dwelt soon close up, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed close home
held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, switched inside approaching final furlong, ridden and stayed on to lead close home
tracked leaders, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, faded inside final furlong
tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
in touch in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
led and soon switched to stand side rail, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
NonRunner
An open renewal with Forest Ranger arriving out of form and penalised for an earlier Group 2 success in the Huxley at Chester. Gabr won a Listed contest at Goodwood last month and can figure while Hathal finished runner-up at Sandown on only his second start of the year and is preferred to the likes of Euginio and Snowy Winter. William Haggas won this in 2016 and Awesometank is weighted to beat stablemate Beshaayir but Lucius Tiberius has struggled since winning a couple of handicaps during the summer. TRAIS FLUORS (NAP) had little chance behind the brilliant Alpha Centauri at Deauville and was left with too much to do when slowly away in the Summer Mile at Ascot before that. Beaten only a neck in a Group 3 at Chantilly in June, a repeat may well see him take this prize back to France for Andre Fabre’s yard.
Forest Ranger (IRE) (9-0) 5th of 15, 23 1/4l behind London Town (9-0) at Seoul 1m 1f pol in Sep.
Euginio (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Held up in last pair on inside, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, lost modest 4th close home, 5th of 7, 4 3/4l behind Young Rascal (9-0) at Newbury 1m 3f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Sep.
Snowy Winter (USA) 20-1 (9-5) Led, headed after 3f, improved to dispute 2f out, soon ridden, led over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, narrowly headed final 100 yards, no extra close home, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Broadway (9-0) at Gowran Park 1m 1f Grp 3 fll stks (1) hvy in Sep.
Gabr 6-4fav (8-11) Led early, prominent, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, clear towards finish, won at Goodwood 1m 2f lst stks (1) gs in Sep beating Plutonian (9-2) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Lucius Tiberius (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, 7th 4f out, ridden 3f out, no impression, 13th of 19, 7 1/2l behind Hamley (9-0) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp gd in Sep.
Awesometank (8-11) 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind My Sister Nat (8-11) at Longchamp 1m 1f Grp 3 stks (1) gs in Sep.
Hathal (USA) 14-1 (9-4) Held up last and pushed along at times, last and plenty to do 2f out, headway on outside over 1f out, went 2nd inside final 150 yards, stayed on, not reach winner, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Wadilsafa (9-0) at Sandown 1m lst stks (1) gd in Sep.
Trais Fluors (9-5) 7th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Alpha Centauri (8-9) at Deauville 1m stks gd in Aug.
Beshaayir 8-1 (8-12) Dwelt in touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 1m lst fll stks (1) gf in Sep beating Queen of Time (9-2) by 2l, 9 ran.
