in touch, ridden and lost place 3f out
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, soon one pace
always in rear, ridden 3f out, never dangerous
led, ridden and joined from 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
held up, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway 2f out, soon every chance, ridden to lead and edged left inisde final furlong, ran on
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, not much room, switched right inside final furlong, kept on
pulled hard in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
always in rear
chased leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong
It is hard to choose between the two Godolphin runners here, but narrow preference is for KIRKLEES over With Interest. Frankie Dettori is on Kirklees, and like us, he will be hoping he has made the right choice. He ran a blinder on his return from a lengthy break last time when he was a close third behind Charlie Farnsbarns here, and with this slight step-up in trip a massive plus for him he looks to hold all the aces. His stable-mate With Interest won at Musselburgh last time but he made hard work of beating Jewelled Dagger and he will have to fare better here if he is to win this. Mutajarred ran a sound race when finishing second in Listed company at Ayr last time, but he is at his best on really testing ground and on that basis we will take him on here. Barry Hills won this race last year so the course and distance scorer Under the Rainbow should not be underestimated. However, Kirklees appears to have everything in his favour and he should prove tough to beat.
Smokey Oakey (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Held up, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 6th of 9, 8l behind Arabian Gleam (9-4) at Doncaster 7f Grp 2 (1) sft in Sept.
Drumfire (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden 4f, soon driven and beaten, 8th of 14, 9l behind Charlie Farnsbarns (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 1f Grp 3 (1) gd in Oct.
Grand Passion (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Always in rear, 11th of 13, 10l behind Capable Guest (8-12) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May.
Kirklees (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 14, 2l behind Charlie Farnsbarns (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 1f Grp 3 (1) gd in Oct.
Lang Shining (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Raced centre, held up, pushed along and no real headway over 2f out, never on terms, 18th of 28, 16l behind Tazeez (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcap (2) gf in Oct.
Mutajarred 7-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Lady Deauville (8-7) at Ayr 1m 2f lst stk (1) hvy in Sept.
With Interest 5-6fav (9-2) Held up, ridden and headway to chase leader over 1f out, kept on to lead post, won at Musselburgh 1m 1f stk (3) gs in Oct beating Jewelled Dagger (9-2) by a shd, 8 ran.
Bronze Cannon (USA) 10-3 (8-12) Started slowly, held up rear, ridden 3f out, no impression, 7th of 9, 6l behind Campanologist (8-12) at Ascot 1m 4f 3yo Grp 2 (1) frm in Jun.
Duncan 13-2 (8-7) Behind, ran green, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 11, 6l behind Buccellati (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f lst stk (1) gf in Oct.
Jack Dawkins (USA) 5-1 (9-3) Mid-division, chased winner 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Mangham (8-11) at Pontefract 1m 3yo hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Under The Rainbow 16-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon one pace, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Crystal Capella (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 4f fll stk Grp 2 (1) gd in Oct.
