raced keenly, soon chasing leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, beaten when hampered over 1f out
held up last, never on terms
raced keenly, chased leader until hung left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, no impression and weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, headway on outside when not clear run briefly and switched right over 1f out, kept on
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, towards rear, closer on inside in mid-division over 3f out, good headway on rail over 1f out, ran on gamely under pressure to lead near finish
chased leaders on inside, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, not reach leaders
led, ridden over 1f out, ran on gamely until headed towards finish, joined for 3rd close home
held up and always towards rear, never involved
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
chased leaders on inside, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, led towards finish, headed post
Nonrunner
Dargel remains 8lb higher than when completing a double during the summer while Jabalaly’s earlier success at Kempton came over 7f. Arigato drops down a grade and makes more appeal than recent placed horses Balladeer and Yusra but a couple of these have more scope than the rest. Reine De Vitesse landed a maiden at Lingfield earlier in the month and can figure but BARDO CONTIGUO (NAP) made a winning start in handicaps when scoring at Ayr last month, despite running into trouble. Roger Varian’s charge would have won by a wider margin with a clear run and looks capable of better still.
Banksea 28-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, lost place and switched towards stands side over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 12 1/2l behind Fennaan (9-6) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Freerolling 11-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, 15th of 19, 16 1/2l behind Dubai Icon (9-2) at York 1m 2f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Arigato 25-1 (8-12) Tracked leader after 1f, pushed along over 2f out, lost 2nd 2f out, chased winner over 1f out until inside final furlong, weakened, 6th of 11, 5l behind Kasbaan (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (2) pol in Sep.
Glengarry 5-1fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 27 3/4l behind Fennaan (9-6) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Light Up Our Stars (IRE) 4-1 (8-12) Prominent, chased leader 8f out, pushed along over 2f out, weakened just over 1f out, 5th of 6, 7 3/4l behind Sandret (8-12) at Doncaster 1m 2f stks (3) gf in Sep.
Yusra 15-2 (9-10) Raced keenly, held up in 5th, edged right over 4f out, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not reach winner, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Crystal Casque (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp fll (4) pol in Oct.
Jabalaly (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway far side of group chasing leaders over 1f out, plugged on in 5th, 5th of 19, 6l behind Hafeet Alain (9-0) at York 7f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Reine De Vitesse (FR) 5-2 (9-0) Always prominent, wide on home turn, led inside final furlong, quickened clear and ran on well, won at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Oct beating Sheriffmuir (9-5) by 2 1/4l, 10 ran.
Dargel (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Held up in last pair, headway on outside 2f out, soon chasing leaders and hung right, 3rd and one pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Skyman (9-2) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Absolutio (FR) 9-1 (9-7) Took keen hold, led, headed 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 11th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Jalaad (9-12) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Battle Of Waterloo (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 2f out, never a threat, weakened and eased final furlong, last of 12, 34 1/2l behind Greek Hero (9-7) at Musselburgh 1m hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Bardo Contiguo (IRE) 6-1cfav (9-1) Mid-division, headway when not clear run well over 1f out, switched right, ran on strongly to lead close home, won at Ayr 1m hcp (5) gd in Sep beating Ascot Week (9-5) by hd, 14 ran.
Balladeer 20-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 3rd of 9, 3 3/4l behind Alrajaa (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Assembled 9-1 (9-2) Held up in mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, well beaten after, 9th of 13, 23 3/4l behind Olympic Conqueror (8-11) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Entertaining (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, never in contention, 10th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Sea Fox (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
