took keen hold, raced wide in mid-division, ridden and weakened well over 1f out
held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home
tracked leading pair, went 2nd over 3f out, led 3f out, ridden and headed 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra and lost 3rd close home
took keen hold, held up in close 5th, headway on inside chasing leaders over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
heavily restrained leaving stalls, took keen hold and held up last, headway on outside over 1f out, 2nd inside final furlong, pushed along to lead final 150 yards, won going away and eased close home
took keen hold tracking leading trio, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, headed final 150 yards, one pace
took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders 2f out, no impression and weakened entering final furlong
held up in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
raced keenly, led and set steady pace, headed 3f out, chased leader until ridden over 1f out, chased leaders, no extra final 100 yards
chased leader until pushed along over 3f out, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Perfect Cracker bids for a hat-trick off only a 4lb higher mark than when winning at Windsor last time. He has to come into the reckoning while a better effort is expected from Endless Credit with a couple of runs under his belt. Odin ended last year with a double on the Polytrack and will find this tougher but Kashmir Peak drops down a couple of grades and could figure. L'ORFEO won for Andre Fabre in France last year and has swapped Sheikh Mohammed's colours for the Godolphin blue. A chance is taken he's ready for action on his return and he gets a tentative vote.
Kashmir Peak (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Took keen hold and held up towards rear, never involved, 9th of 11, 10l behind Arab Spring (9-9) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gd in May.
Odin (IRE) 5-2 (11-0) Held up mid-division, headway over 5f out, soon chased leaders, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 7l behind Echo Brava (9-11) at Kempton 1m 4f amt hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Endless Credit (IRE) 7-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders on inside, challenged 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 6l behind Noble Alan (9-1) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
Icebuster 10-3 (9-7) Chased leaders, headway to go 2nd over 1f out, stayed on well, no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 4 1/2l behind Sunny Future (8-11) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
Gabrial The Hero (USA) 4-1fav (9-4) Very slowly away, always in rear, ridden 3f out, no impression, 7th of 9, 45l behind Ex Oriente (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug '12.
Kingscroft (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Chased leader, ridden over 1f out, stayed on and just failed, 2nd of 8, ns behind Talent Scout (9-3) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Perfect Cracker 4-1 (8-10) Held up in last pair, good heaway between horses 2f out, 2nd approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, drifted left, kept on well (hand-timed), won at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jun beating Red Warrior (9-7) by 1l, 8 ran.
Karam Albaari (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Held up disputing 5th, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, tried to rally on outside over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 7l behind Perfect Cracker (8-10) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jun.
Correggio 10-1 (9-1) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression towards finish, 5th of 7, 1 3/4l behind Epic Battle (9-7) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jun.
Prophesy (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace and no impression, 7th of 16, 12l behind Saved By The Bell (10-1) at York 1m 4f app hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jun.
L'orfeo (9-4) 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Kareman (8-13) at Toulouse(FR) 1m 2f 3yo stk gd in Sep.
Red Inca 11-2 (8-8) Close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Awake My Soul (9-6) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jun '13.
