made all, edged right briefly on bend halfway, clear going easily over 2f out, unchallenged
tracked (easy) winner until pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up tracking leading pair until outpaced 4f out, rallied into modest 3rd again over 2f out, never any chance with winner
steadied start, raced keenly, held up last, closer on inside 4f out, went 2nd 3f out, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, never any chance with winner
GOLDEN RULES will likely prove a warm order in this having just missed out over 1m4f at Ascot last time to a much higher rated horse. John Gosden’s colt should have the measure of these given Lanval and Irish Master have shown little so far and Tampere looks the only danger fitted with headgear after finishing third over 1m2f here.
Golden Rules 6-4fav (9-2) Held up, headway from over 2f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong to take second close home, just failed, 2nd of 5, hd behind Tyson Fury (9-8) at Ascot 1m 4f stks (3) sft in Oct.
Irish Master (IRE) 100-1 (9-7) Held up, rear of mid-division best, ridden and no impression 3f out, soon no extra, 17th of 18, 27l behind Galileo Chrome (9-7) at Curragh 1m 2f mdn gf in Jun.
Lanval (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Mid-division, pushed along on outside over 3f out, soon shaken up and weakened, 8th of 9, 25 3/4l behind Aaddeey (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f stks (5) gd in Sep.
Tampere (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Reared start and went left, towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 7, 5 1/4l behind La Dragontea (8-11) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f fll stks (5) pol in Sep.