dwelt start, held up in rear, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
held up behind leaders, driven along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, smooth progress to lead over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on until headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
towards rear, driven over 3f out, effort over 2f out, never on terms
held up, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on
tracked leader, driven to lead over 3f out, headed over 2f out, not much room and hampered over 1f out, not recover
led, headed over 3f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f, stayed on same pace
towards rear, never a factor
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Punctilious has to be respected but Godolphin's filly has a Group 1 penalty to carry for her Yorkshire Oaks win and she may struggle to concede weight to the progressive Kastoria, who gets the vote ahead of other older horses Autumn Wealth and Sweet Stream. The last mentioned was talked of as a potential Melbourne Cup horse after her win at Deauville last month but may not be good enough for that or this and is yet to confirm her suitability for this trip. Amanda Perrett's Autumn Wealth has claims on the form shown behind Punctilious at Newbury, especially with the stable in better form now and probably makes more appeal than Thakafaat. John Dunlop's filly looked useful when landing the Ribblesdale but has since disappointed in the Irish Oaks and, like fellow three-year-olds Albahja, Miss Particular and Songerie, she does not look good enough. The vote then goes to the John Oxx-trained Kastoria, who is a progressive filly and suggested when winning the Galtres Stake sat York last time that today's longer trip would bring about even further improvement.
Punctilious 13-2 (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, led and edged right inside final furlong, ridden out, won at York 1m 4f fll stks Grp 1 (1) gd in Aug beating Dash To The Top (8-8) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Autumn Wealth (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, headway until stayed on well inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Punctilious (9-2) at Newbury 1m 4f lst fll stk (1) gs in Jul.
Kastoria (IRE) 6-4fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on gamely, won at York 1m 4f lst fll stk (1) gf in Aug beating Albahja (8-8) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Light of Morn 16-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Jagger (9-7) at Chester 1m 5f lst hcp (1) gf in Aug.
Mazuna (IRE) (9-4) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Diamond Tango (9-4) at Deauville 1m 4f fll stk Grp 2 (1) gd in Aug.
Sweet Stream (ITY) (8-6) won at Deauville 1m 2f Grp 3 (1) gd in Aug beating Apsis (8-11) by a hd, 5 ran.
Thakafaat (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and joined approaching straight, headed 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 13, 12l behind Shawanda (9-0) at Curragh 1m 4f fll stks Grp 1 (1) gf in Jul.
Albahja 6-1 (8-8) Led after 1f, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on under pressure towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Kastoria (9-4) at York 1m 4f lst fll stk (1) gf in Aug.
Art Eyes (USA) 18-1 (8-2) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Mubtaker (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 6f lst stk (1) gd in Aug.
Miss Particular (IRE) 2-1 (9-0) Made all, driven along from over 3f out, ridden 2f out, edged right from over 1f out, held on well, won at Newbury 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) gs in Jul beating Self Respect (9-5) by a nk, 6 ran.
Songerie (8-6) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, rallied close home, 4th of 10, 3/4l behind Diamond Tango (9-4) at Deauville 1m 4f fll stk Grp 2 (1) gd in Aug.
