prominent, pushed along and lost place over 5f out, ridden along over 3f out, stayed on final 2f
prominent, ridden along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up, headway on inner over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven and kept on final furlong, headed post
in touch, pushed along over 5f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden along 3f out, driven over 1f out, ran on final furlong to lead post
behind, headway over 7f out, ridden over 5f out, driven over 2f out, soon beaten
towards rear, ridden along over 3f out, never reached challenging position
Vice Admiral and Rule For Ever look the two to concentrate on here and the vote goes to the last-named, with Boxhall and Mister Arjay fighting it out for the places. The selection narrowly failed to get up at Catterick last time out but showed that he remains in good heart after a good all-weather campaign this year. The stable don't have a tremendous amount of winners however the horse is still 2lbs below his highest winning mark and with trip and ground to suit, he could be hard to beat. Vice Admiral won well last time out and Mick Easterby's enigmatic four-year-old should be involved if putting his best foot forward. Watch the market for clues there. Mister Arjay is consistent and stays at the one pace so will need a good gallop to score today. Boxhall and Noddies Way are both consistent but neither is a world-beater. The latter stays longer than the mother-in-law so is another who will need a strong pace to score today. Once again another competitive contest, and Rule For Ever gets the most tenetative of votes.
Mister Arjay (USA) 9-1 (8-3) Tracked leaders, switched right to race stands' side over 3f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 12, 8l behind Bollin Derek (8-12) at York 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Rule For Ever 9-2fav (9-10) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, driven over 1f out, ran on final furlong, 2nd of 13, hd behind Vice Admiral (8-10) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Boxhall (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 5, 5l behind Gee Dee Nen (9-7) at Thirsk 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Karlani (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, 6th of 8, 14l behind Alfonso (8-7) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Barton Belle 50-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 13, 14l behind Cedar Mountain (9-13) at Southwell 1m 3f mdn stk (5) fbs.
Vice Admiral 11-2 (8-10) Led, headed after 2f, remained in touch, regained lead over 4f out, challenged over 2f out, kept on gamely final furlong, won at Catterick 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf beating Rule For Ever (9-10) by a hd, 13 ran.
Noddies Way 28-1 (7-13) Tracked leader, driven to challenge 3f out, chased winner over 2f out, one pace, 3rd of 15, 5l behind Full House (9-5) at Goodwood 2m hcap (4) gd.
Compton Commander 50-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 13, 11l behind Vice Admiral (8-10) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
