held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed and not quicken inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on
held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and not much room inside final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong
joined leader after 1f, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong.
Mystical Land has an excellent chance of halting the David Nicholls sprint bandwagon rolling on with Peace Offering, while If Paradise and his stablemate, Castelletto, are others that are here on merit and can also make this a good test. A bit of give underfoot will not go amiss with the latter, though, and his chance appears to be dependant on the state of the ground. If Paradise has a sound chance on the form lines that link a few of these through Fire Up The Band. However, he seems to have lost the winning habit and needs to improve a fair bit from his last few starts. Peace Offering was always highly regarded by Terry Mills before he joined his current yard but the change of routine now appears to be coming near to fruition. Perseverance is the name of the game with the five-year-old and he is one to bear in mind for next time. However, Mystical Land stands out as the 'best in' at the weights when his three-year-olds allowance is taken into account. His yard are absolutely flying at present and anything John Gosden sends out has to be given the utmost respect. Already placed four times in Group company, Mystical Land is expected to relish this ease in grade and he is strongly fancied to make the most of a good opportunity.
Maltese Falcon 8-1 (9-5) Held up behind leaders, effort when not much room over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 12th of 17, 2 1/2l behind Texas Gold (9-4) at Haydock 5f hcp (2) gf.
Bond City (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Raced stand's side, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 18, 10l behind Corridor Creeper (9-10) at Newbury 5f hcp (2) gs in Jul.
If Paradise 14-1 (9-5) Race stand's side, prominent, ridden over 2f out, beaten when not much room well over 1f out, 7th of 18, 2 1/2l behind Corridor Creeper (9-10) at Newbury 5f hcp (2) gs in Jul.
Peace Offering (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Stetchworth Prince (8-9) at Doncaster 6f stk (3) gs in Jul.
Mystical Land (IRE) 10-3 (8-12) Held up in touch, headway 2f out, ridden to chase winner 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Galeota (8-12) at Newbury 6f 2yo Grp 2 (A1) gs in Sept.
Castelletto 50-1 (8-7) Raced far side, prominent, chased winner over 3f out, unable to quicken, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Fire Up The Band (9-0) at Goodwood 5f Grp 3 (1) sft in Jul.
Enchantment 16-1 (8-13) Soon in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 11, 6l behind Mecca's Mate (8-13) at Ayr 5f lst fll stk (1) gf in Jul.
