held up towards rear, headway 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
started slowly, held up in rear, ridden along and beaten over 2f out, soon eased, tailed off
tracked leaders, effort travelling well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
made most until over 2f out, weakened soon after
held up in rear towards far side, still plenty to do when switched left over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, finished well to 3rd and gaining close home
with leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened soon after
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
close up, ridden and rider dropped reins over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened entering final 2f, eased when no chance final furlong
held up, headway towards far side over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, strong challenge well inside final furlong, just held
awkward leaving stalls, soon tracked leaders, 2nd going well over 2f out, led over 1f out, hard driven and pressed well inside final furlong, held on all out
held up in rear, switched left and headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders inside final furlong, outpaced to 4th close home
Kieren Fallon's record for Mark Johnston makes Opus Maximus more interesting than he ordinarily would be while stablemate Ginger Jack has Richard Hills on board for the first time but both may struggle to contain KING OF WINDSOR. Ralph Beckett's gelding disappointed at Kempton when last seen but should do better returned to turf and both previous efforts, including a course and distance second, read very well. The visor is left off Oratory in favour of a tongue-tie as connections bid to get another win out of a horse they consider well-treated so he's respected along with Webbow, who ran a fine race from out of the weights at Doncaster and is closely matched with King Of Windsor on a line through Sea Lord. Credit Swap likes the ground and took third from a pound higher in the 2009 edition of this so must have each-way claims along with Shavansky, who faced an impossible task at Goodwood and won the separate race for second well.
Oratory (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Close up, ridden to chase leader 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 15, 5l behind Al Khaleej (9-1) at Newmarket 7f hcp 105 (2) gs in Aug.
Shavansky 33-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, took keen hold, steady headway on outside over 4f out, challenged over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, unable to quicken, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Nationalism (9-6) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp 0-100 (2) sft.
Webbow (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Tracked leader winner stand's side, ridden and edged left over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Capponi (8-9) at Doncaster 1m hcp 0-110 (2) gd.
Benandonner (USA) 11-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to chase leading pair over 1f out, no impression, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Set The Trend (9-7) at Ascot 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Aug.
Credit Swap 15-2 (9-10) Hampered start, in rear, headway 2f out, short of room and switched right 1f out, stayed on to lead post, won at Yarmouth 1m hcp 0-85 (4) sft beating Marvo (8-13) by nk, 9 ran.
The Fifth Member (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) Led, headed 6f out, chased leader to well over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 11l behind Spinning (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Nov.
Ginger Jack 11-4fav (9-4) In touch on outer, pushed along over 3f out and outpaced, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Oriental Scot (8-9) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Opus Maximus (IRE) 17-2 (8-9) Dwelt, held up towards rear, ridden and beaten over 2f out, 11th of 12, 12l behind Smarty Socks (8-6) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Aug.
King Of Windsor (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Soon in rear and pushed along, pushed along on inside over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, never going pace to threaten leaders, 6th of 9, 4l behind Faithful One (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Sarah Park (IRE) 17-2 (9-5) Soon close up, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 20l behind First City (9-13) at Newbury 1m fll hcp (2) gd in Jul.
South Cape 9-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 10l behind Nationalism (9-6) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp 0-100 (2) sft.
Brick Red 11-1 (9-4) In touch, improved over 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden and ran on well from 1f out to lead well inside final furlong, held on, won at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug beating Master Mylo (8-9) by hd, 13 ran.
First Cat 12-1 (9-2) Steadied start, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, not reached leaders, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Parvaaz (9-4) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
