led, ridden and headed over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong
chased leader, pushed along 3f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace
slowly into stride, soon held up in touch, closed 3f out, led over 2f out, edged right, clear 1f out, easily
mid-division, some headway over 2f out, no impression, well beaten from over 1f out
slowly away, held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway and edged right over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner
chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out
held up rear of mid-division, headway and hung right over 2f out, never going pace to get on terms
slowly away, towards rear, pushed along on outside over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home
The Gosdens’ yard has a good record in this though Mostahdaf is penalised for winning a Group 3 at Sandown earlier in the year. He’s finished ahead of Solid Stone subsequently, however, while Irish challenger Gear Up also landed a Group 3 race at Leopardstown last month though this is tougher. DUBAI HONOUR represents last year’s winning yard and beat both Third Realm and Tasman Bay in the process of completing a Group 2 double last season. He’s gone close over 1m2f in the Sky Bet Stakes at York this year and the Haggas charge looks worth another try over this longer trip. Calling The Wind and Universal Order have plenty to find on these terms.
Solid Stone (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Reluctant loading, led 3f, tracked winner, eased out 3f out, ridden and lost 2nd approaching final 2f, lost 3rd inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Broome (9-3) at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jun.
Gear Up (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden and headway to lead early straight, 2 lengths clear 1f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, held on close home, won at Leopardstown 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Aug beating Cleveland (9-9) by nk, 8 ran.
Mostahdaf (IRE) 11-8jfav (9-8) Close up, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and soon every chance, weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 13 1/4l behind Yibir (9-8) at Newmarket 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jul.
Calling The Wind (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Held up off the pace in rear, switched right to rail over 3f out, not clear run and switched left 2f out, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong, closed on 2nd but no chance with winner, 3rd of 7, 10 3/4l behind Coltrane (9-2) at Sandown 2m lst (1) gd in Jul.
Dubai Honour (IRE) 33-1 (9-8) Held up in 4th, outpaced over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 4th of 6, 9 1/4l behind Baaeed (9-8) at York 1m 2f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Aug.
Tasman Bay (FR) 8-1 (9-8) Disputed lead briefly early, tracked leader after 1f, dropped to 3rd under 5f out, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 3f out and soon lost ground, beaten over 2f out, last of 5, 25 1/4l behind Grocer Jack (9-8) at Newbury 1m 2f lst stks (1) gf in Jul.
Third Realm (9-2) last of 9, 29 1/4l behind Alpinista (8-12) at Saint-Cloud 1m 4f Grp 1 stks gs in Jul.
Universal Order 13-2 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up, pushed along before 3f out and progress into 3rd, ridden along before 1f out, stayed on into 2nd final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Zechariah (8-11) at Newbury 1m 5f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Aug.
