held up in rear, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
chased leaders, effort when short of room over 1f out, stayed on same pace
mid-division, headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong
led, strongly challenged from well over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra
slowly into stride, behind, late headway, never a threat
chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up, headway over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, soon switched left, every chance entering final furlong, kept on under pressure
in touch, lost place over 2f out
tracked leaders, every chance when hung left under pressure entering final furlong, no extra closing stages
held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on into 3rd, never a threat
Nonrunner
The three-year-old HOMESICK BOY (NAP) was tackling this trip for the first time when scoring with something to spare here last month and though an 8lb rise makes this tougher the opposition looks very moderate. Third-place Ignatius was beaten 5l though is 9lb better off so should get closer but Carvelas, who has won three times around here, was beaten 10l and never looked like winning. Affluence completed a double over shorter trips in July, both on fast going, but has won on Polytrack at Lingfield while Que Quieres was having only his fourth start when runner-up over 2m here but never got close enough to mount a challenge. Olaf won a 1m1f claimer at Lingfield in August and changed stables but hasn't shown much for new connections and steps up markedly in trip.
Affluence (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Held up, headway 3 out, short of room approaching next, ridden and stayed on approaching last, not trouble leaders, 3rd of 9, 4 1/4l behind Welland (11-4) at Fakenham 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Heron (USA) 20-1 (9-12) Slowly into stride, always behind, 11th of 13, 14 1/2l behind Philonikia (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Sea Of Mystery (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Held up, pushed along halfway, ridden over 3f out, never on terms, 7th of 12, 28 1/2l behind Anna Bunina (9-4) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Bill Cody (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, outpaced final furlong, 5th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Waterfront (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Extreme Appeal (IRE) 25-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 13, 5 1/2l behind Vibrance (9-7) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Konigin 9-1 (9-6) Held up, never dangerous, 10th of 13, 12 1/4l behind Yamato (8-9) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Homesick Boy (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, held up behind, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead inside final 100 yards, driven out, won at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Mongolia (9-1) by 2 1/2l, 16 ran.
Olaf 5-1 (9-6) Led until headed approaching final furlong, faded closing stages, 6th of 10, 6 1/2l behind Chamomile (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Ignatius (IRE) 9-2fav (8-11) Led after 2f, driven over 3f out, ridden and headed 1f out, stayed on in narrow 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 16, 5l behind Homesick Boy (8-9) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Que Quieres (USA) 25-1 (9-1) Steadied start, held up last, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, headway on wide outside over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd well inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge, 2nd of 5, 3 3/4l behind Jeweller (10-7) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Carvelas (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 4l behind Herm (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Nov.
