held up towards rear, headway going well 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, led near finish
soon tracking leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up well in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to take 3rd inside final furlong
awkward start, held up in rear, headway final furlong, never in contention
held up towards rear, headway to track leading pair 2f out, led over 1f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong, worn down near finish
held up towards rear, ran on inside final furlong, not reached leaders
held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, beaten when not much room over 1f out
held up in touch, headway to chase leaders 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden over 3f out, headed under pressure over 2f out, weakened and eased final furlong
close up on inner, pushed along from 4f out, lost place over 3f out, weakened after
behind, driven and struggling 3f out
This contest provides a difficult puzzle to solve and RESPLENDENT ACE is selected to land it ahead of Ommadawn, who despite her relatively lightly raced profile is beginning to become frustrating and Potentiale, who was given too much to do last time. Resplendent Ace, 4lb higher than her last winning mark of three starts back, raced over ten furlongs last time at Great Leighs and was doing all his best work in the closing stages. The additional two furlongs here will suit. Ommadawn has been lightly raced this season but on each of her three outings looks rather paceless inthe closing stages of her races. Ryan Moore is an interesting jockey booking though while Potentiale has gone up the ratings without getting his head in front. Twelve furlongs should suit him though. Velosa returns after 307 days off the track and faces a stiff task against race fit rivals while Bell Island has smart form in his native France but has yet to reproduce it in the UK. Resplendent Ace is given the vote to come home in front.
War of The Roses (IRE) 20-1 (9-12) Behind, headway and effort 2f out, soon ridden, not quicken and weakened quickly over 1f out, 9th of 10, 18l behind Megalala (8-12) at Newbury 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug.
Bell Island 14-1 (9-12) Chased leader until 10f out, remained prominent, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 10, 32l behind Greenwich Village (9-2) at Great Leighs 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Aug.
Resplendent Ace (IRE) 7-1 (9-9) Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, kept on, never near leaders, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Cupid's Glory (9-3) at Great Leighs 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Veloso (FR) 3-1 (9-2) Held up, headway over 2f, driven over 1f, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on, won at W'hampton 1m 4f sll (6) pol in Nov beating Speagle (9-2) by 1l, 12 ran.
Potentiale (IRE) 10-1 (11-8) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, stayed on final 2f, never nearer, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Dragon Slayer (11-5) at Sandown 1m 2f amt hcp 0-80 (5) gd in Aug.
Trifti 14-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up, always towards rear, 9th of 12, 10l behind Bold Cross (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Aug.
Monterrico 15-2 (8-12) Started slowly, held up in rear, no impression on leaders over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, nearest finish, never dangerous, 5th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Downhiller (9-7) at Newbury 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Ommadawn (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Mid-division, headway 2f out, soon ridden, kept on, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Mr Napoleon (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Sweet Sara 20-1 (8-7) Broke well, held up, pushed along 4f out, hampered over 1f out, never able to challenge, 6th of 7, 7l behind Prince Kalamoun (9-7) at Chester 1m 2f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Mon Plaisir (USA) 17-2 (8-12) Tracked winner until over 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, last of 9, 8l behind Fair Gale (9-7) at Salisbury 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Ovthenight (IRE) 15-2 (9-4) Led, headed 7f out, driven over 5f out, lost place and eased final 3f, last of 8, well behind Rowan Rio (9-7) at Ripon 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) hvy in Jul.
Straight And Level (CAN) 66-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders to over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 17, 12l behind Buddy Holly (9-8) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Augustus John (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 9l behind Superior Star (8-8) at Hamilton 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug.
