slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, kept on never nearer
keen, held up in touch, switched left over 2f out, effort over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong
tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, soon one paced
made all, ridden clear approaching final furlong, ran on unchallenged
tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
slowly into stride, headway to chase winner over 4f out, ridden and definite 2nd 2f out, driven, no extra and lost 2nd inside final furlong
held up in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on to take 2nd inside final furlong
in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on, never nearer
dwelt, always towards rear
always in rear
Brunelleschi belied market odds of 28/1 when successful over course and distance last month but a 5lb rise for that narrow success makes this more difficult for the six-year-old and a safer option looks to be FLEETING STAR, who is preferred over Lucy Brown. The daughter of Compton Place looks the pick of the two runners from Richard Hannon's stable ahead of Getcarter having won well at Salisbury two starts ago prior to running a respectable fourth behind Theatre Street at Epsom off his new mark last time. The Barry Hills-trained Good Gorsoon has dropped to a career low mark but he is hard to back with confidence on recent form and of more interest may be Indian Skipper. The son of Indian Danehill bounced back to winning ways when successful at Folkestone last month and ran creditably when a close fourth behind Mutamared at Goodwood recently. He should be thereabouts again but a better bet looks to be Jeremy Noseda's Fleeting Star, who is less exposed than most of these after just six starts. The three-year-old was good value for her win at Brighton last time and she can defy the 6lb rise for that success.
Esteem Machine (USA) 14-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, raced centre, always in rear, 15th of 16, 16l behind Golden Desert (9-10) at Goodwood 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Aug.
Frognal (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden and headway approaching 2f out, chased winner briefly inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 6th of 12, 8l behind Jaconet (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Brunelleschi 28-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, edged right and led when rider dropped whip well over 1f out, soon headed, regained lead well inside final furlong, pushed out, won at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug beating Sweet Gale (8-8) by 1 1/4l, 14 ran.
Good Gorsoon (USA) 20-1 (8-6) Raced stands side, in touch, lost place halfway, last of 12, 8l behind Johannes (9-0) at Ripon 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Aug.
Indian Skipper (IRE) 4-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden over 1f out, soon outpaced, 6th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Mutamared (9-3) at Goodwood 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Fleeting Star (USA) 8-11fav (9-4) Broke well, soon tracking leader, led over 1f out, ridden clear, won at Brighton 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) fm in Aug beating Raimond Ridge (9-2) by 2 1/4l, 5 ran.
Getcarter 7-2fav (9-0) Steadied start, held up, never dangerous, 10th of 14, 7l behind Brunelleschi (8-9) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Lucy Brown 6-1 (9-7) Keen, held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on, not troubled leaders, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Theatre Street (9-3) at Epsom Downs 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Dream Express (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, no impression from over 1f out, 7th of 12, 7l behind Charles Darwin (8-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Resplendent Alpha 20-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, in rear, not much room on inside 5f out, well beaten over 1f out, last of 11, 10l behind Santefisio (9-3) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
A Lot Of Red (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Always behind, tailed off, 14th of 15, well behind Orlando's Tale (9-7) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) gf.
