chased leader, driven and effort 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
dwelt, soon chased leaders, lost place 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, eased final furlong
held up, good headway 2f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, stayed on strongly under pressure to lead post
led, clear 3f out, ridden over 1f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, kept on until headed post
behind, ridden 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, no impression on 1st two
slowly into stride and behind, ridden over 2f out, never near to challenge
Milk It Mick has yet to win since landing the 2003 Dewhurst and is probably best watched on his first start after a break so preference is for Sabbeeh, who gets the vote ahead of Polar Ben. The last mentioned has ground conditions to suit but there is a suspicion that James Fanshawe's gelding is better over a mile. Oriental Warrior is less exposed than stablemate Sabbeeh but lacks form on the surface so is difficult to recommend. Chrysander should be suited by the ground but needs to improve, while Uhoomagoo steps up in class having been running so well in handicaps of late. A safer bet then looks to be Sabbeeh, who while yet to really reproduce his juvenile form has been performing creditably in defeat of late and has ground conditions that suit ideally.
Milk It Mick 13-2 (8-13) Dwelt, held up, effort over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 11l behind Three Graces (8-13) at Chester 7f stk (2) gf in Jul.
Oriental Warrior 8-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Secret Charm (8-6) at Doncaster 1m 3yo stk (C2) gf in Sept '04.
Polar Ben 9-2 (9-0) Held up, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Rob Roy (8-10) at Newmarket 1m Grp 3 (1) gs in Sept.
Sabbeeh (USA) 12-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance just inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Arakan (8-12) at Goodwood 7f Grp 3 (1) gd in Sept.
Chrysander (8-11) Made most to over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 17l behind Pinson (8-11) at Deauville 1m 2f Grp 2 (1) gs in Aug.
Diktatorial 33-1 (8-9) Raced wide in mid-division, under pressure over 3f out, soon beaten, last of 8, 8l behind Arakan (8-12) at Goodwood 7f Grp 3 (1) gd in Sept.
Psychiatrist 14-1 (8-9) Raced far side, in touch, soon ridden, headway over 2f out, soon edged left, stayed on, 7th of 23, 2 1/2l behind Kenmore (8-6) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
Uhoomagoo 25-1 (9-3) Raced far side, held up, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure, 4th of 23, 2l behind Kenmore (8-6) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
