smartly away and soon prominent, led after 2f, ridden before 1f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong, faced challenge inside final furlong, always doing enough near finish, game
midfield, outpaced 2f out, ridden before 1f, ran on
pushed along to lead early, headed after 2f, pushed along before 2f out, no extra when dropped to fourth final strides
in touch, chased leader when went second 2f out, ridden before 1f out, soon lost position, weakened inside final furlong
smartly away and soon prominent, chased leaders when switched towards stand-side 2f out, went third inside final furlong, weakening when dropped to fourth final strides
always towards rear, outpaced from 2f out, ridden when raced alone on far side from 1f out, gradually weakened
towards rear, still a lot to do when raced wide 2f out, switched right when ridden before 1f out, rallied and ran on to take third closing stages, never nearer
held up, going when 2f out, ridden when went second before 1f out, every chance 1f out, unable to quicken inside final 110 yards, kept on but no chance with winner near finish
prominent, went third before halfway, pushed along 2f out, outpaced 1f out, weakened quickly and dropped to last inside final 110 yards
Phoenix Star completed a double over the minimum trip at Newcastle in September while Thank The Lord finished in front of Mehmo went going close here, but also steps up in trip. Langholm is regularly in the mix on Turf but debuts on the all-weather but ARAIFJAN has won three times here and, having posted a better effort at Wolverhampton last time, gets the vote off his current mark.
Araifjan 11-2 (9-11) Held up, headway when switched right approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Nazca (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Phoenix Star (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Captain's Bar (9-9) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Thank The Lord 8-1 (9-10) Pushed along to chase winner, switched right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, strong challenge close home, just failed, 2nd of 9, shd behind Suanni (9-5) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Langholm (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Led, headed over 5f out, led again over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Pembrokeshire (9-9) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Gatwick Kitten (USA) 6-1 (9-5) Tracked leader on inside, pushed along over 1f out, never threatened, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Capuchinero (9-12) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Wiley Post 8-1 (9-10) Towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, not clear run briefly entering final furlong, never a factor, 9th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Lion Ring (9-6) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Mehmo (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Hampered start, towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Suanni (9-5) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Fircombe Hall 5-2fav (9-7) Raced keenly off the pace towards rear, no room inside final furlong and not persevered with, 9th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Eyes (9-4) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Endless Season (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Always towards rear, outpaced from before 3f out, never dangerous, 9th of 10, 15 3/4l behind Intoxicata (9-6) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
