tracked leader to over 2f out, chased leading pair until weakened final furlong
raced freely, set steady pace, hard pressed 2f out, soon headed, ridden to chase winner, no impression and lost 2nd inside final furlong
keen hold, held up, hard driven in rear over 2f out, soon hung left and beaten
pulled hard, held up, headway on wide outside on 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden and headway on wide outside over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
tracked leaders on inner, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
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Benandonner can come good at the expense of Musical Echo, Jomus and Out For A Stroll. Benandonner has been placed on each of his last three outings, most recently when outbattled by Mcnairobi on Lingfield's Polytrack surface. The third horse was five lengths away, so the form may not be that bad. When you consider that he did not see the racecourse until May, Ed Dunlop's gelding is open to further improvement, perhaps enough to land the spoils here. Musical Echo bids to defy a 6lb penalty for her win here over 10 furlongs nine days ago, but should not be inconvenienced by the drop back in trip based on her style of running, and she looks a main threat. Jomus has been beaten narrowly on each of his last two outings over the course-and-distance, but has not won since gaining his sole success in 2004. Out For A Stroll makes a quick reappearance after being beaten on softish ground at Epsom four days ago, and any support in the ring for him would be significant given his connections. However, Benandonner can improve again to open his account.
Stevedore (IRE) 10-3fav (9-1) Prominent, led 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, driven out final furlong, won at Southwell 1m hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Dec beating Pending (8-10) by 3 1/2l, 11 ran.
Landucci 16-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous, 9th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Inter Vision (9-11) at Chester 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Aug.
Benandonner (USA) 7-2 (9-0) Led for 1f, stayed prominent, led over 2f out, soon headed, kept on, 2nd of 9, 1l behind McNairobi (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 3yo hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Out For A Stroll 3-1fav (8-11) Held up towards rear, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Rain Stops Play (9-4) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Aug.
Jomus 4-1 (8-11) Took keen hold, soon tracking leaders on outside, challenged on bit 2f out, chased winner final furlong, refused to go by, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Cloud Atlas (9-3) at Kempton 1m app hcp (5) pol in Aug.
October Ben 12-1 (7-11) Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, never in contention, 9th of 10, 10l behind Rakata (9-3) at Windsor 1m fll hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Noble Nova 11-2 (9-3) Tracked leader, headway to challenge over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, soon ridden and one pace, 4th of 5, 3 1/2l behind Wind Star (9-7) at Ayr 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Leoballero 12-1 (9-7) Held up last, ridden and no impression final 2f, 6th of 7, 7l behind Envision (9-2) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
Musical Echo 6-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, led over 3f out, pushed 3 lengths clear 2f out, stayed on well, won at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Aug beating Will Be (9-7) by 2l, 13 ran.
