held up, headway and switched left over 2f out, led over 1f out, hung right final furlong, stayed on well closing stages
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
in touch, driven to challenge 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
reared start, in rear, headway 2f out, hung left and kept on same pace final furlong
soon slight lead, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
stumbled start, raced alone centre, soon chased leaders, ridden along halfway, weakened over 2f out, soon eased when beaten, tailed off
pressed leader, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, rallied and kept on under pressure as winner hung right inside final furlong, went 2nd final 100 yards
chased leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, one pace in 3rd final 100 yards
in touch, travelling well over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
It's proved tough to carry a penalty to success in this Group 2 in the past but the reliable Caspar Netscher looks sure to run his race again. He had B Fifty Two behind when landing the Gimcrack at York, though this 6f will be a tougher examination of his credentials. Along with B Fifty Two and Factory Time, he was also behind SAIGON in a Listed race over C&D in July. The placings were reversed at Goodwood the following month but James Toller's juvenile clearly didn't enjoy that track and his latest third to Shumoos at Kempton, ahead of Crown Dependency, shows he's back on track and he gets the vote. Otto The Great and Swiss Spirit are still on an upward curve but have more to do than in recent wins at Windsor and York respectively.
Caspar Netscher 5-1 (8-12) Held up, switched left and headway over 1f out, soon led and hung right, ridden and ran on, won at York 6f 2yo Grp 2 (1) gs in Aug beating Lilbourne Lad (9-1) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
B Fifty Two (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and effort 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 4l behind Caspar Netscher (8-12) at York 6f 2yo Grp 2 (1) gs in Aug.
Crown Dependency (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, never on terms, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Shumoos (8-11) at Kempton 6f 2yo Grp 3 (1) pol.
Factory Time (IRE) 33-1 (8-3) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, soon went 2nd, stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 21, 1/2l behind Reply (9-2) at Doncaster 6f 2yo aut (2) gd.
Foxtrot Romeo (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 1 3/4l behind Eureka (9-3) at Doncaster 6f 2yo stks (2) gd.
Otto The Great 13-2 (9-3) Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on, comfortable, won at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Jul beating Not Bad For A Boy (9-3) by 4l, 12 ran.
Redact (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Pushed along early, behind, driven and outpaced over 2f out, never able to challenge, 8th of 9, 8l behind Gerfalcon (9-2) at Ripon 6f Listed stks 2yo (1) sft in Aug.
Saigon 3-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on well, never reached leaders, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Shumoos (8-11) at Kempton 6f 2yo Grp 3 (1) pol.
Swiss Spirit 4-6fav (9-3) Took keen hold tracking leaders, led on bit over 2f out, joined and pressed entering final furlong, stayed on to assert final 100 yards, won at York 6f 2yo mdn (3) gd in Jun beating Discression (9-3) by 1l, 10 ran.
