) at York 2m hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Molinari (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 8f out, led over 2f out, ridden and stayed on well final furlong, won at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in Sep beating Innse Gall (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Saligo Bay (IRE) 15-8fav (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, went 2nd soon after, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Bague D'or (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Dreams Unwind 14-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, one pace inside last, 4th of 8, 6 3/4l behind Basilicata (9-5) at Bath 1m 4f hcp fll (4) fm in Sep.
Socially Shady 7-2 (9-0) Chased leaders over 1f, held up, effort 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 6, 9l behind Dreamweaver (10-0) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Eye Knee 12-1 (8-12) Led, asked for effort over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one paced thereafter, 4th of 8, 7 1/2l behind Haveyoumissedme (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
