took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not quite pace to reach leading duo
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
took keen hold, held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, not pace to reach leaders
took keen hold, tracked leader to 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, pushed along and struggling 4f out, always in rear
in touch, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
led, pushed along 3f out, strongly pressed from over 1f out, kept on until no extra and headed final 100yds
tracked leading pair, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on to gain upper hand final 100yds
behind, pushed along over 4f out, soon lost touch
Goodwood winner Addwaitya ran well when finding just Indy Driver too good at Epsom last month and he has to be respected but Chris Wall's gelding has gone up another 3lbs since that run and now has a career high mark to defy so a better bet may be MEFRAAS, who gets the vote over Silverglas. Marcus Tregoning's gelding has only had four starts and ran promisingly on his handicap debut at Goodwood last time so he has to be considered off just a 2lb higher mark than at Goodwood. Sir Mark Prescott's Farleigh House is capable and ran better on the Polytrack at Wolverhampton recently so he has claims but a 4lb rise since then looks harsh and of more interest may be Mark Johnston's lightly raced African Cheetah. Clive Brittain's Al Sabaheya has failed to trouble the judge in handicaps since making a winning debut in a Brighton maiden as a juvenile and a better bet looks to be Mefraas. Ed Dunlop's gelding remains a maiden after seven starts but he has shown a decent level of form in his last four outings, all in handicaps, and looks worth siding with to open his account today.
Farleigh House (USA) 12-1 (8-12) Went right start, held up, headway 2f out, not much room well over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reached winner, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Mountain Cat (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Goodwood Starlight (IRE) 11-1 (9-8) Held up, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Featherweight (9-1) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Addwaitya 10-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 3f out, headway on outer from over 1f out, hung left and stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, nk behind Indy Driver (9-9) at Epsom Downs 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug.
Al Sabaheya 14-1 (9-8) Held up mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Perfect Silence (9-7) at Kempton 7f fll hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Forbidden (IRE) 14-1 (8-2) Mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 13, 11l behind Rose Hip (9-9) at Listowel 1m 1f hcp 60-100 gd.
African Cheetah 6-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, kept on again inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 4l behind Hanoverian Baron (9-3) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) sft.
Mefraas (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Behind, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Foxtrot Charlie (8-8) at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Silverglas (IRE) 11-1 (8-7) Held up in last trio, hampered over 2f out, headway and squeezed through over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd well inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 2nd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Kaolak (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
The Winged Assasin (USA) 14-1 (8-6) Went right start, always in rear, 6th of 7, 13l behind Belle Des Airs (8-12) at Epsom Downs 7f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
