towards rear, headway on inside 2f out, chased leaders and switched right over 1f out, stong run inside final furlong, led towards finish
always towards rear
mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, out paced 3f out, never dangerous after
always towards rear
towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, chasing leaders and switched left over 1f out, soon ridden and hung left, every chance inside final furlong, not pace of winner towards finish
led for 2f, tracked leader until 10f out, chased leaders, weakened 2f out
in touch, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous after
mid-division on outside, ridden and weakened over 2f out, soon behind
mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, 5th and one pace when edged left inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner towards finish
tracked leader, led 11f out until over 6f out, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
steadied start, held up last, rapid headway to lead over 6f out, clear 4f out, ridden and headed 1f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong
took keen hold, chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out and weakened over 2f out
Nonrunner
CAPTAIN GEORGE is just 3llb higher in the weights than when he won this last year and has fewer questions to answer than the majority of his rivals. The gelding gets a tentative nomination ahead of Hope Is High and Penny Poet , who make the most appeal from the very modest bunch drawn together as opposition.
Hope Is High 11-10fav (9-1) Tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden clear well over 1f out, kept on, very easily, won at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (6) gf in Aug beating Best Example (9-7) by 7l, 9 ran.
Ivanhoe 14-1 (9-1) Chased clear leaders, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 11, dist behind Moabit (9-12) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (5) sft in Jul.
Captain George (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, led 2f out, soon ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Desert Cross (9-6) at Bath 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Ayla's Emperor 20-1 (10-0) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, no extra over 1f out, 6th of 10, 11 1/4l behind Tsundoku (9-0) at Chepstow 2m hcp (6) sft in Jul.
Powered (IRE) 7-1 (9-9) Slowly away in touch, ridden over 2f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Wolfcatcherjack (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Quay Point (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Ocean Gale (8-8) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Briac (FR) 20-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Ocean Gale (8-8) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Sir Dylan 16-1 (8-13) Held up in touch, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 14 1/4l behind Ocean Gale (8-8) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Penny Poet (IRE) 9-1 (8-10) Mid-division, headway when not clear run over 2f out, ridden to challenge on inside over 1f out, soon every chance, short of room throughout final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Cosmic Tigress (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Wassail 6-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, effort on outside over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 12 1/4l behind Innoko (9-5) at Bath 1m 5f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Shot In The Dark (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 14 1/2l behind Desert Cross (9-6) at Bath 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Vexillum (IRE) 20-1 (11-10) Always behind, tailed off when blundered 2 out, 10th of 12, dist behind Miss Conway (10-5) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Fleetwood Poppy 25-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, hanging left over 1f out, 4th of 6, 17 1/2l behind Ban Shoof (10-0) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Meetings Man (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 37 1/2l behind Desert Cross (9-6) at Bath 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Jul.