chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, soon weakened
chased leaders on inside, switched left and went 2nd over 1f out, ridden and lost 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd
held up off the pace mid-division, headway on inside 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on to lead last strides
chased leader until ridden over 1f out, hung right and weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders on outside, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, headed last strides
outpaced towards rear, pushed along halfway, some late headway, never dangerous
slowly away, outpaced in rear, not clear run on inside halfway, soon ridden, some late headway, never threatened
outpaced most of way
outpaced towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
chased leaders on outside, weakened over 1f out
Most of these can have a case made out for them and a good pace is likely. Tallinski is nicely weighted and is well drawn if ridden as positively as at Newmarket last time. APRICOT SKY was caught on his backside when the stalls opened on his latest start, but his previous effort at Newmarket would be good enough on his stable debut. Astrophysics rarely runs a bad race here and is weighted to give another good account.
Apricot Sky 13-2 (9-0) Knuckled down as stalls opened, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no real headway, well beaten final furlong, 10th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Rural Celebration (9-10) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (3) sft in Aug.
Tallinski (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed near finish, 3rd of 9, 1/4l behind Foxy Forever (9-10) at Newmarket 5f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Sheepscar Lad (IRE) 5-2jfav (10-0) Keen tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Lexington Sky (9-7) at Nottingham 6f hcp (5) hvy in Aug.
Oriental Relation (IRE) 9-1 (8-8) Mid-division on inside, pushed along and outpaced halfway, ridden on inside and no headway over 1f out, 6th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Avon Breeze (9-3) at Pontefract 5f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
The Nazca Lines (IRE) 9-4 (9-7) Chased leader, led narrowly 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 3 1/4l behind Delagate This Lord (9-3) at Bath 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Noah Amor (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, edged left inside final furlong, won at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug beating Astrophysics (9-9) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Astrophysics 11-2 (9-9) Raced wide in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Noah Amor (9-7) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Classic Pursuit 6-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ran on under pressure into 2nd inside final furlong, led close home, won at Nottingham 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug beating Operative (9-9) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Roaring Rory 4-1jfav (9-5) In touch, not clear run approaching final furlong, soon switched left, ran on, not reach leaders, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Noah Amor (9-7) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Burtonwood 8-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, weakening when short of room over 1f out, 8th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Danish Duke (9-12) at Thirsk 6f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Bond Bombshell 10-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, edged right and kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 4l behind Noah Amor (9-7) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
