held up in touch, tracked leaders 4f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well
chased leaders, weakened well over 1f out
chased leader, led over 6f out, headed over 1f out, one pace
held up in rear, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
led, headed over 6f out, weakened well over 4f out
held up in touch, chased leader over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, one pace
ANOTHER MOMENT has a 4lb rise in the weights for his recent second to Lost Soldier Three at Catterick but that may not be enough to stop him and he gets our vote. The first two were well-clear when we last saw the selection and he just bumped into a very well-treated individual. A progressive gelding that started off his career (like many of the stables do) in junior bumpers, he has progressed well with his racing and gets our vote. Hits Only Vic must be of interest given the way that he romped to victory last time; he is still in the Cesarewitch and it is unlikely that connections would want to bottom him here. Zeitgeist should improve on his recent outing after some time off, whilst Hurlingham is taking his racing well and is still fairly treated on old form. First Look ran well when we last saw him but this may just be a fitness run for a return to obstacles, and so we will stick with Another Moment as the nomination.
Hits Only Vic (USA) 3-1 (10-0) Held up, shaken up to lead over 1f out, soon drew clear, eased towards finish, won at Haydock 1m 6f hcap (4) hvy in Sept beating Red Fama (9-7) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Zeitgeist (IRE) 33-1 (9-10) Held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 14l behind Always Bold (8-11) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcap (3) sft in Sept.
Power Elite (IRE) 33-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 15, 8l behind Dar Es Salaam (8-9) at Newbury 1m 2f hcap (4) gd in Sept.
Hurlingham 11-2 (8-12) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, not quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Always Bold (8-11) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcap (3) sft in Sept.
Monolith 20-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 10l behind Nero West (8-7) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in May.
First Look (FR) 15-2 (8-6) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 5th of 12, 3l behind Nero West (8-7) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in May.
Another Moment 9-4fav (9-4) Held up, headway over 1f out, driven and kept on final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Lost Soldier Three (9-10) at Catterick 1m 4f hcap (3) gs in Sept.