dwelt, in rear, ridden 3f out, no impression, eased final furlong
soon led, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, headway 3f out, soon edged right, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd towards finish
in touch, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out
tracked leader, effort on inner 3f out, weakened over 1f out, soon eased
in touch on outer, pushed along and lost place 5f out, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, ran on
keen, held up in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish
Seeking The Buck nearly took advantage of his tumble down the weights when a close-up third at Folkestone last time. He's never looked like winning in previous efforts over today's longer trip, however, so a speculative vote goes the way of TOUGHNESS DANON. He's a rare winner but has been given a chance dropped another 4lb after last week's third over C&D and Richard Hughes gets the leg-up today. Finity Run, Kingaroo and Villa Royale have claims if handling the going after placed efforts in testing ground while Cosmic Halo and Scarlet Belle have both won over shorter trips this season.
Seeking The Buck (USA) 12-1 (9-12) Held up in rear, switched left and headway over 1f out, soon hard ridden, ran on strongly, nearest finish, 3rd of 10, 1/2l behind Croquembouche (9-4) at Folkestone 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Moose Moran (USA) 8-1 (9-13) Went right start, soon led, headed over 2f out, faded, last of 6, 31l behind Bright Abbey (9-10) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.
Grand Gold 11-4fav (9-7) In touch, headway to chase leaders over 4f out, plugged on same pace final 2f, 4th of 8, 7l behind Nordic Quest (9-6) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Apr.
Finity Run (GER) 85-40fav (9-4) With leader, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, rallied and every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind A Southside Boy (8-9) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) hvy in Aug.
Chapelle Du Roi (USA) 16-1 (9-3) Took keen hold in mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, soon behind, 8th of 11, 15l behind Ustura (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo mdn stks (4) pol in Aug.
Villa Royale 5-2fav (9-4) Never travelling well, close up, reminders 7f out, ridden over 4f out, lost place and dropped to rear over 3f out, soon eased, last of 8, 40l behind Pandorica (9-3) at Ffos Las 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) hvy in Jul.
Scarlet Belle 4-1 (9-3) Tracked leading pair until lost place and dropped to rear over 3f out, rallied on inside to modest 4th over 1f out, 4th of 5, 10l behind Between Us (9-4) at Brighton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug.
Cosmic Halo 16-1 (8-4) Held up in touch, pushed along over 3f out, kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong, no impression on front pair, 3rd of 7, 9l behind Paddyfrommenlo (8-12) at Chester 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Jul.
Toughness Danon 12-1 (9-7) Close up, not clear run and lost place over 3f out, headway when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, ridden and ran on to go 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Headline News (8-13) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Kingaroo (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Soon led, headed over 8f out, chased leaders, ridden 5f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 29l behind Standpoint (9-7) at Southwell 1m 3f hacp 0-70 (5) fbs in Aug.
