led, pushed along halfway, headed and weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, every chance 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, losing place when slightly hampered inside final furlong
raced keenly, held up tracking leaders in close 4th, good headway near side of group 2f out, went 2nd approaching final furlong, hung left and challenged inside final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish, fair bit in hand
RAASEL arrives with leading claims. He won a handicap at Haydock last week but edges this at the weights and finished third in a Group 2 sprint earlier when ahead of Silky Wilkie. The latter subsequently went close in the Listed Beverley Bullet while Rogue Lightning won here before scoring at the Shergar Cup fixture at Ascot and is preferred to Fine Wine.
Fine Wine (FR) 11-1 (9-8) Tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden to lead 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Alligator Alley (8-12) at Newcastle 5f hcp (2) pol in Aug.
Raasel 4-1 (10-0) Held up off the pace in rear, shaken up over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead towards finish, won at Haydock 5f hcp (2) gd in Sep beating Tees Spirit (9-0) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Silky Wilkie (IRE) 15-8jfav (9-4) Close up in touch, ridden 2f out, headway to lead entering final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, diminishing advantage near finish, headed final strides, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Kerdos (9-3) at Beverley 5f lst stks (1) gd in Sep.
Rogue Lightning (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Held up in mid-division, good headway far side of group halfway, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Ascot 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug beating Intrinsic Bond (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.