raced wide in touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
set strong pace, clear over 5f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out
raced wide held up, ridden 3f out, never near leaders
dwelt towards rear, ridden over 2f out, some headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
tracked leading pair, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to lead near finish
tracked clear leader, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed near finish
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, ran on final furlong, not reach leaders
keen held up, ridden 3f out, carried head awkwardly 2f out, not run on, soon eased
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Only one three-year-old has won this in the last 10 years but Convey was thought good enough to make his seasonal bow in a Group 3 at Goodwood and has lots of scope. Left unchallenged for the lead at Pontefract, Mondialiste romped home by ten lengths and there is no obvious candidate to take him on here. He was narrowly beaten in the Lincoln back in March by Gabrial and the latter finished a creditable third behind Solow in the Sussex Stakes last time having earlier been beaten in Listed company here by TOP NOTCH TONTO. Brian Ellison's charge just missed out behind Tullius in the Group 2 Sky Bet York Stakes at the track last month and a repeat should see him go close again. Dane O'Neill prefers Mahsoob to the returning Mutakayyef and the Wolferton winner can figure while Basem is another to consider given his trainer's good record in the race.
Basem 5-1fav (9-5) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division on outside, headway 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, driven and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 18, 3 3/4l behind So Beloved (9-4) at Goodwood 1m hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Dream Walker (FR) 8-1 (8-9) Dwelt, towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 6th of 8, 8 1/4l behind Eutropius (8-8) at Newcastle 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Gabrial (IRE) 50-1 (9-8) Slowly away keen in rear, ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Solow (9-8) at Goodwood 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Jul.
Gm Hopkins 8-1 (9-10) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 9th of 18, 6 1/2l behind So Beloved (9-4) at Goodwood 1m hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Mahsoob 5-2fav (9-2) Held up, headway to track leaders over 3f out, ridden and weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Big Orange (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jul.
Mondialiste (IRE) 5-2fav (9-5) Made all, driven clear over, ridden out final furlong, comfortably, won at Pontefract 1m lst stks (1) gf in Jul beating Short Squeeze (9-5) by 10l, 6 ran.
Mutakayyef 5-4fav (8-13) Took keen hold in touch in rear, headway on outer over 2f out, soon every chance, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, carried head high and headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Air Pilot (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2f lst stks (1) gd in Nov.
Top Notch Tonto (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Tullius (9-3) at York 1m 2f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jul.
Convey 5-1fav (9-1) Steadied start, held up last, headway on wide outside hanging right over 1f out, hung right and kept on same pace inside final furlong, almost snatched 3rd, 4th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Malabar (8-12) at Goodwood 1m Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Jul.
Birdman (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, no chance with winner when ridden to take narrow 2nd over 1f out, kept on, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 6, 10 1/4l behind Mondialiste (9-5) at Pontefract 1m lst stks (1) gf in Jul.
Captain Cat (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on into mid-division inside final furlong, never near leaders, 6th of 9, 9 1/4l behind Kodi Bear (8-7) at Salisbury 1m Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Aug.
Hors De Combat 8-1 (9-1) Held up in last pair, headway on outside 2f out, soon ridden and not quicken, edged right and went modest 4th towards finish, 4th of 6, 6 1/4l behind Arod (9-1) at Ascot 1m Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jul.
Master Carpenter (IRE) 13-2fav (9-3) Tracked leading pair, smooth headway on outside 3f out, 2nd over 2f out, every chance 2f out, no impression final furlong, 2nd of 5, 5l behind Intilaaq (8-8) at Haydock 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Aug.
Flaming Spear (IRE) 28-1 (9-2) 11th of 18, 7 1/2l behind Make Believe (9-2) at Longchamp 1m Grp 1 stks gd in May.
