raced wide towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, led approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
in touch, headway to track leaders 3f out, pushed along to lead over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, rallied to lead again inside final furlong, headed final strides
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, not trouble leaders
close up, headway and switched left over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to lead final strides
raced wide, led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out
in rear, pushed along 3f out, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong
NonRunner
Unspoken has been lightly campaigned and gives the impression he’s better than he’s shown so far. The going has probably turned against Rich King but FIRST OFFICER (NAP) won easily on soft going at Nottingham last month when reverting to this trip. He’s been raised 8lb for that but is still getting a pound from Knight Of Honour, who gets cheekpieces in an attempt to revive his fortunes. Lizzie Jean was clearly out of her depth in the St Leger here last month but, like Polyphonic, may struggle for pace over this trip. The others all have some improving to do.
Knight Of Honour (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Off the pace in mid-division, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous after, 6th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Surrey Mist (9-4) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Lizzie Jean 100-1 (9-0) Chased leader, hung left over 2f out, weakening when not much room over 1f out, last of 9, 16 3/4l behind Eldar Eldarov (9-3) at Doncaster 1m 7f Grp 1 stks (1) gs in Sep.
First Officer (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Made virtually all, pushed along over 2f out, soon hung left, ridden over 1f out and well clear, stayed strongly on strongly, easily, won at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Oct beating Ascending (9-7) by 6 1/2l, 11 ran.
Tuxedo Junction 4-1 (9-5) Mid-division, some headway inside 2f out, no impression, weakened from over 1f out, 11th of 13, 9l behind Nao Da Mais (10-0) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Unspoken (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, made no impression from over 1f out, 7th of 14, 6 3/4l behind Al Mubhir (9-10) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Dubai Leader 5-2 (9-9) Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Believe In Stars (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Sep.
Frankendael 13-2 (9-11) Took keen hold, chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 5 3/4l behind Hexameter (8-13) at Ripon 1m 4f stks (5) gd in Sep.
Rich King 16-5 (9-9) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never in contention, 7th of 9, 11l behind Pillar Of Hope (10-4) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Polyphonic (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, led over 11f out until 10f out, settled in close 3rd 8f out, weakened final 2f, 13th of 15, 9 1/2l behind Aimeric (9-9) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
