led, clear 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, chased winner until inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
raced in 4th until outpaced in rear over 4f out, no chance after, tailed off
took keen hold, held up in rear, steady headway on outside over 4f out, tracking leaders travelling strongly 3f out, led 2f out, soon edged left, ridden and hung right final 135 yards, stayed on well
tracked leading pair, travelling well 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
dwelt, soon chasing leader, pushed along halfway, rallied and chasing winner but held when slightly intimidated final 135 yards, stayed on
With the exception of Musselburgh winner American Impact, who is probably out of his depth, all of these are in the autumn's big juvenile races and are clearly held in high regard. Ebn Arab won by five lengths on his debut over C&D and has obvious scope for improvement while Dundonnell was hugely impressive on his second start at Lingfield. Afonso De Sousa came good when long odds-on over 6f at Leopardstown last time but, like Dundonnell, may struggle to get the better of STEELER on collateral form. Mark Johnston's colt got off the mark in a Goodwood maiden earlier this month, beating Rock God by three-quarters-of-a-length with Improvisation a neck away in third. The latter had earlier finished ahead of Dundonnell and Afonso De Sousa at Newmarket so Fallon's mount has to be the selection.
Afonso De Sousa (USA) 4-9fav (9-5) Made all, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, eased closing stages, won at Leopardstown 6f 2yo mdn gd in Jul beating Angela's Dream (9-0) by 9l, 8 ran.
American Impact (USA) Evensfav (8-11) Chased leader, ridden well over 1f out, driven to lead narrowly inside final furlong, held on close home, won at Musselburgh 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf beating Multisure (8-10) by shd, 4 ran.
Dundonnell (USA) 1-4fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, driven clear inside final furlong, impressive, won at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn aut (6) gf beating Van Percy (8-10) by 12l, 13 ran.
Ebn Arab (USA) 5-2fav (9-3) Held up mid-division, switched right and headway 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon clear, comfortably, won at York 7f 2yo mdn aut (4) gf in Jul beating Related (9-3) by 5l, 10 ran.
Steeler (IRE) 10-3 (9-0) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Goodwood 7f 2yo mdn (2) gd beating Rock God (9-0) by 3/4l, 15 ran.
