held up in rear, outpaced 3f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in 5th, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon hard pressed, stayed on under pressure final furlong
with leader, led over 2f out, driven and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up behind, driven 3f out, switched outside and headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, challenged and every chance inside final furlong until no extra towards finish
held up in 6th, headway on outside over 2f out, soon challenged, ridden over 1f out, hung left and one pace final furlong, no impression with leading pair
tracked leaders, lost place when not much room 2f out, weakened 1f out
led narrowly, headed over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, no impression final furlong
tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, no impression
With the ground in his favour CITYSCAPE can see off Fanunalter who would probably prefer quicker going. Roger Charlton's colt has been given a break since an expensive reversal in a listed race at Ascot but having been placed in Group races before he has the class to put these to the sword if ready to go. Fanunalter got no sort of run at Salisbury last time in a quality Group Three and is rated much better than the bare form, and he rates more of a threat than the experienced front-runner Ordnance Row on this first start for Michael Jarvis. Awzaan, not seen since finishing down the field in the 2,000 Guineas, is a fascinating contender but he is yet to prove his effectiveness over a mile. Brian Meehan has an excellent record when fitting his horses with headgear so Dancing David is not discounted despite a poor run at York, whilst Desert Myth needs to improve as he steps up in grade but a bold run wouldn't be the biggest shock.
Fanunalter 22-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, switched left and not clear run inside final furlong, snatched up and never able to challenge, 8th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Sea Lord (8-7) at Salisbury 1m Grp 3 (1) gf in Aug.
Cityscape 4-9fav (9-0) Rousted along leaving stalls, soon tracked leading pair, pushed along over 3f out, chased winner 2f out, driven to challenge when carried right final furlong, stayed on, always held, 2nd of 4, nk behind King Of Dixie (9-0) at Ascot 1m Listed stks (1) gd in Apr.
Ordnance Row 9-2 (9-4) Chased winner until 5f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 10l behind The Rectifier (8-8) at Windsor 1m Listed stks (1) gf in Jun.
Secrecy 15-8 (9-3) Raced wide held up in touch, ridden and headway approaching 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 1m stks (3yo+) (3) pol in Aug beating Sirocco Breeze (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Awzaan 8-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 15th of 19, 14l behind Makfi (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 3yo Grp 1 (1) gf in May.
Capital Attraction (USA) 9-2 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden and no impression 2f out, until entering final furlong, stayed on near finish, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Secrecy (9-3) at Kempton 1m stks (3yo+) (3) pol in Aug.
Dancing David (IRE) 22-1 (8-12) In touch, headway to press leader 8f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 27l behind Rewilding (8-12) at York 1m 4f 3yo Grp 2 (1) gd in Aug.
Desert Myth (USA) 3-1fav (9-0) Mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, ridden to challenge final 100 yards, kept on and every chance, just held, 2nd of 10, hd behind Critical Moment (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 3yo lst stk (1) gd in Jul.
