tracked leaders, lost place 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
close up, ridden over 1f out, keeping on when short of room inside final furlong, nearest finish
dwelt, raced wide held up, headway halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide, close up, effort and every chance over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, gamely
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, fading when short of room inside final furlong
dwelt, held up in rear, switched to outer over 2f out, headway to challenge over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish
keen, close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
tracked leader, pushed along to lead over 1f out, ridden hung left and headed inside final furlong, stayed on
ESCOBAR beat only three rivals to win a Listed event at Newbury last month but the runner-up is rated 99 and the other two have both won since. That looks stronger form than Larchmont Lad’s placed effort in Listed company at Doncaster so Hugo Palmer’s colt gets the nod. Sir Dancealot won a conditions race at Kempton last time and is preferred to winning handicapper Bear Valley but Best Solution could only manage third in a Listed contest in Turkey recently. Aidan O’Brien’s Whitecliffsofdover may prove best of the maiden winners partnered by Ryan Moore for the first time having won easily at Naas last month.
Bear Valley (IRE) 11-2 (9-1) Tracked leader, effort to challenge over 2f out, lost place when ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 7 1/4l behind Syphax (9-1) at York 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Aug.
Best Solution (IRE) (8-13) 3rd of 0, 2 1/2l behind Waneta (8-9) at Veliefendi 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Sep.
Escobar (IRE) Evensfav (9-1) Held up in 4th and always going well, smooth headway to lead 2f out, pushed clear final furlong, comfortably, won at Newbury 7f lst stks (1) gf in Aug beating Mr Scaramanga (9-1) by 1 1/4l, 4 ran.
Larchmont Lad (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Pulled hard early, held up in touch, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, shd behind Rodaini (9-0) at Doncaster 7f lst stks (1) gd in Sep.
Law And Order (IRE) 15-8fav (9-0) Made all, hard ridden when challenged entering final furlong, ran on strongly, won at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (4) gf in Aug beating Rummani (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Sir Dancealot (IRE) 11-4 (9-2) Keen, tracked leaders, progress on inside over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Kempton 7f stks (4) pol in Sep beating War Of Succession (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Ultimate Avenue (IRE) 7-4fav (9-5) Made all, ridden and ran on, won at Newbury 7f mdn stks (4) gf in Aug beating Syndicate (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.
Whitecliffsofdover (USA) Evensfav (9-5) Soon led, travelled well over 2f out, 2 lengths clear and ridden over 1f out, kept on strongly, comfortably, won at Naas 7f mdn gd in Aug beating Lightening Fast (9-5) by 3l, 11 ran.
