unruly prior to start, dwelt, soon chasing leaders, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, 2nd towards finish and closed, not reach winner
chased leaders, pushed along and slightly outpaced halfway, switched right and ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
walked to post, made all, held on gamely
chased leaders on outside, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace pace to threaten
chased winner, ridden to challenge over 1f out, edged left and ran on inside final furlong, weakened and lost places towards finish
outpaced in last pair, some headway over 1f out, never going pace to get involved
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
off the pace towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never on terms
well outpaced in rear, still last and plenty to do 1f out, strong run on rails inside final furlong, gaining finish, not get up
NonRunner
Take Cover lines up for this without his regular rider and Kimberella may need further these days. Paul Midgeley has his team in excellent shape and a case can be made for all three of his runners - our preference would be for Final Venture on form although Line Of Reason has run well in this race previously. JUDICIAL is a 5f specialist who won his only previous start here and is 4-5 on similar going. He does not have much to find on form with Take Cover and Kimberella and, with doubts attached to that pair, this may be his moment to shine. Last year's winner Alpha Delphini has been mixing it with some of the world's best and he should give a good account back at this level.
Final Venture 40-1 (9-11) With winner, lost place when ridden 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 7th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Marsha (9-8) at York 5f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Aug.
Kimberella 4-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Washington Dc (9-7) at Curragh 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Aug.
Take Cover 25-1 (9-11) Prominent, driven over 2f out, soon ridden and lost place, weakened final furlong, last of 11, 10 1/4l behind Marsha (9-8) at York 5f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Aug.
Alpha Delphini 50-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Marsha (9-8) at York 5f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Aug.
Desert Law (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Chased leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at York 5f hcp (2) gs in Aug beating Edward Lewis (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 16 ran.
Line Of Reason (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway on near side rail over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten, 8th of 15, 3 1/2l behind El Astronaute (8-8) at Goodwood 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Mirza 11-2 (10-0) Chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 6 1/2l behind Stake Acclaim (9-6) at Ascot 5f hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Pipers Note 8-1 (9-0) Raced far side, chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 19, 3/4l behind Mattmu (9-1) at Ripon 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Go On Go On Go On 8-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 14 1/4l behind Buying Trouble (9-3) at Haydock 6f lst fll stks (1) fm in May.
The Wagon Wheel (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Mid-division on outside, pushed along halfway, weakened 2f, 12th of 14, 12 1/2l behind Queen Kindly (8-13) at Pontefract 6f lst fll stks (1) gd in Aug.
Judicial (IRE) 3-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, wide over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Kimberella (9-1) at Chester 6f lst stks (1) gs in Aug.
