held up in mid-division, ridden over 1f out, some late headway, never on terms with leaders
led, ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, headed 1f out, lost 2nd entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
prominent 4f, soon behind
raced keenly towards rear, headway far side of group and switched left 2f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, ran on under pressure, not reach winner
mid-division, good headway far side of group chasing leaders 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on
prominent, every chance over 1f out, no extra in 4th inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, headway near side of group over 1f out, ran on under pressure towards finish, never going pace to reach leaders
steadied start and awkwardly away, pulled hard in rear, never a factor
pulled hard in rear, never a factor
outpaced and always behind
Oxted is top rated here and avoids a Group 1 penalty for his victory in the July Cup where Brando, who was very slowly away, was among his victims. He started odds-on for the Abernant Stakes at Newmarket last month but was beaten fair and square by Summerghand. However, an earlier trip to Saudi Arabia may have taken the edge off him. Starman completed a hat-trick when landing a Listed contest here in September but couldn't make the step up to Group 1 company in the Champion Sprint at Ascot when Brando was a surprise second, with ART POWER a close fourth and Oxted fifth. Tim Easterby's charge was only a three-year-old there but that was his third successive race in Group 1 company against all-aged sprinters. With another year under his belt, he's expected to step up to the highest level this campaign.
Art Power (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ran on inside final furlong, not pace to reach leaders, 4th of 16, 1l behind Glen Shiel (9-2) at Ascot 6f Grp 1 stks (1) sft in Oct.
Brando 15-8 (9-5) Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, held final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 4, 2 1/4l behind Cape Byron (9-5) at Haydock 6f stks (2) hvy in May.
Emaraaty Ana 11-2 (9-6) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 9, 1/2l behind Lazuli (9-9) at Newmarket 5f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in May.
Molatham 40-1 (9-1) Raced keenly towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never a factor, 12th of 14, 12 1/2l behind The Revenant (9-4) at Ascot 1m Grp 1 stks (1) sft in Oct.
Nahaarr (IRE) 6-4fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, last of 4, 3l behind Khuzaam (9-2) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (2) pol in Mar.
Oxted 8-13fav (9-7) Raced keenly, tracked leaders out wide, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner towards finish, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Summerghand (9-7) at Newmarket 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Apr.
Starman 9-1 (9-1) Towards rear, closer near side of group in mid-division halfway, ridden and headway chasing leaders 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 16, 6 1/4l behind Glen Shiel (9-2) at Ascot 6f Grp 1 stks (1) sft in Oct.
Summerghand (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Held up just off the pace in rear on far rail, gradually switched left 2f out, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, soon ridden, strong run inside final furlong, led towards finish, bit in hand, won at Newmarket 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Apr beating Oxted (9-7) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Ventura Rebel 10-1 (9-5) Held up towards near side, pushed along halfway, ridden to close 1 1/2f out, 3rd 1f out, stayed on between horses to lead last 100 yards, kept on wel, won at Curragh 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Sep beating Forever In Dreams (9-4) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Final Song (IRE) (9-1) 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Extravagant Kid (9-5) at Meydan 6f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Mar.
Lady In France (9-7) 4th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Wooded (9-10) at ParisLongchamp 5f Grp 1 hvy in Oct.
Queen Jo Jo 50-1 (9-0) In touch in rear centre, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 12th of 13, 11 1/2l behind Dream Of Dreams (9-3) at Haydock 6f Grp 1 stks (1) sft in Sep.
