jumped left at times, led before 1st, went left and awkward 5th and next, hung left and came wide in home straight, pushed along and joined when hit 2 out, soon headed and lost 2nd, weakened tamely between last two
edgy, keen and always in rear, never a factor
held up in 4th, went 3rd out wide after 3 out, challenged and wide approaching 2 out, close 2nd soon after 2 out, carried head high and upsides last, ridden into narrow lead run-in, battled on gamely to assert towards finish
raced keenly in 3rd on inside, lost 3rd soon after 3 out, weakened before next
led until before 1st, chased leader, challenged out wide 2 out, led soon after, ridden and strongly pressed last when not fluent last, narrowly headed run-in, pressed winner until no extra towards finish
Kloth Of Utopia (FR) 11-8fav (10-5) won at Auteuil 2m 2f hvy in Oct beating Lou Marina (10-7) by 12l, 11 ran.
Touquet (FR) 7-2 (11-0) Prominent, led 2nd, ridden when slow last, stayed on and drew clear flat, won at Plumpton 2m (4) gs in Oct beating Luna Effect (10-13) by 7l, 7 ran.
Western Knight (IRE) 22-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, mistake 5th, headway after 3 out, ridden to chase leader after 2 out, kept on strongly run-in, led towards finish, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f (4) gd in Nov beating Julius Des Pictons (11-0) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Copper Jack (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Prominent, pushed along 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 7th of 10, 14 1/2l behind Idaho Sun (11-1) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f mdn (5) hvy in Oct.
Excello (FR) 33-1 (11-1) Raced wide in mid-division, weakened 16th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (1) hvy in Mar.
Silver Thorn 9-4fav (11-4) Held up in touch on inside, challenged 2 out, led before last, stayed on and drew clear final 100 yards, won at Stratford 2m 6f mdn (4) hvy in Oct beating Carrig Kate (10-11) by 3 3/4l, 7 ran.
