chased leaders, outpaced halfway, soon ridden along, not a danger after
soon outpaced
tracked leaders, effort when not much room from over 1f out, squeezed through just inside final furlong to press winner, ridden, ran on, always held
led, joined and headed after 2f, led again and edged left over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, soon not much room, no extra towards finish
led after 2f, ridden over 2f out, headed and not much room over 1f out, soon eased and lost 4th place inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and hung left from over 1f out, driven and challenged inside final furlong, driven and always holding rival
Nonrunner
MANZILA may be able to give weight and a beating to Angus Newz, Perfect Flight and Bastakiya amongst others. The Dandy Nicholls trained mare missed the whole of August but has run well on both runs since returning to action and looks to be returning to peak form. She should have her conditions here and can feature prominently in the finish. Angus Newz took this prize last year and should go well again despite being 5lbs higher this time around as she comes into this race at the top of her game. That remark also applies to Perfect Flight whose personal tally now stands at four following her recent hat-trick. Those successes came on soft but she's run well enough on faster ground in the past for the improvement not to be solely attributed to underfoot conditions. Bastakiya has presumably had her problems this year and meets Angus Newz on worse terms than when they clashed in July; she has a deal to prove now but is worth a market check. Cape is no back number, Masada shaped well last time and Temple Of Thebes looked useful earlier in the year and may yet be able to recapture that sort of form. Only nine may be going to post but this is an interesting and competitive race in which Manzila can land the spoils.
Manzila (FR) 11-2 (8-4) Outpaced and towards rear, soon ridden along, switched left over 1f out, ran on final furlong, nearest at finish, 4th of 7, 1 1/2l behind Fullandby (8-9) at Beverley 5f stk (3) sft in Sept.
Cape 18-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, held up, always in rear, 12th of 16, 14l behind Valery Borzov (9-11) at Haydock 6f hcp 0-95 (3) hvy in Aug.
Bastakiya (IRE) 5-1 (8-5) Prominent, ridden when not much room over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Angus Newz (8-12) at Newmarket 6f fll stk (3) gf in Jun.
Angus Newz 7-2 (9-0) Made all, ridden approaching final furlong, held on well, won at Chester 6f lst fll stk (1) gs in Sept beating Look Busy (9-3) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Temple of Thebes (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Raced stand side, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, no progress and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 15l behind Perfect Flight (8-5) at Goodwood 6f fll hcp (3) sft in Aug.
Masada (IRE) 12-1 (8-5) Dwelt, badly hampered start, in rear, driven along halfway, headway on far rail 2f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 18, 4 1/2l behind Laddies Poker Two (8-9) at Ascot 6f 3yo hcp (2) gd in Sept.
Perfect Flight 11-2 (8-10) With leaders, led over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, in command final furlong, won at Goodwood 6f hcap (2) sft in Sept beating Masai Moon (9-3) by 2 1/2l, 11 ran.
Final Dynasty 33-1 (9-0) Chased leaders centre, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 10th of 17, 5l behind Sunrise Safari (8-7) at Doncaster 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Broken Applause (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance 3f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 8, 6l behind Game Lad (8-8) at Ayr 7f hcap (3) hvy in Sept.
