keen held up, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms
keen tracked winner until pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong
in touch, headway to chase winner over 2f out until approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
slowly away, towards rear, headway halfway, ridden to chase winner approaching final furlong, ran on
made all, ridden approaching final furlong, ran on
awkwardly away, keen in rear, headway halfway, weakened final furlong
close up, pushed along and weakened 2f out
in rear, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer
BROKEN SPEAR and Zip are the last two winners of this and came up against each other in the heavy ground over track and trip a fortnight ago when the former prevailed. He is 3lb lower than when successful last year so looks set for a repeat. Alablaq finished in front of Pocket The Profit when third at Newmarket but Final Watch ran below par in soft ground last time and the normally-consistent It Just Takes Time struggled on a testing surface here two weeks ago.
Final Watch 15-8fav (10-0) Never going well, off the pace and always towards rear, 10th of 13, 27 1/2l behind Biggles (10-0) at Newbury 7f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
It Just Takes Time (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Totally Charming (10-1) at Doncaster 7f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Alablaq (IRE) 10-1 (9-10) Tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 17, 2l behind Astral Beau (9-6) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Pocket The Profit 6-1 (9-8) In rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 4th of 17, 2 1/2l behind Astral Beau (9-6) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Broken Spear 11-2 (10-1) In rear centre, headway when switched left over 1f out, ran on, not reach leaders, 3rd of 20, nk behind Deputy (9-9) at Doncaster 7f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Zip 11-2 (10-0) Led centre group, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on, 4th of 20, 1/2l behind Deputy (9-9) at Doncaster 7f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Cold Stare (IRE) 13-2 (9-11) Raced near side, held up in last pair, pushed along and struggling halfway, headway chasing group leaders over 1f out, went 2nd in group and switched left 1f out, led group inside final furlong, no chance with leading trio far side, 4th of 18, 4 1/4l behind Give It Some Teddy (9-3) at Redcar 7f hcp (4) hvy in Nov.
Bay Breeze 9-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Music Society (9-10) at Catterick 6f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Dreams Of Thunder (IRE) 50-1 (9-4) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, faded from over 1f out, 6th of 19, 10 1/2l behind Yanifer (9-9) at York 7f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Roundhay Park 28-1 (9-10) Raced far side, held up in mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 18, 8 1/4l behind Give It Some Teddy (9-3) at Redcar 7f hcp (4) hvy in Nov.
