chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon unable to quicken, 3rd and one pace final furlong
slowly into stride, raced wide towards rear, some headway on wide outside 3f out, hung right and weakened over 2f out, soon behind
prominent early, lost place before halfway, soon behind
slowly into stride, headway chasing leaders 5f out, 2nd over 4f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on same pace, no chance with very easy winner
chased winner until over 4f out, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
took keen hold, held up and behind, some headway on inside over 1f out, ridden 1f out, kept on same pace and no chance final furlong
held up towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, ridden 3f out, plugged on into modest 4th inside final furlong
raced keenly, made all, drew well clear final furlong, eased final 100 yards, unchallenged
soon towards rear, never on terms after
HYDROXIDE is unlikely to be much of a price in this as he was desperately unlucky not to win a strong Doncaster maiden 12 days ago when unable to find any cover. He'd only been beaten a short-head on his debut at Newmarket and holds Group 1 entries next month so is likely to outclass these. Wahash is thoroughly exposed but likely to ensure a decent gallop. Balashakh made a promising start here last month and will know more today while Mullarkey was doing his best work at the finish over 7f at Epsom. Envisaging should be challenging for a place again while Bocelli may do better next season when tackling further.
Balashakh (USA) 6-4fav (9-5) Quickly away, led briefly, soon steadied tracking leaders, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, soon shaken up and stayed on steadily inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Mount Moriah (9-5) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
Bocelli Poet's Voice colt out of Indian Love Bird.
Hold Me Tight (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Behind, outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous, last of 9, 14 3/4l behind Bay Of Poets (9-5) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Hydroxide 2-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, switched outside over 4f out, headway over 2f out, soon challenged, ridden over 1f out, kept on and every chance final furlong, just held, 2nd of 8, hd behind Glencadam Glory (9-5) at Doncaster 1m mdn stks (3) gd in Sep.
License To Thrill (USA) 33-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, never dangerous, last of 9, 22 3/4l behind Arborist (9-5) at Salisbury 7f mdn stks (4) sft in Aug.
Mullarkey 33-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden and headway entering final 2f, kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 3 1/4l behind Maldonado (9-5) at Epsom 7f mdn stks (5) gd in Sep.
Red Caravel (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Chased leaders on outside, outpaced over 2f out, no impression after, 5th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Viking Hoard (9-5) at Salisbury 1m mdn stks (5) gs in Sep.
Wahash (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Soon led and clear, ridden and headed final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Al Hamdany (9-4) at Kempton 1m (4) pol in Sep.
Lady Kaviar (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Last pair, pushed along and kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Soldier's Girl (9-0) at Kempton 7f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Aug.
Envisaging (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, closed on outside 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon edged right and not quicken, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 4, 7 1/2l behind Khalidi (9-5) at Goodwood 1m mdn stks (4) gd in Aug.
