held up, headway on outside halfway, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on, headed towards finish
prominent, joined leader and every chance from over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong
held up in rear, never troubled leaders
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
mid-division, headway on outside 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
dwelt, ridden to go close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on under strong pressure final furlong
held up in rear, ridden and headway on outer over 1f out, soon one pace
broke well, pulled hard, soon steadied to rear, ridden overt 2f out, soon beaten
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression
in touch, ridden, every chance and with leader from over 1f out, ran on towards finish
led, headed over 2f out, one pace final furlong
always in rear
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, ran on to lead towards finish
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, staying on when not much room inside final furlong
Atlantic Story, Samarinda and Montpellier look the three to focus on here and the vote is given to Samarinda. The selection is chasing a four-timer here and it could be foolish to take on this course specialist. He is clearly progressive and he has a good atititude and he looks sure to run another big race here. Atlantic Story looks his chief rival as he looks to be on a handy mark at present and he probably needed the run after a break last time at Thirsk. Montpellier was a little disappointing last time at Goodwood but he wasn't granted a clear passage that day so he may be capable of better this afternoon. Cape Hawk is a course and distance winner and he does have a good draw here so this 3-year-old from the Richard Hannon yard has to be of interest. However, for our pick we will stick with Samarinda.
Samarinda (USA) 8-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, drifted right, all out, won at Lingfield 1m stk 0-90 (3) pol in Jul beating Montpellier (9-3) by a hd, 10 ran.
Unshakable (IRE) 20-1 (8-5) Mid-division, ridden and headway 3f out, hampered over 2f out and again just over 1f out, stayed on, 6th of 19, 7l behind Third Set (8-4) at Goodwood 1m hcap (2) gf in Aug.
Montpellier (IRE) 6-1 (8-3) Keen in mid-division, not clear run 3f out, soon switched left and headway, chased leaders over 1f out, no extra, 5th of 19, 7l behind Third Set (8-4) at Goodwood 1m hcap (2) gf in Aug.
Killena Boy (IRE) 33-1 (8-5) Mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden when squeezed out over 2f out, no chance after and eased, 13th of 19, 35l behind Third Set (8-4) at Goodwood 1m hcap (2) gf in Aug.
Granston (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Held up, headway over 1f out, every chance approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 5th of 19, 3l behind Webbow (8-13) at Doncaster 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Aug.
Gallantry 8-1 (9-5) Held up, pushed along when not clear run just inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 9th of 14, 5l behind H Harrison (8-11) at Chester 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Aug.
Electric Warrior (IRE) 15-2 (9-0) Held up behind leaders, driven over 1f out, chased winner final furlong, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Annemasse (8-13) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Aug.
Marajaa (IRE) 7-2 (9-11) Held up in rear, not clear run inside final furlong, no time to recover, 5th of 10, 1l behind Resplendent Nova (9-12) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug.
Atlantic Story (USA) 6-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 6th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Webbow (9-4) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Aug.
Councellor (FR) 33-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon every chance, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Kasumi (9-4) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) frm in Aug.
Evident Pride (USA) 4-1jt-fav (10-0) Held up in 4th, effort on outside 2f out, kept on final furlong, not pace to reach leaders, 4th of 8, 1l behind Persian Express (9-11) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Karoo Blue (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Prominent, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Lap of Honour (8-8) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Mataram (USA) 5-1 (9-12) Held up in rear, effort on outer 3f out, onepaced final furlong, 7th of 11, 4l behind Mister Jingles (8-11) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Aug.
Magical Music 9-2 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden, headway and switched left over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Ellen's Girl (9-2) at Bath 1m fll hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Cape Hawk (IRE) 11-4 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ran on under pressure to lead final 100 yards, all out, won at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (4) pol in Aug beating Karoo Blue (9-8) by a shd, 11 ran.
Top Mark 9-4fav (9-7) Made all, challenge from 3f out, ridden and stayed on gamely, won at Nottingham 1m 2f app hcp (5) gf in Aug beating Gallego (8-5) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
