held up towards rear, headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
soon steadied into mid-division on outside, pushed along over 2f out, soon unable to quicken, plugged on towards finish
held up towards rear, steady headway on outside 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance until weakened towards finish
sweating, chased leader, led entering final 2f, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner final 135 yards
chased leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
good headway on outside chasing leaders 10f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in mid-division, good headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken towards finish
soon chasing leaders, stayed on under pressure to lead final 135 yards, soon clear, hung left towards finish
towards rear of mid-division on inside, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, never quite going pace to challenge
held up and behind, never threatened
held up in last pair, late headway on wide outside final furlong, nearest finish
led and set steady pace, quickened over 2f out, ridden and headed entering final 2f, weakened rapidly
An excellent renewal with BEST SOLUTION taken to score in the hope he returns to action in full flow - or something close. The Godolphin entry delivered three successive Group 1 wins last autumn before coming home a respectable eighth of 24 behind his owner's Cross Counter in the Melbourne Cup last November. His yard have regularly proved their ability to ready one after a break and he's preferred to Sun Maiden. The Stoute filly, handled in typically patient fashion, landed Listed and Group 3 races this term before a respectable fourth behind Deirdre in the Group 1 Nassau Stakes. She should be a player back in Group 3 company. Prince Of Arran and Thundering Blue have claims at their best and it's dangerous to ignore lightly-raced Royal Line for John Gosden.
Worth Waiting (8-13) 8th of 9, 5l behind Coronet (8-13) at Deauville 1m 2f Grp 1 gd in Aug.
Best Solution (IRE) 15-1 (9-1) 8th of 24, 8 3/4l behind Cross Counter (8-0) at Flemington 2m Grp 1 hcp (1) gs in Nov.
Gibbs Hill (GER) 16-1 (9-10) Held up in last pair, headway when not clear run and switched left over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 16, 1 3/4l behind Tamreer (8-8) at York 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Mootasadir 20-1 (9-12) Started slowly, recovered and mid-division on inside after 1f, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened entering final 2f, 16th of 19, 25 1/4l behind Who Dares Wins (9-1) at Newcastle 2m hcp (2) pol in Jun.
Mountain Hunter (USA) 15-2 (9-10) In touch, headway over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Fayez (8-12) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Pivoine (IRE) 45-1 (9-0) Swung 7w,mild rally, 5th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Bricks And Mortar (9-0) at Arlington 1m 2f stks gd in Aug.
Prince Of Arran 33-1 (9-7) Held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden and switched left just over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 22, 4 3/4l behind Mustajeer (9-5) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Royal Line 5-1 (9-7) Led and set steady pace, pushed along and quickened over 2f out, joined 2f out, kept on until headed and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Elarqam (9-10) at Sandown 1m 2f lst stks (1) gf in Jul.
Sun Maiden 14-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, chased leader entering final 3f, ridden 2f out, no extra and lost 2 places inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 5l behind Deirdre (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 2f Grp 1 fll stks (1) gd in Aug.
Thundering Blue (USA) 66-1 (9-6) Always in rear, last of 9, 9 1/4l behind Japan (8-13) at York 1m 2f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Aug.
Rasima 33-1 (9-4) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 6 1/2l behind Fanny Logan (8-9) at York 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) gd in Jul.
Tamreer 33-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders in 5th, smooth headway on outside 3f out, 2nd travelling well 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, stayed on, won at York 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Aug beating Corelli (9-5) by hd, 16 ran.
