tracked winner on outside, led narrowly over 1f out, soon headed, kept on one pace inside final furlong, joined for 3rd post
close up 4th, effort over 1f out, no extra and one pace inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong and closed on leaders towards finish
behind, chased leaders 2f out, ridden to challenge approaching final furlong, every chance, took 2nd final strides
led, headed narrowly over 1f out, soon led again, ran on strongly inside final furlong, asserted towards finish
towards rear, headway to chase leaders 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, beaten when eased inside final furlong
pulled hard, tracked winner on inside, ridden and lost place over 2f out, weakened quickly, tailed off
mid-division, effort behind leaders 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
Nezami impressed at Leicester at the weekend and if turning up here gets the nod ahead of Brassini and Divine Power. All three on the shortlist are recent winners but it was hard not to be impressed with the style of Nezami's recent win. On similar ground to today's likely going, he came from off a strong pace to score nicely and if similar tactics are applied today it is unlikely that a 6lb penalty will stop him. Brassini is a course and distance winner and is so consistent that the handicapper may have him about right now after a 5lb rise in the weights, so a bigger danger could be Divine Power who is unexposed and acts very nicely on soft ground. Dunn'o, Harry Gee and Wigram's Turn all have bits of pieces of form that make them interesting, whilst Arabian Spirit is holding his form well and ran well in defeat recently; however Nezami is taken to land a tricky handicap.
Brassini 6-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, pressed leader from over 2f out, led well inside final furlong and asserted near finish, won at Sandown 7f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Jul beating Zakhaaref (9-4) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Wigram's Turn (USA) 20-1 (8-3) Raced centre, mid-division, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 6th of 20, 3l behind Spanish Bounty (8-7) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Jul.
Arabian Spirit 11-4 (9-11) Tracked winner 2f, stayed prominent , went 2nd 2f out but no chance with winner from 1f out, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Blue Sky Basin (9-8) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jul.
Jeninsky (USA) 50-1 (8-3) Raced centre, held up, ridden 2f out, no impression, 12th of 20, 5l behind Spanish Bounty (8-7) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Jul.
Dunn'o (IRE) 7-2fav (9-5) Reared start, soon prominent, driven over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Superduper (8-13) at Windsor 6f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Divine Power 12-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway on outside 2f out, driven to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Newbury 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) sft in Jul beating Sir Kyffin's Folly (8-11) by a nk, 11 ran.
Westwood 33-1 (9-7) Chased leaders on outside, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 22l behind Lodi (8-8) at Windsor 6f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Harry Gee 8-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge on outside over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, lost 3rd final strides, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Light From Mars (9-9) at Sandown 1m 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Nezami (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Held up in rear of main group, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, won at Leicester 7f 3yo hcp (2) gd beating Zakhaaref (9-5) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
