held up in touch, kept on final furlong, one pace
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, one pace
held up, stayed on from over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden well over 1f out, soon led, drew clear inside final furlong
soon led, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Nonrunner
BOQUITO is given the vote to land his hat-trick while Higgy's Ragazzo and Cool Valentine are worthy of respect. The selection has landed back to back victories over this course and distance and connections are keen to take advantage of a six pound penalty for the latest of those wins. He is improving with race experience and although a personal best is required, he is worth staying on the right side of for the time being. Higgy's Ragazzo showed improvement from his debut at Chepstow when going on to score at the same venue on his second outing. He was sent off a short-priced favourite that day and is sure to be in the shake up once again, so warrants plenty of respect. Cool Valentine broke his maiden tag at Sandown last month. That race has worked out well but he did disappoint at Goodwood on his latest outing and more will be needed this time around. Boquito is the form horse in the race and can land his hat-trick.
Cool Valentine 9-4fav (9-4) Held up in last pair, headway when not clear run over 1f out, switched sharply right to far rail inside final furlong, stayed on, nearest at finish, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Contract Caterer (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Jairzihno 3-1 (9-7) Held up in last pair, pushed along 4f out, ridden on outside over 2f out, one pace, no impression on leaders over 1f out, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Cherry Bee (8-10) at Windsor 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Flying Destination 7-1 (8-10) Held up behind leaders, pushed along 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd well inside final furlong, closed on winner near finish, 2nd of 8, nk behind Contract Caterer (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Boquito (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, good headway on outside from 2f out, led 1f out, ridden clear and stayed on well, won at Kempton 1m 2yo hco 0-75 (6) pol beating White Dart (8-12) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
White Dart 7-2 (8-12) Held up in rear, headway on wide outside over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Boquito (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2yo hco 0-75 (6) pol.
Arken Lad 15-2 (9-4) Keen tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, edged left and stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Flashy Lover (8-8) at Newmarket 7f 2yo sll (4) gs in Aug.
Beyond The City (USA) 80-1 (9-3) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 16l behind Coordinated Cut (9-3) at Doncaster 1m 2yo mdn (3) gf.
Higgy's Ragazzo (FR) 15-8fav (9-3) Chased leaders, challenged and edged left approaching 2f out, led entering final 1f, kept on well, won at Chepstow 1m 2yo mdn aut (5) gd beating First In The Queue (9-3) by 1l, 13 ran.
Tanto Quanto (IRE) 22-1 (8-10) Held up, outpaced over 3f out, last of 9, 28l behind Centigrade (8-12) at Ayr 1m 2yo hcp (2) gd.
Kensei (IRE) Evensfav (9-3) Keen, held up in touch, headway 2f out, soon chased winner, one pace final furlong, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Pleasant Day (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
