made all, led far side group and overall leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on gamely final furlong
chased leaders far side, ridden over 1f out, hung right approaching final furlong, edged left inside, stayed on
held up stands side, ridden 2f out, ran on to lead group inside final furlong, kept on
chased leaders to halfway far side
reared at start, towards rear stands side, headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
led stands side group, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
towards rear, never dangerous in centre
chased leaders to halfway centre
dwelt, towards rear, stands side, hung left over 2f out, never dangerous
chased leaders far side, effort over 2f out, soon beaten
always rear division far side
led central group to halfway, soon weakened
mid-division far side group, pushed along halfway, driven over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
Nonrunner
David Nicholls has a fairly quiet time of late but his runner Trinculo has an obvious chance at the weights here and has ground conditions to suit so he may be worth chancing in this moderate contest where the main dangers look to be Witchry and Throw The Dice. The last mentioned has run well under testing conditions before but is probably better on a faster surface and he has plenty to find with the selection at the weights anyway. Viewforth is better treated than most and does have his ground as well so he could be a bigger threat than Westbrook Blue, who has given little sign for encouragement in recent starts in admittedly better races. Witchry would have claims on the pick of his form but that has all been on a faster surface and on this ground a safer option looks to be Trinculo, who gets the vote.
Trinculo (IRE) 1-2fav (9-7) Raced wide, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on, won at Catterick 5f clm (6) sft in Aug beating Sounds Simla (8-5) by a nk, 6 ran.
Westbrook Blue 33-1 (8-0) Chased leaders, weakened final furlong, 10th of 14, 6l behind Dhaular Dhar (8-10) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-100 (2) sft.
Witchry 8-1 (9-2) Held up, ridden over 1f out, driven to lead final half furlong, headed and no extra final strides, 2nd of 15, hd behind Endless Summer (8-8) at Sandown 5f clm (5) gs in Sept.
Throw The Dice 12-1 (8-13) Led far side group, headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 14, 2l behind Alugat (8-12) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-65 (6) sft.
Dark Champion 9-1 (9-3) Behind, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Alugat (9-3) at Catterick 5f app hcp (6) gd.
Tipsy Lillie 33-1 (9-2) Raced far side, behind, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong to take 2nd near finish, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Limonia (9-5) at Folkestone 6f fll hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Viewforth 13-2 (9-1) Prominent centre, pushed along halfway, ridden and stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Alugat (8-12) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-65 (6) sft.
Katie Boo (IRE) 100-1 (8-9) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 9th of 13, 20l behind Yorkshire Blue (9-2) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-80 (4) hvy.