soon led, headed over 8f out, chased winner until ridden approaching final 2f, chased leaders, weakened well over 1f out
chased leader 1f, chased leading pair on outside, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out, soon behind
led briefly, held up in last quartet 9f out, smooth headway on outside over 2f out, 2nd well over 1f out, ridden over 1f out, strong challenge well inside final furlong, always just held
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
held up in last pair, good headway on outside and hung left from over 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, run flattened out and one pace inside final furlong
dwelt, soon tracking leaders, pushed along over 3f out, went 2nd approaching final 2f until well over 1f out, weakened over 1f out
pushed along on inside to lead over 8f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong and always holding on
slowly into stride, held up in 6th, headway on inside over 2f out, chased leaders 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in last pair, pushed along over 3f out, strong run inside final furlong, finished well, not reach winner
Stormardal beat a progressive sort last time at Ripon. Lungarno Palace is lightly-raced and isn't out of this but the drop in distance has to be a worry for supporters of Yaakooum and Jalingo looks to be in the handicapper's grip. PASAKA BOY is very much at home around these twists and turns and made One Pekan pull out all the stops over course and distance last month. He is just preferred to Jakey, another who goes well here, and the in-form Starwatch. This looks to be on the sharp side for Dolphin Village and Weapon Of Choice has been out of sorts.
Starwatch 14-1 (9-10) Took keen hold, led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on under pressure, rallied to regain lead towards finish, won at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gs beating Tercel (8-9) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Dolphin Village (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Prominent, led 9f out, headed 7f out, shaken up over 2f out, soon beaten, 6th of 7, 9l behind Kashgar (8-6) at Goodwood 2m hcp 105 (2) gd.
Pasaka Boy 3-1 (9-5) Slowly in to stride, mid-division, headway under pressure over 2f out, driven to challenge inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 7, nk behind One Pekan (9-10) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) hvy in Aug.
Stormardal (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Tracked leader 2f, chased leaders, led over 2f out, driven along over 1f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, won at Ripon 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Aug beating Woodacre (9-1) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Jakey (IRE) 3-1 (10-0) Steady start, held up in rear, steady headway on inside over 2f out, hanging left on camber from well over 1f out, strong run and squeezed through inside final furlong, stayed on to lead close home, won at Epsom Downs 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul beating Lilac Tree (9-12) by nk, 8 ran.
Weapon Of Choice (IRE) 9-1 (9-10) Mid-division, ridden to chase leaders briefly over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 25l behind Starwatch (9-10) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Yaakooum (IRE) 9-4 (8-8) Tracked leader, pushed along 4f out, challenged over 3f out, led narrowly inside final 2f, ridden 1f out, kept on, headed final 100 yards, held when not much room near finish, 3rd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Rhombus (9-7) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gs.
Jalingo (IRE) 6-4fav (9-3) Took keen hold, soon prominent, outpaced over 3f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, never a threat, 3rd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Croquembouche (9-9) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) fm.
Lungarno Palace (USA) 12-1 (9-2) In touch, hung right when asked to challenge from 2f out, stayed on closing stages, never troubled leaders, 5th of 6, 5l behind Redkirk (9-6) at Ascot 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Jul.
