held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, led final furlong, headed towards finish
tracked leader, ridden well over 1f out, soon weakened
held up, effort halfway, no impression
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, edged left over 1f out, soon weakened
reared start, headway to track leaders halfway, stayed on well inside final furlong
tracked leaders and keen, one pace final furlong
chased leaders, no extra inside final furlong
held up, effort well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led and raced keen, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on
held up behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on well to lead towards finish
held up, ridden and headway when not much room over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
Quite a tricky race to assess given that not many of these will relish the cut in the ground, but one who should be at home is DREAM DAY, who gets the vote. Richard Hannon's filly showed she handled soft ground when runner up to Muthabara in the Dubai Duty Free Stakes at Newbury in April, and in doing so she proved she can handle Group company. Out of her depth at Longchamp in May, she has not been seen since running no sort of race at the Derby meeting. Even so, she goes well fresh, gets through the ground and has enough ability to take this over what is probably her optimum trip. There is no doubting the ability of Festoso, who sees a racecourse for the first time since finishing third in last year's Cheveley Park, and she should enjoy the step up in trip here, but she has to prove she handles the ground. The same can be said of Red Dune, who looks like she prefers it quicker, though there are less concerns over the going with Floristry. By Fasliyev, she should relish a bit of cut, and this trip should also suit, though her recent form leaves a bit to be desired. Royal Confidence would prefer it like a road, and Candle Sahara should go on good to soft, but would be seen to better effect if things dried out. A fascinating contest where there have often been decent priced winners and we'll take Dream Day to score. (Jonathan Doidge)
Chantilly Tiffany (9-2) 4th straight, led on outside over 1f out, soon clear, ridden out, won at Dusseldorf 7f lst stk (1) gd in Aug beating Zaya (8-7) by 4l, 11 ran.
Montrachet 11-4jt-fav (9-8) Tracked leader on inside, ridden to lead just over 1f out, stayed on well, ridden out, won at Windsor 1m fll hcp (4) gs in Aug beating Mekong Melody (9-6) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Sakhee's Song (IRE) 100-1 (8-9) Took keen hold, always mid-division, 9th of 17, 7l behind Edge Closer (9-4) at Newmarket 6f lst stk (1) gf in Aug.
Candle Sahara (IRE) 40-1 (8-5) Pressed leader centre, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed final 50 yards, lost 2nd on line, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Easy Target (8-9) at Newbury 7f 3yo stk (3) gd in Jul.
Dream Day 5-1 (8-8) Led for 1f, chased leaders in 3rd, ridden 3f out, one pace final 2f, 4th of 7, 7l behind Iguazu Falls (8-13) at Epsom 7f 3yo lst stk (1) gd in Jun.
Festoso (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Held up, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on approaching final furlong, never nearer, 3rd of 14, 4 1/2l behind Natagora (8-12) at Newmarket 6f 2yo fll Grp 1 (1) gd in Oct.
Floristry 20-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 15th of 17, 8l behind Edge Closer (9-4) at Newmarket 6f lst stk (1) gf in Aug.
Kylayne 12-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching 1f out, last of 8, 8l behind Ceremonial Jade (9-2) at Great Leighs 6f stk (3) pol in Jul.
Nijoom Dubai 20-1 (8-9) Never better than mid-division, 9th of 14, 8l behind Visit (8-9) at Goodwood 7f fll stk Grp 3 (1) gf in Aug.
Red Dune (IRE) 4-1 (8-9) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Visit (8-9) at Goodwood 7f fll stk Grp 3 (1) gf in Aug.
Royal Confidence 12-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 14, 4l behind Visit (8-9) at Goodwood 7f fll stk Grp 3 (1) gf in Aug.
Spinning Lucy (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 14, 11l behind Visit (8-9) at Goodwood 7f fll stk Grp 3 (1) gf in Aug.
