tracked leader, led over 1f out, soon ridden and hard pressed, edged right under pressure inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, never troubled leaders
held up behind, headway on outside over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to chase leaders inside final furlong
slowly into stride and behind, outpaced when switched left 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, switched inside and headway 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on and every chance until no extra towards finish
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never able to challenge
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression final furlong
Arteus and Equinine can both go well here, but preference is for ESPERO, while Camilla Knight is likely to show prominently on debut. The Rodney Farrant-trained selection was allocated a rating of 82 after four runs, with the last pair of those being over further than this. Even so, in contradiction with his pedigree he has barely seen out both a mile and 9f, so the drop back to this trip may be no bad thing. He is top-rated of those that have a mark and a reproduction of his recent efforts gives him every chance. Arteus has not yet raced beyond tonight's distance and has gone close twice on turf when the ground has been fast, so there are possibilities for him on this surface. His form is decent in the context of this race and he can make the frame once more. Equinine has a bit to find with the selection at these weights and will probably find more joy when back in minor handicaps, and Camilla Knight is perhaps more interesting. Walter Swinburn's filly is a half-siter to a triple winner at around this trip and the debutant looks a nice ride for the champ. Valfurva looks best of the rest, but preference is for Espero.
Arteus 13-2 (9-3) Raced centre, tracked leader, led that group and overall leader over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 5l behind Dukes Art (9-3) at Doncaster 7f 3yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.
Dom Polski 16-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 6l behind Sunshine Always (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in May.
Espero (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Keen, in touch, ridden and effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 4l behind Bomber Brown (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) gs in Jul.
Final Drive (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Steadied start, pulled hard towards rear, ridden along and struggling well over 2f out, kept on for modest 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 6l behind Landucci (9-13) at Brighton 7f sell stks (6) gd in Jun.
Camilla Knight (IRE) Night Shift filly out of Koukla Mou.
Chasing Amy 40-1 (8-12) Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 15l behind Omnium Duke (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Jul.
Equinine (IRE) 6-4 (9-0) Behind, under pressure halfway, headway over 2f out, soon ridden to challenge, not pace of winner, 3rd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Cils Blancs (8-11) at Thirsk 7f fll mdn stks (4) gs.
Expensive Dinner 40-1 (8-7) Close up, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 6th of 9, 18l behind Lochan Mor (9-3) at Yarmouth 6f mdn auc stks (6) gd in May.
Valfurva (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, keen, held up, ridden over 4f out, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 13, 7l behind Bomber Brown (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) gs in Jul.
