close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon joined, headed post
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong
close up, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong
close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
outpaced, ridden and headway over 1f out, switched right to stand side rail inside final furlong, ran on to lead post
towards rear, never on terms
prominent, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
dwelt, towards rear, headway halfway, ridden to join leader over 1f out, not quicken close home
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
JACOB'S PILLOW can defy a big weight here. He's gone off favourite in four of his last five starts and finished second in them all. One of those defeats came at the hands of Taffetta, who was receiving 7lb when beating him just over a length at Ayr and will have to concede weight here with riders’ claims taken into consideration. Hit The Lights hasn't been running well while Diminutive has won just twice in 37 starts and has gone back up in the ratings. This seems too short for Coolcalmcollected, who won over 7f at Salisbury and ran over a mile last time, while Sir Geoffrey hasn't been running well enough to consider.
Jacob's Pillow 11-4fav (9-7) Prominent, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Taffetta (9-0) at Ayr 5f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Taffetta 8-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never able to challenge, 4th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Rural Celebration (9-7) at Newcastle 5f hcp fll (5) pol in Oct.
Mercers Row 8-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Taffetta (9-0) at Ayr 5f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Hit The Lights (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, lost place well over 1f out, 8th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Coiste Bodhar (9-6) at Nottingham 5f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Windforpower (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Chip Or Pellet (8-7) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Coolcalmcollected (IRE) 5-1 (9-12) Slowly into stride, soon prominent, led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards, 6th of 12, 6 3/4l behind Candesta (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Whipphound 4-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden to press winner over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Robbian (8-7) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Diminutive (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on, never on terms, 5th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Ask The Guru (9-7) at Kempton 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Sir Geoffrey (IRE) 9-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, soon weakened, 6th of 15, 3 1/4l behind Very First Blade (10-8) at Catterick 5f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
A J Cook (IRE) 18-1 (10-12) Towards rear, headway final furlong, one pace, 8th of 15, 5l behind Very First Blade (10-8) at Catterick 5f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Minty Jones 33-1 (10-5) Reared start and slowly away, behind, never on terms, last of 12, 12 1/2l behind Caeser The Gaeser (10-9) at Carlisle 6f hcp (6) gf in Aug.