held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
held up in rear, headway and switched right over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on, not trouble winner
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
always towards rear
mid-division, headway and hung right from over 1f out, chased winner over 1f out until inside final furlong, kept on
mid-division on inside, not much room and switched right when effort over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression
soon pressing leader, led over 2f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on well
led early, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
soon prominent, ridden and lost place over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
mid-division on outside, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never on terms with leaders
NonRunner
Rafiot won over 1m4f here last time but Ryan Moore partners stablemate Night Eagle, who bids for a hat-trick raised 5lb after scoring at Epsom last time. A host of these are looking to improve on recent placed efforts including Ayr runner-up Alyara and Brighton second Shielded. Graystone was beaten only a head at Beverley while Beowulf placed at Bath and Basic Beauty posted a better effort at Wolverhampton. TRES SPECIALE is the least exposed having finished runner-up in all three outings in novice company and she gets the vote now handicapping.
Note Bleu 33-1 (9-9) Tracked leader, led halfway, ridden and headed entering final furlong, weakened and lost places inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 6 1/2l behind Grey Fox (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in May.
Rafiot (USA) 7-1 (10-3) Held up in last pair, ridden out wide and stayed on from over 1f out, led final 100 yards, won going away, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Aug beating Mickydee (9-8) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Tres Speciale 15-8 (9-2) Tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Sayf Al Dawla (9-1) at Salisbury 1m 2f stks (4) gd in Sep.
Liberty Warrior (IRE) 17-2 (9-8) Led early, held up in touch, outpaced over 3f out, no impression, 7th of 13, 9 1/4l behind Diamond Bay (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Basic Beauty 17-2 (9-5) Tracked winner, pushed along over 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Basilicata (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Lightening Shore 5-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway 2f out, stayed on against rail inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Noble Peace (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Beowulf (IRE) Evensfav (9-6) Steadied start, held up in last pair, closer in 3rd 3f out, ridden to challenge and hung left inside final furlong, outpaced into 3rd inside final 100 yards, 3rd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Fascinating Shadow (9-5) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (5) fm in Sep.
Graystone (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 12, hd behind Sudona (9-11) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Sep.
Shielded (IRE) 11-1 (9-8) Raced keenly, chased leaders out wide, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, every chance throughout final furlong, outbattled final stride, 2nd of 6, shd behind Summer Valley (9-10) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Destinado 28-1 (8-11) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, last of 8, 7 1/2l behind Ravens Ark (9-10) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Alyara 7-2 (8-11) Led, ridden and headed narrowly 2f out, close up entering final furlong, ran on strongly close home, just denied, 2nd of 8, shd behind Bollin Margaret (9-12) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp fll (4) gf in Sep.
Night Eagle (IRE) 9-4 (8-10) Midfield, ridden and headway 2f out, led 1f out, ran on well, won at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Sep beating My Boy Charles (8-13) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.
Kelmscott (IRE) 5-2 (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, effort on outside over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 7 1/2l behind Liberated Lad (8-5) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
