held up and behind, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
with leader on stands? rail, ridden and every chance 1f out, one pace
held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well
chased leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on
always prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
in rear, ridden over 1f out, no response
held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
held up in mid-division, behind final 2f
El Astronaute is a real speed merchant and he continues to run well. John Quinn’s sprinter will have the rails to help and would have finished a lot closer at Goodwood 11 days ago had he not wandered under pressure. Gracious John is also likely to be prominent but EVERGATE has been unlucky not to win this year and is still on a fair mark. He has gone close over track and trip on a couple of occasions and deserves a change of luck. Stablemate Encore d'Or also goes well here and both Tommy G and The Daley Express would be interesting if getting a run from the reserve spots.
Sir Robert Cheval 50-1 (9-4) Raced centre, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 20th of 28, 7 3/4l behind Bacchus (9-6) at Ascot 6f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
El Astronaute (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Went left start, in touch, headway over 2f out, soon hung right and led, headed inside final furlong, kept on well, 2nd of 13, 3l behind Under The Covers (8-8) at Goodwood 5f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Tis Marvellous 8-1 (9-1) Raced towards far side, never better than mid-division, behind final 2f, 25th of 26, 13 1/2l behind Gifted Master (9-11) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Gracious John (IRE) 8-1 (9-10) Led group of 3 racing towards far side and probably overall, headed over 1f out, chased leaders, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Blue De Vega (9-3) at Ascot 5f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Line Of Reason (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Raced stands side, held up, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 12th of 20, 6 1/2l behind Spring Loaded (9-7) at Ascot 5f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Encore d'Or 9-2 (9-10) Prominent in centre, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Blue De Vega (9-3) at Ascot 5f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Foolaad 10-1 (9-5) Prominent far side, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Flying Pursuit (8-13) at York 6f hcp (2) sft in Jul.
Watchable 50-1 (8-12) Led near side group until halfway, chased leading pair after until weakened inside final furlong, 15th of 26, 5 1/4l behind Gifted Master (9-11) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Evergate 12-1 (9-3) Tracked leader racing towards far side, led and hung left over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Blue De Vega (9-3) at Ascot 5f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Tommy G 10-1 (9-3) Led centre group but well off the pace of leader near side, ridden and closed 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on, won at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug beating Oeil De Tigre (9-7) by 3/4l, 19 ran.
Just Glamorous (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Led, driven halfway, headed just over 2f out, soon lost place, last of 13, 22 1/2l behind Under The Covers (8-8) at Goodwood 5f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
The Daley Express (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Ice Age (9-7) at Newbury 6f hcp (2) gf in May.
