led on near side, headed after 2f but remained prominent, ridden 1f out, soon outpaced, weakened inside final 110 yards
prominent far side, chased leaders 2f out, pushed along before 1f out, wandered when ridden in fourth inside final furlong, kept on but not pace to challenge near finish
held up in rear but in touch, chased leaders when not much room and switched left 2f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, not reach leading pair inside final 110 yards, did well under the circumstances
keen in midfield early, dropped towards rear before halfway, rallied from 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, just denied fifth final stride
prominent near side, led on nearside after 2f, headed before 2f out, gradually weakened inside final furlong
prominent, gradually edged right towards centre, disputed lead on far side, led on far side 2f out, joined and hard pressed when pushed along inside final furlong, ran on well and asserted near finish, always doing enough
held up but in touch, pushed along just after halfway, ridden 1f out, weakened inside final 110 yards, never dangerous
prominent near side, outpaced just after halfway, dropped towards rear inside final furlong, weakened inside final 110 yards
in touch on far side and keen early, gradually edged towards centre, chased leader 3f out, soon disputing and briefly led before 2f out, disputed again in sustained challenge inside final furlong, no extra when dropped to second well inside final 110 yards, kept on but always held by winner near finish
midfield, chased leaders from 2f out, outpaced 1f out, stayed on at the one pace inside final 110 yards, just held on for fifth near finish
Watcha Matey certainly deserves a change of luck. Flag Of St George won on the Rowley Mile here in May, when Centurion Dream was fourth, and was second later in a nursery at Windsor but is conceding weight all round. Asian Tide will likely prove better than she showed on debut but North View made a more promising start when third at Ascot. BERKSHIRE NUGGET cost 62,000gns as a yearling and is related a winner in the States- he’ll likely know what’s required.
Flag Of St George (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders when groups merged 4f out, pushed along over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 8th of 12, 14 1/2l behind Serried Ranks (9-4) at Goodwood 6f (2) gs in Aug.
Berkshire Nugget (IRE) Expert Eye colt out of Dubai Discovery.
Centurion Dream (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Prominent, chased leaders from 2f out, outpaced by front trio inside final 110 yards, kept on well to take share of fourth final strides, 4th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Flag Of St George (9-5) at Newmarket 6f stks (4) gd in May.
Cuban Harry Havana Grey colt out of Tongue Twista.
Profectus 33-1 (9-7) In touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 8 3/4l behind Empire Of Light (9-7) at Newmarket 6f stks (4) gs in Jun.
Watcha Matey 11-2 (9-3) Tracked front pair, headway to strongly press leader over 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, no extra final 110 yards and lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Nellie Leylax (9-9) at Haydock 7f (4) hvy in Aug.
Havana Sky 33-1 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden along and made steady headway from over 1f out, kept on but never near to challenge, 5th of 12, 8l behind Shin Jidai (9-2) at Newcastle 7f mdn stks (4) pol in Jul.
Havana Touch 40-1 (9-7) Pulled hard and prominent out wide, weakened quickly and behind halfway, last of 6, 10 3/4l behind Beauty Generation (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
North View 10-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 2f out, went between horses to challenge over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Indian Run (9-2) at Ascot 6f mdn stks (2) gd in Jul.
Asian Tide 33-1 (9-2) In rear, ridden over 3f out, never a factor, 10th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Les Bleus (9-2) at Newmarket 6f stks (4) gs in Jul.
