raced far side, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out
slowly into stride, raced stand side, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, edged right and stayed on towards finish
raced stand side, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, edged right and stayed on towards finish
raced stand side, led that group until no extra inisde final fulong
raced stand side, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged right and stayed on towards finish
raced stand side in touch, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead stand side group inisde final furlong, soon edged right
raced stand side, chased leader until over 2f out
raced stand side, held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
raced centre, tracked leader, switched left to join stand side group over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace
raced far side, overall leader, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
led centre pair, ridden and weakened well over 1f out
raced far side, pulled hard in rear, ridden and weakened over 2f out
raced far side, tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, led inisde final furlong, ran on
raced far side, chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
raced far side, held up in touch, ridden and weakened well over 1f out
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
STIMULATION has each-way claims in the opener and is selected ahead of Major Cadeaux, Laa Rayb and Cat Junior amongst others. Hughie Morrison's colt has only twice finished out of the frame in nine starts and those runs came in the Guineas and the Jersey Stakes where he was only half a length back in fourth. He was given a break in the summer before returning to action in a Turkish Group 2 in September where he ran a fine third. His close second to Paco Boy in July reads well, this course and distance appears to suit ideally and he's unlikely to be far away. He has strong each-way claims rather than holding an outstanding chance but this race has a habit of throwing up shocks and few should be dismissed. Major Cadeaux is respected but his penalty is likely to prevent him claiming anything more than minor honours whilst Cat Junior has a little to prove at the trip having been campaigned at a mile and beyond since winning his debut over six. Conditions appear to be ideal for Laa Rayb and he could be hard to keep out of the picture providing that a busy season hasn't caught up with him. Il Warrd won well last time and may yet be able to cope with this step up in class whilst quick ground should enable Summit Surge to leave the form of his latest run behind and they are two of several more that can be given a chance.
Major Cadeaux 5-4fav (9-4) In touch, switched right and challenged over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Arabian Gleam (9-4) at Doncaster 7f Grp 2 (1) sft in Sept.
Balthazaar's Gift (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Awkward start and started slowly, towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 6l behind Conquest (9-1) at Ascot 6f Grp 3 (1) gs.
Captain Marvelous (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, effort 3f out, soon ridden and weakened, 11th of 15, 12l behind Kalahari Gold (8-13) at Newbury 7f lst stk (1) gd in Sept.
Duff (IRE) (9-2) Led to 2f out, soon beaten, last of 8, 11l behind Paco Boy (9-0) at Longchamp 7f Grp 1 (1) gd.
Express Wish 7-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, going well 2f out, led inside final furlong, ridden and stayed on well, won at Goodwood 7f Grp 3 (1) sft in Sept beating Welsh Emperor (8-13) by 2 1/2l, 5 ran.
Laa Rayb (USA) (9-0) In touch, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Precious Boy (8-11) at Cologne 1m Grp 2 sft in Sept.
Ordnance Row 20-1 (9-3) In touch, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed and no extra close home, 3rd of 15, nk behind Eagle Mountain (9-0) at Newmarket 1m Grp 3 (1) gf.
Racer Forever (USA) 5-1 (9-2) In touch, switched left to challenge inside final furlong, soon hampered, no chance after, 5th of 12, 5l behind Ceremonial Jade (9-2) at Great Leighs 6f stk (2) pol in Sept.
Summit Surge (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and no impression from 2f out, 7th of 11, 8l behind Lisvale (9-2) at Curragh 1m lst stk (1) gs in Jun.
Cat Junior (USA) 5-1 (8-6) Held up, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Yaddree (8-6) at Newbury 1m 1f stk (3) gd in Sept.
Il Warrd (IRE) 11-4jt-fav (9-1) Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, led well over 1f out, all out, won at Redcar 7f lst stk (1) gd beating Tombi (9-0) by a nk, 16 ran.
Sharp Nephew 33-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 15, 18l behind Eagle Mountain (9-0) at Newmarket 1m Grp 3 (1) gf.
Stimulation (IRE) (8-12) Prominent, kept on, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Pressing (9-6) at Veliefendi 1m Grp 2 (1) std in Sept.
Baharah (USA) 20-1 (9-3) Held up in 8th, kept on same pace on outer from 2f out, 9th of 10, 4l behind Lush Lashes (8-12) at Leopardstown 1m fll stks Grp 1 gs in Sept.
Royal Confidence 4-1 (8-10) Held up behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on well to lead towards finish, won at Doncaster 7f lst stk (1) sft in Sept beating Chantilly Tiffany (9-3) by a nk, 12 ran.
Al Qasi (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, no extra close home, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Arabian Gleam (9-4) at Doncaster 7f Grp 2 (1) sft in Sept.
Utmost Respect (9-2) Never in contention, 6th of 8, 7l behind Paco Boy (9-0) at Longchamp 7f Grp 1 (1) gd.
