held up in rear, good headway to track leaders 3f out, ridden to press leaders over 1f out, weakened and no extra final furlong
held up, good headway 3f out, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, disputed lead inside final furlong, led post
keen, held up, outpaced from over 3f out
tracked leaders, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, driven and joined inside final furlong, headed post
dwelt, soon mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, disputed lead inside final furlong, not quicken near finish
led after 1f, soon 3 lengths clear, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden and outpaced well over 2f out
led 1f, chased leader, led again 3f out, headed narrowly over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 5f out, driven and headway over 1f out, kept on nearest finish
Nonrunner
Eight pounds covers nine of this field on official ratings so this looks competitive. CHARGER and Meyyal appeal as the two to concentrate on though with Cotillion feared most from the remainder. We've opted to side with Jeremy Noseda's runner who was made favourite for a Newmarket maiden on his second start despite the presence of the highly rated Manifest in the field. That run looked disappointing at the time but he didn't run too badly when narrowly missing out at Goodwood last month and may be able to shed his maiden. Custody was behind that day and he may have more to fear from Meyyal who Richard Hills prefers to Merdaam. The Lambourn runner could be suited by this track having shown a fair level of form on all three starts and should find a race. Cotillion failed to run up to his best at Ripon whilst the Newmarket maiden in which he finished second on his penultimate start hasn't really worked out but he enters calculations. So, too, do Duke Of Burgundy who'll relish stepping back up in trip and Akbaband who may be better suited by further but they could struggle to contain the challenge of Charger.
Duke of Burgundy (FR) 8-1 (9-8) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Implication (8-12) at Newcastle 1m mdn stks (5) gs in Sep.
Gunslinger (FR) (8-11) 2nd of 9, 2l behind Eye Of The Tiger (9-4) at Saint-cloud(FR) 1m 2f stk in Nov.
Apurna 14-1 (8-8) Led, headed 2 1/2f out, soon no extra, 8th of 19, 7l behind Herbert Crescent (8-1) at Curragh 7f 2yo stks 0-90 sft in Oct '07.
Bruton Street (USA) 11-4fav (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, driven and held when hampered over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 8l behind Galilean Moon (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 4f 3yo mdn (4) gd in Jul.
Charger 5-2fav (9-3) Pulled hard early, soon steadied towards rear, headway on wide outside over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 10, 1/2l behind Tahkeem (8-12) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Sep.
Cotillion 10-11fav (9-3) Chased leaders after 2f, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 12, 17l behind My Chestnut Girl (8-12) at Ripon 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in Aug.
Custody (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 4f out, outpaced final 2f, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 9l behind Blue Nymph (8-11) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Merdaam 7-4fav (9-3) Awkward start, soon in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon in trouble, weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 14, 7l behind Clientele (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd in Jul.
Meyyal (USA) 4-1 (9-3) Chased leader, led well over 1f out, headed final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Mutamayez (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Lilly Royal (IRE) 11-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 16l behind Brother Cha (9-3) at Chepstow 7f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Aug.
Akbabend 7-4 (9-2) With leader, clear from chasing group before halfway, led over 2f out, soon edged left under pressure, just held on (placed 2nd), in a race won by Akbabend (9-2) at Catterick 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf in Aug, 8 ran.
