close up, went 2nd 4f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, quickened clear
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden to chase winner approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
stumbled leaving stalls, wide and headway to lead 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
led, headed 4f out, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
raced wide, mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
mid-division, wide and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
always in rear
towards rear, never on terms
A winner at Newmarket last year, SUNRAY MAJOR has to defy a penalty on his belated seasonal debut bu,t given he’s Frankie Dettori’s only ride of the day, the half-brother to Kingman may well do so. Lord Lovelace is also penalised for a more recent debut success at Kempton but Discover Dubai should have benefited for a recent comeback run at Newcastle and is preferred to stablemate and newcomer Great Hunter. Ivan Drago is related to a host of winners and Ciotog is another debutant to note.
Sunray Major 8-13fav (9-9) Held up in touch, headway to track leaders over 4f out, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Al Mutathar (9-2) at Newmarket 1m stks (5) gd in Jun.
Lord Lovelace 11-2 (9-2) Chased leaders out wide, went 2nd going well over 2f out, led 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Aug beating Abbey Heights (9-2) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
Discover Dubai (IRE) 2-1jfav (9-7) Prominent, ridden at 2f, outpaced and faded inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Bashkirova (9-4) at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Sep.
Mighty Mind 33-1 (9-2) Last pair, pushed along over 4f out, outpaced and struggling final 3f, last of 9, 31 1/4l behind Aaddeey (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f stks (5) gd in Sep.
No Such Luck (IRE) 100-1 (9-7) Awkward start and dwelt, held up in 5th, pulled hard, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and left behind under 2f out, 5th of 6, 27 3/4l behind Valiant Prince (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (5) pol in Sep.
Ciotog (IRE) Dandy Man gelding out of Cristal Fashion.
Cuban Musketeer (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) Mid-division on inside, pushed along over 2f out, plugged on on rail final furlong, never threatened, 5th of 13, 9l behind Lord Lovelace (9-2) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Aug.
Great Hunter (IRE) Dark Angel colt out of Floristry.
Ivan Drago Equiano gelding out of Tesary.
Pivotal Time 7-2 (9-5) Slowly away, in rear, switched right and ridden over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 6th of 8, 16 1/4l behind Le Cheval Rapide (9-5) at Redcar 7f stks (5) sft in Nov.
Pyrrhos 22-1 (9-2) Always in rear, 8th of 12, 21l behind Old Flame (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Sep.
Miss Paloma 40-1 (9-0) Held up, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Last Sunset (9-0) at Kempton 7f fll stks (5) pol in Jul.
Il Pescatore (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, 4th before halfway, effort straight, soon no impression, 11th of 16, 17l behind Fil The Power (9-9) at Gowran Park 1m 2f mdn sft in Apr.
