in touch, lost place halfway, in rear, not a factor
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, faded inside final furlong
raced wide close up, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, driven out
dwelt headway to track leader after 1f, ridden and edged left over 1f out, weakened final furlong
in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
dwelt in touch, not clear run over 2f out, headway when switched right approaching final furlong, driven to press winner inside final furlong, ran on, just held
CHARLIES MATE continued his good progress with a cosy two length success at Kempton last time. He s upped a further 7lb but is still preferred to Breakheart, who looks more favourably weighted than the selection but is hard to catch right. Tommy s Secret finished ahead of Al s Memory at Lingfield recently but has won just the once since 2012 while Nouveau Foret failed to threaten the winner when runner up over track and trip three weeks ago. Lady Estella has won over 7f and is only 3lb higher but has plenty to prove over this longer distance.
Breakheart (IRE) 7-2fav (9-12) Soon held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders under pressure over 2f out, ridden disputing 3rd over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Ze King (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Charlies Mate 7-2fav (9-4) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, led over 1f out, kept on well, won at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct beating Collodi (9-4) by 2l, 12 ran.
Al's Memory (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 9l behind Nice Thoughts (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Tommy's Secret 4-1fav (9-4) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 4th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Nice Thoughts (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Baileys En Premier (FR) (9-13) last of 16, 13 1/2l behind Pain Perdu (8-11) at Deauville 7f stks pol in Oct.
Lord Reason 3-1fav (9-4) Prominent, ridden and one pace 2f out, edged left over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 5th of 10, 2l behind Idol Deputy (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Nouveau Foret 7-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Slovak (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp fll (5) pol in Oct.
Lady Estella (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) In rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Russian Radiance (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Oct.