a little slow into stride, towards rear, headway over 3f out, no extra over 1f out, lost 4th inside final furlong
in touch in mid-division, closed over 4f out, went 2nd over 2f out, led 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
prominent, led 8f out, headed 1f out, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish
slowly away, held up in rear, some headway over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, went modest 4th inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 3rd and outpaced over 1f out, stayed on inside final 150 yards, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner
held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, never involved
chased leaders, driven over 4f out, struggling over 3f out, well behind final 2f
led, headed 8f out, weakened over 2f out
SUN FESTIVAL returns to this venue for the first time since winning over track and trip in July. He’s won again on the all-weather subsequently while Send In The Clouds has scored twice here this year and beat Decisive Call last month. Both Chinthurst and Control have gone close over course and distance recently and Tawtheef is not out of this either on an earlier second here.
Send In The Clouds 9-4fav (9-10) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Chinese Whisperer (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Decisive Call (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Raced keenly, led 1f, lost 2nd 5f out, chased leaders, ridden and hung left over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 21 3/4l behind Western Stars (10-2) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Control 16-5 (9-12) Held up in last pair, headway out wide tracking leaders 5f out, going well 3f out, weakened final furlong, weight cloth slipped off inside final 2f and disqualified as rider weighed in light, 4th of 6, 2 1/4l behind Temur Khan (9-3) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Oct.
Silver Bubble 10-3 (9-5) Head to one side and awkwardly away, waited with in rear, some headway out wide over 2f out, stayed on late, 6th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Cryptos Dream (9-5) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Oct.
Chinthurst 7-2 (9-3) Led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and hung right briefly over 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, held final 100 yards, kept on, 2nd of 9, nk behind Cryptos Dream (9-5) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Oct.
Tawtheef (IRE) 4-1cfav (9-7) Held up towards rear, carried left over 1f out, soon hampered, no impression, 10th of 11, 15 3/4l behind Someone's Wish (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Lord Clenaghcastle (IRE) 9-2jfav (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on between horses inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 5th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Magical Dragon (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
On The Nose 66-1 (9-3) Led 3f, chased leader until ridden and lost 2nd 2f out, chased leaders, weakened rapidly final furlong, soon behind, last of 11, 17 1/4l behind Magical Dragon (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Sun Festival 11-4jfav (9-13) Held up in mid-division, headway out wide 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd inside final 100 yards, not reach winner, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Angel Of Peace (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
