keen hold, held up towards rear, headway 2f out, pushed along and kept on steadily final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
prominent, hampered 5f out, went 2nd 4f out, led 1f out, ridden clear final furlong, readily
raced wide, ridden on outside 3f out, no impression
prominent, chased leading pair 3f out, no impression and lost 3rd 1f out, no extra
slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, ridden 2f out, went 3rd 1f out
led for 2f, chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, driven on outside 4f out, never in contention
keen hold, edged left and led after 2f, ridden and headed 1f out, no chance with winner final furlong, kept on for clear 2nd
Whazzis is the pick ahead of the likes of Ekhtiaar and Blue Monkey, with newcomer Subadar one to note. Whazzis has shaped well enough on both starts to date, at Chester and Ascot, to be considered the one to beat here. Her latest outing in the Watership Down Stud Sales Race resulted in a fourth to Indian Ink who franked the form in no uncertain terms next time in the Cheveley Park. Ekhtiaar's reputation preceded him on his Newmarket debut last month, but he could only finish sixth and there must surely be better to come. Any support again would be interesting. Blue Monkey will benefit from the step up in trip on breeding, while Subadar is well-related and who knows, may be above the average all-weather performer in time. On this occasion though, he and the rest may have to give best to Whazzis.
Blue Monkey (IRE) 6-4fav (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 15, 5l behind Marmaida (8-12) at Yarmouth 6f 2yo mdn aut (6) gd in Jun.
Earl Compton (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 14, 6l behind Baileys Outshine (8-12) at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Sept.
Ekhtiaar 7-2fav (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 16, 6l behind Empire Day (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2yo mdn aut (4) gf in Sept.
Give Evidence Averti colt out of 7f winner Witness.
Subadar Zamindar colt, half-brother to four winners up to 1m including the useful Deportivo.
Atlantic Dame (USA) Lemon Drop Kid filly, half-sister to a Grade 1 winning miler in the USA and winning miler Anticline.
Baba Ganouge (IRE) Desert Prince filly out of an unraced mare.
Whazzis 8-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, held up, ridden to challenge 2f out, effort over 1f out, no extra and weakened final furlong, 4th of 22, 10l behind Indian Ink (8-9) at Ascot 6f 2yo flls auc (2) sft in Sept.
