keen, held up, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders
close up, ridden and every chance 2f out, unable to quicken final furlong
tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up in last place, smooth headway from 4f out, edged right and led over 1f out, pushed out
held up towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, never dangerous
mid-division, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, ran on towards finish
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
Crime Scene can land this as he bids to land his hat-trick with both Soapy Danger and Galactic Star worth noting in the betting market. The selections two previous wins have come in Dubai at Nad Al Sheba. The form can to tricky to analyse in the middle east but Crime Scene was at one point thought very highly of and after winning three for Mark Johnstone he was transfered to the Godolphin camp for a winter campagne in Dubai. The Godolphin horses are in good order at present so with confidence in the camp he can score again. Soapy Danger will be the main danger and Mark Johnstone will have a good measure on the selection too having trained him last year. He was second in a Group 3 at Newbury last time out when beaten by Halicarnassus and with that performance behind him connections can feel confident of another decent effort. Galactic Star steps up from handicaps to listed company for the first time. He is on a hat-trick seeking bid after wins at York and Doncaster and now takes on better company. The market may give a few clues on his chances but for the winner we return to Crime Scene.
Book of Music (IRE) 3-1 (9-1) Held up in last, headway 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 7l behind Hattan (9-1) at Chester 1m 4f lst stk (1) gf in Sept.
Crime Scene (IRE) (8-7) Held up, effort 2f out, led final furlong, ran on, won at Nad Al Sheba 1m 4f hcp 0-110 gd in Mar beating Candy Critic (8-6) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Foxhaven 11-2 (9-1) Always prominent, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Hattan (9-1) at Chester 1m 4f lst stk (1) gf in Sept.
Galactic Star 5-4fav (8-11) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well, won at Doncaster 1m 4f hcap (2) gf in Sept beating New Guinea (8-12) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
Kong (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Held up, ridden over 3f out, soon struggling, 6th of 7, 12l behind Harland (8-8) at Sandown 1m 2f lst stk (1) sft in Jul.
Munsef 6-1 (9-9) Prominent, ridden to chase winner 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 5, 2l behind Tranquil Tiger (9-2) at Salisbury 1m 6f stk (2) gf in Sept.
Soapy Danger 9-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, challenged 4f out, led 2f out until headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, nk behind Halicarnassus (8-13) at Newbury 1m 3f Grp 3 (1) gf in Sept.
Young Mick 14-1 (9-0) Mid-division, good headway on inside and every chance 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, eased final furlong, virtually pulled up, last of 8, 43l behind Ask (9-3) at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 3 (1) gs in Sept.
