ran without one front shoe, quickly away, led, ridden 2 lengths clear over 1f out, headed 150 yards out, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish
held up and behind, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer
walked to post, dwelt slightly, soon chased leaders on inside, went 2nd entering final furlong, led 150 yards out, ran on well
raced wide towards rear, pushed along and outpaced halfway, never on terms
chased leader, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd entering final furlong, weakened towards finish
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, some headway over 1f out, never involved
always behind
chased leaders on outside, pushed along halfway, ridden and no impression over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders in 5th, pushed along halfway, headway and switched left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, never going pace of winner
mid-division on inside, pushed along halfway, weakened inside final 2f
dwelt, held up in mid-division, ridden on outside and hung left final furlong, never troubled leaders
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El Astronaute won this last year when making all from the inside berth. He made an excellent comeback at Pontefract but he's in stall 9 this time and 8lb higher than a year ago. Confessional likes it around here but, along with the in-form Gracious John, is on the wide outside. A Momentofmadness was a long way behind the latter at Newbury last time though that wasn't his form and he's ideally placed this time. Doctor Sardonicus has been in fine form on the all-weather and has no problems racing on Turf so he can go well and his stable companion Reflektor won here on ground with some give in July. POWERALLIED had El Astronaute just over a length away when scoring here in July. He's slightly worse off at the weights and making his reappearance but is much better drawn and likely to be ready to run so gets the nod.
El Astronaute (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, rallied close home, just held, 2nd of 14, hd behind Foolaad (9-4) at Pontefract 5f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Sir Maximilian (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) 10th of 16, 11 1/4l behind Jungle Cat (9-5) at Meydan 6f stks gd in Mar.
A Momentofmadness 7-2 (8-10) Led to post early, prominent, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 9 1/4l behind Gracious John (8-11) at Newbury 5f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Hyperfocus (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 13th of 15, 14 1/4l behind Aeolus (9-7) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Reflektor (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Soon led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra, 5th of 6, 3l behind Tomily (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Mayleaf Shine (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) In rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 4 3/4l behind Alpha Delphini (9-2) at Musselburgh 5f stks (3) sft in Oct.
Boundsy (IRE) 11-1 (8-10) Raced wide in touch, weakened 2f out, last of 14, 16l behind Foolaad (9-4) at Pontefract 5f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Confessional 20-1 (8-3) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, never quite pace to challenge, lost 3rd post, 4th of 15, 1 1/4l behind Tomily (8-8) at Doncaster 5f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Powerallied (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 14, 8 1/2l behind Boundsy (8-11) at Haydock 5f hcp (2) hvy in Sep.
Tavener 25-1 (8-11) Held up off the pace in mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 7th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Bahamian Sunrise (8-7) at Epsom 5f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Bossipop 8-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 15, 9 1/4l behind Black Isle Boy (9-6) at Thirsk 6f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Doctor Sardonicus 3-1 (9-6) Made all, pushed along over 1f out, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 5f stks (3) pol in Apr beating Double Up (9-6) by 2l, 5 ran.
Gracious John (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) In touch, headway on outer over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven out, won at Newbury 5f hcp (2) gs in Apr beating Orvar (8-10) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
