mid-division on inside, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no chance with winner
chased leaders out wide, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, headway, over 1f out, weakened towards finish
raced keenly chasing leaders on inside, went 2nd over 1f out until inside final furlong, weakened soon after
mid-division on inside, pushed along over 2f out, some headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
wore hood to post, off the pace towards rear, not much room between horses and kept on steadily inside final furlong, went 4th post, eyecatcher
made all, clear when jinked right briefly over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, unchallenged
slowly into stride, behind, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer but no chance with winner
off the pace towards rear, never involved
raced wide chasing leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened
raced keenly, chased leaders out wide,pushed along and went 2nd over 2f out until over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong
raced keenly, held up and always towards rear
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened towards finish, lost 4th post
It could pay to stick with THE WAITING GAME given she defied a 9lb rise at Southwell to land a hat-trick with both earlier victories coming over track and trip. Munificent has done all his winning over the minimum trip so far, including at Wolverhampton last time, but Araifjan was beaten less than a length at Wolverhampton and has undergone a breathing operation subsequently. Sir Rodneyredblood, Lilkian and Bobby On The Beat can pop up at this level when in the mood.
Mohareb 16-1 (10-0) Chased leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 8 3/4l behind Bill Plumb (9-11) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Lilkian 33-1 (9-8) Front mid-division, pushed along 2f out, plugged on same pace, 6th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Laoisman (9-11) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Bear Profit (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, 11th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Minnetonka (9-10) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Hover On The Wind (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Prominent, ridden and lost position over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Zero Carbon (9-12) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Sir Rodneyredblood 28-1 (9-11) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, battled on, no extra final 110 yards, 3rd of 14, 2l behind Tyke (9-11) at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Legende d'Art (IRE) 4-1fav (9-7) In rear, pushed along over 2f out, made no impression, 7th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Yoshimi (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
The Waiting Game 11-10fav (10-0) Close up in touch, headway travelling well over 2f out where ridden, soon led and went clear, 2 lengths clear entering final furlong, kept up to work inside final furlong, readily, won at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Aug beating Eldeyaar (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Hiatus (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) In touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 5l behind How Impressive (9-8) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Bobby On The Beat (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) Disputed, led after 1st furlong, headed 2f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong, last of 12, 8 1/4l behind Okami (9-8) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Araifjan 17-2 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway when not much room over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 3/4l behind Bill Plumb (9-11) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Munificent 10-3jfav (9-4) Keen, headway to join leader over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on, asserted to lead close home, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep beating Speed Dial Baileys (9-5) by nk, 7 ran.
Seas Of Elzaam (IRE) 11-4jfav (9-7) Midfield, driven along over 2f out, no extra final furlong, no impression, last of 8, 12 1/4l behind Written Broadcast (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in May.
Sassy Redhead 14-1 (9-3) Raced keenly chasing leaders, every chance when ridden and hung left inside final 2f, weakened soon after, 7th of 10, 12 1/4l behind Proud Fairy (10-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) gf in Jul.
