in touch when badly hampered on inside 11f out and dropped to last pair, never on terms after
crossed over from wide draw and soon chased leaders, led 11f out, strongly pressed from 2f out, stayed on gamely until headed and outpaced inside final furlong, kept on to hold 2nd
slowly away, ridden along to chase leaders on outside after 2f, went 2nd 10f out, ridden and staying on same pace when hampered over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, pushed along over 6f out, soon shuffled back to last pair, headway on outside, 2f out, strong run from over 1f out, led inside final furlong, won going away
mid-division until lost place 5f out, strugging after, eased over 1f out
led until 11f out, stayed chasing leaders until pushed along 5f out, weakened over 4f out
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, chased leaders 2f out, staying on when hampered and lost momentum over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
awkward and went left start, behind, good headway on wide outside 5f out, chased leaders 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along on inside over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
raced wide, in touch, headway to 3rd 5f out, went 2nd 2f out, every chance 1f out until winner swept by inside final furlong, kept pressing for 2nd
in touch, ridden on outside 2f out, stayed on same pace
in touch on outside, ridden 5f out, outpaced 3f out, rallied over 1f out, plugged on same pace inside final furlong
ERMYN LODGE looks the safest option in an open affair. She won three of her four starts last season including two over C&D but, more importantly, she goes well fresh so Pat Phelan's filly gets the nod. My Arch will have come on for his recent pipe-opener and is only 2lb higher than when winning at Newmarket in August, while 1m6f winner Zigato has scope for further progress over this longer trip. The same comment applies to Cat O'Nine Tails, who won three times last season, while Muzo has improved on the all-weather this year but is having his first start on turf today. Salontyre and Gee Gee Nen have been in good form over the jumps and are others to consider.
My Arch 7-1 (9-3) Towards rear, headway on outside over 5f out, driven 3f out, weakened soon after, 8th of 10, 12l behind Montaff (9-11) at Ripon 2m hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Apr.
Ermyn Lodge 7-1 (8-12) Made all, driven along 2f out, stayed on gamely final furlong, won at Ascot 2m hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Sep beating Desert Recluse (8-11) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Comedy Act 8-1 (9-7) Prominent, led 4f out, driven over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 18, 3/4l behind Ashbrittle (9-10) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
Zigato 11-2 (9-0) Dwelt, soon tracking leading trio, pushed along 3f out, ridden and not quicken and edged left over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 7l behind Sunny Game (8-9) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Apr.
Advisor (FR) 14-1 (9-7) Led, hung left from over 1f out, strongly pressed final furlong, headed and one pace final 110 yards, 2nd of 16, 1l behind New Code (9-3) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Apr.
Gee Dee Nen 18-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, tailed off, 15th of 20, 26l behind Ghimaar (9-7) at Goodwood 2m 5f hcp 0-95 (2) gd in Jul.
Bow To No One (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 11, 5l behind Spensley (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Nov.
Kayef (GER) 16-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, pushed along 6f out, struggling in rear 4f out, never a factor, 9th of 10, 13l behind Montaff (9-11) at Ripon 2m hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Apr.
Muzo (USA) 7-1 (8-11) Led 2f, tracked winner, ridden to challenge from over 1f out, not quicken near finish, 5th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Battleoftrafalgar (8-13) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Apr.
Parhelion 14-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 2f out, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong, 4th of 13, 6l behind Warne's Way (8-13) at Newbury 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Cat O' Nine Tails 9-4fav (9-3) Tracked winner, every chance over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 11th of 13, 17l behind Royal Trooper (9-6) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Sep.
Salontyre (GER) 5-2fav (9-6) Held up mid-division, soon tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon in command, won at Chepstow 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jun beating Vertueux (9-1) by 3 1/2l, 8 ran.
Aaman (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, led after 2f, clear over 7f out, hard driven over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Catterick 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Oct beating Madamlily (9-7) by 8l, 14 ran.
