held up in mid-division on inside, headway tracking leaders over 3f out, outpaced 2f out, no danger after
keen towards rear on inside, good headway tracking leaders 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, headway on wide outside tracking leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed and unable to quicken close home
chased leaders, 4th and one pace final furlong
held up in rear, never a factor
held up and behind, headway on outside over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, no threat
tracked leaders in 6th, pushed along and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, lost 2nd and one pace in 3rd inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway on wide outside 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish
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Aquarium ran into trouble at Ascot last time but won in this grade at York before that and could go well. BANDITRY has yet to win anywhere this year but went close to doing so when beaten only a short-head at Chelmsford last month and Ian Williams’ charge may well go one better in this. He’s preferred to stablemate Restorer though Petrus could figure on his latest fourth at Doncaster. Shabbah and Thistimenextyear are recent winners but both step up in class while Dukhan also has something to prove at this level on his return from a lay-off.
Banditry (IRE) 11-4 (9-0) Tracked leaders, driven over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 11, shd behind Across Dubai (8-11) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Sep.
Aquarium 33-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, soon hampered, weakened and no chance after, last of 20, 27 1/2l behind Sharja Bridge (9-5) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Restorer 12-1 (9-8) Held up, headway and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 9l behind Dubai Horizon (9-10) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Chatez (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) In rear, pushed along over 3f out, kept on final 100 yards, no chance, 10th of 16, 7 1/2l behind Just Hiss (8-7) at York 1m hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Greenside 10-1 (9-6) In rear, kept on final furlong, went 4th towards finish, 4th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Auxerre (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Capton 12-1 (9-7) Tracked leader centre, ridden and every chance when edged right over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 19, 1 3/4l behind Jazeel (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Contrapposto (IRE) 28-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 15, 37 1/4l behind Alemaratalyoum (9-3) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
White Chocolate (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, pushed along 5f out, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, last of 12, 24 1/2l behind Pilaster (8-9) at Goodwood 1m 6f Grp 2 fll stks (1) gd in Aug.
Petrus (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, not quicken 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 3l behind Another Eclipse (8-10) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Shabbah (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Held up, headway approaching 2f out, switched right over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, ridden clear, won at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct beating Imaginative (9-0) by 4 1/2l, 14 ran.
Thistimenextyear 7-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, challenged in centre over 2f out, led and hung right 2f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Oct beating Dream Machine (9-9) by 3 1/2l, 12 ran.
Dukhan 3-1jfav (9-1) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 11, 4 1/4l behind Dubai Horizon (9-12) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
The Emperor Within (FR) 25-1 (9-0) Held up in last pair, ridden towards outside over 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 9, 18 1/4l behind Wadilsafa (9-0) at Sandown 1m lst stks (1) gd in Sep.
