tracked front pair, pushed 3f out and soon ridden, stayed on to almost lead entering final furlong, kept on one pace
awkward leaving stalls, held up behind leaders, pushed approaching 3f out, every chance when ridden after 2f out, stayed on well behind comfortable winner
soon led, joined and pushed before 2f out, ridden and headed after 2f out, last and beaten entering final furlong
tracked leader, pushed to join leader approaching 2f out, led briefly after 2f out but ridden and headed before entering final furlong, faded late on
in rear, switched right from 2f out and made smooth headway, pushed entering final furlong and soon hit front, always doing enough late on, cosily
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Both The Tide Turns and Murhib have looked high enough in the weights since completing doubles on the all-weather and it remains to be seen how Suns Up Guns Up fares bidding for a hat-trick in this higher grade having recorded back-to-back wins on the Turf last month. HEATH RISE also won a lower grade contest when scoring over 1m4f at Kempton last time but this extra distance can bring about further improvement so he gets the vote. Both Vin Rouge and Aleatoric drop down from 2m with the former preferred.
Murhib (IRE) 14-1 (10-1) Led, pushed along over 2f out, soon headed, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 13 1/2l behind Loving Dash (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Suns Up Guns Up 15-2 (10-0) Tracked leader, tracked leaders 6f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Aug beating Flying Standard (9-7) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Vin Rouge (IRE) 10-1 (9-8) Keen in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Blazon (10-0) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Aleatoric (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Chased leaders on outer early, raced freely, headway to lead after 4f, headed over 6f out, dropped to rear under 4f out and soon lost touch, last of 7, dist behind The Vegas Raider (9-9) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Heath Rise 10-11fav (9-4) Held up off the pace in last pair, niggled along 4f out, steady headway and switched to inside over 2f out, went 2nd under pressure and closed over 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish, won going away, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Aug beating Manzil (9-7) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
The Tide Turns 6-4fav (9-7) Mid-division, pushed before 3f out and hung slightly left, ridden 2f out, stayed on into 3rd before final furlong, never able to challenge, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Moliwood (9-8) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jun.