held up towards rear, neverinvolved
headway from wide draw to lead after 1f, clear over 2f out, ridden and reduced lead when hung left over 1f out, headed and no extra final 110 yards
tracked leaders out wide, pushed along over 3f out, soon lost place
held up towards rear of mid-division, headway on inside 2f out, plugged on in 4th inside final furlong
raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, soon behind
led 1f, settled 3rd 8f out, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up and always towards rear
held up off the pace in last pair, headway out wide and hung left over 1f out, stayed on in 3rd final 110 yards, never any chance with easy winner
chased leaders, went 2nd 8f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd inside final 2f, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong
held up off the pace and always towards rear
slowly into stride, behind, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, never going pace to reach leaders
mid-division, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, rallied and hung left over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders 3f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, switched right over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead final 110 yards, bit in hand
NonRunner
Brains has done all his winning over shorter trips so far including last month’s double over a mile. Global Art only won an amateurs' race at Newmarket recently while Dual Identity remains 6lb higher than an earlier success at Salisbury. BAY OF NAPLES struggled at Chester last time but was only beaten a nose in a higher grade contest over track and trip before that and is taken to confirm running with third-placed Abrag.
Bay Of Naples (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Held up, pushed along and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 10 3/4l behind Emiyn (9-3) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Brains (IRE) 9-4 (9-11) Made all, drew clear inside final 2f, stayed on well, unchallenged, won at Ffos Las 1m hcp (5) gs in Sep beating Latent Heat (9-6) by 4 3/4l, 11 ran.
Mythical Madness 5-1 (9-5) Held up in last, shaken up 4f out, ridden well over 2f out, stayed on through beaten horses, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 5, 5l behind Strawberry Jack (9-5) at Redcar 1m stks (5) gd in Sep.
Global Art 20-1 (10-6) Slowly away in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (4) gf in Sep beating Mark Of Respect (10-2) by 1l, 13 ran.
Ajax Tavern 22-1 (10-12) Midfield, not fluent 3rd, struggling when hit 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last, at Huntingdon 2m mdn (4) gd in May.
Desert Emperor 9-4fav (9-7) Prominent, headway to lead over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened, 4th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Knowing (9-3) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
London Arch 16-1 (9-4) Soon tracking leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Goldie Hawk (9-11) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Aug.
Kentucky Kingdom (IRE) 40-1 (8-13) Keen towards rear, never a factor, 7th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Neenee's Choice (9-7) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Abrag (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Noble Peace (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
The Whipmaster (IRE) 9-2 (8-1) Always towards rear, some late minor headway, never on terms, 8th of 10, 13 1/4l behind Second Slip (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Psyche 40-1 (8-12) Behind most of way, 9th of 12, 5 3/4l behind Pistoletto (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Elusive Artist (IRE) 4-1 (9-8) Raced wide tracked leaders, went 2nd over 5f out, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 19 1/4l behind Ariel (9-8) at Ripon 1m hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Athers (IRE) 11-1 (8-6) Raced towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never a threat, last of 8, 11 1/4l behind Bascule (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Ritchie Valens (IRE) 66-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Anythingtoday (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Dual Identity (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, travelled strongly and made headway at 3f, joined leader and ridden at 2f, kept on and every chance final furlong, weakened close home, 5th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Crema Inglesa (9-0) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Sep.