held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
in touch, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up, pulled hard, weakened over 2f out
held up mid-division, headway when not clear run over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
led until 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, shaken up over 2f out, some late headway, never nearer
in touch, weakened over 3f out
mid-division, weakened over 2f out
held up, ridden and some headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, driven and headway over 1f out, soon one pace
pulled hard, always prominent, led over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, ran on well
tracked leader, led 3f out, soon headed, weakened final furlong
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
A tricky opener can go to Impeller, who acts well at the track and makes more appeal at the odds than Promotion and Notable Guest, who hail from Sir Michael Stoute's yard and are hard to split on jockey bookings. Thyolo and Unshakable are others that have form in these type of events and also merit consideration. Unshakable has gone well here on several occasions in the past and can usually be relied upon to run his race. However, he is still 4lb above his last winning mark and will need everything to drop just right for him. As will Thyolo, who was clobbered by the handicapper after putting in a series of good efforts last year. He may just need to drop a few pounds in the weights. Promotion overcame a stiff test at the weights when winning this race last year and obviously has to be respected. However, he too looks up against it from a stone higher mark and may be vulnerable. The fact that Mick Kinane also deserts him in favour of Notable Guest is another slight negative. The last named is open to improvement and will handle the ground without any problems. He looks sure to be a popular choice and can at least make the frame with a clear run. However, Impeller makes slightly more appeal at the odds, as he loves these big field dashes for the line. The ground has really come up in his favour and he is fancied to build on what was a solid effort from his reappearance at Newbury a fortnight ago.
Promotion 7-2fav Held up mid-division, headway 3f out, led well over 1f out, ridden and hung left inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home, 2nd of 21, hd behind Arcalis at York 1m 2f hcp 0-110 (B) gs in Jul.
Woodcracker 10-1 Held up in touch of main group, headway and short of room over 1f out, soon switched left and led, driven out, won at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-105 (B) gf in Jul beating Royal Warrant by a shd, 11 ran.
Thyolo (IRE) 66-1 Held up, mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, soon edged left, one pace from over 1f out, 8th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Massif Centrale at Leicester 1m 4f 3yo hcp (C1) gd in Oct.
Impeller (IRE) 33-1 Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, not pace to reach leaders, 5th of 19, 4l behind Fine Silver at Newbury 1m hcp gs.
Polygonal (FR) 18-1 Held up, always behind far side, 21st of 22, 25l behind Stream of Gold at Doncaster 1m hcp gd.
Unshakable (IRE) 15-2 Always behind, 12th of 13, 14l behind Zero Tolerance at Newmarket 1m hcp (C1) gs in Oct.
Ofaraby 7-2 Went right start, in touch, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, soon edged left, stayed on, won at Yarmouth 1m 2f stk (C2) sft in Oct beating Wiggy Smith by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Prizeman (USA) 100-1 Behind, ridden and struggling from halfway, last of 19, 48l behind Fine Silver at Newbury 1m hcp gs.
Kuster 12-1 Behind, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 6th of 14, 8l behind Distinction at York 1m 6f lst hcp (A) gs in Jul.
Lucayan Legend (IRE) 25-1 Held up behind, some headway 3f out, never nearer, 9th of 17, 5l behind Momtic at Sandown 1m hcp gs.
Top Seed (IRE) 14-1 Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Tartouche at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp gf.
Notable Guest (USA) 1-10fav Always prominent, led from halfway, shaken up from 2f out, clear final furlong, won at Hamilton 1m 1f 3yo mdn (D) gf in Jul beating Argent by 5l, 8 ran.
Compton Drake 11-2 Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, ridden out, won at Warwick 1m 3f hcp gs in Mar beating Barking Mad by 2l, 17 ran.
Turbo (IRE) 7-1 Held up in rear, shaken up and headway centre course over 2f out, never near leaders, 7th of 13, 11l behind Tender Falcon at Epsom 1m 4f hcp gs.
Danelor (IRE) 15-2 Made all, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on, won at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp gs in Mar beating Shahzan House by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
True Companion 8-1 Held up in mid-division, headway on wide outside over 2f out, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 18, 2 1/2l behind Maraakeb at Newbury 1m 2f hcp gs.
Another Choice (IRE) 8-1 Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, every chance when rider dropped whip inside final furlong, held when not much room towards finish, 2nd of 12, 2l behind St Savarin at Haydock 1m 3f hcp sft.
