always in rear
held up, headway from over 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, ran on
held up, headway 3f out, ridden one pace final furlong
in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong
held up, headway on outer from 2f out, led approaching final furlong, ridden and edged right inside final furlong, ran on
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, soon headed, weakened final furlong
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
always towards rear
towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on
towards rear, ridden and kept on final furlong, never nearer
tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
raced wide, held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, ran on
held up, headway 2f out, effort when hampered inside final furlong, switched left, ran on, just failed
led, headed 3f out, weakened 2f out
never better than mid-division
in touch, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, headway approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
close up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
in touch, weakened 2f out
American Artist hasn't had much racing since scoring here a year ago. He returned to action over the track and trip in April and was beaten a short-head by Hit The Jackpot, who will be 5lb better off. The latter's stable companion Jacbequick does his winning at Beverley while Beardwood's recent victory came in a lower class contest at Windsor, where he had stablemate Sennockian Star behind, which is a vastly different track to this. MALMOOSA hasn't had much experience but though only winning a minor handicap at Lingfield she followed with an excellent run in a better race than this at Newmarket three weeks ago and can make enough progress to return to winning ways. Makzeem is another lightly-raced type on the upgrade judged on his maiden victory at Windsor while Ryan Moore's presence on Lawrence suggests Luca Cumani's charge, who hasn't been beaten far in any of his recent races, is ready to win again soon.
Saxo Jack (FR) 12-1 (8-8) 13th of 15, at Meydan 1m 2f hcp fst in Feb.
American Artist (IRE) 20-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders far side, ridden inside final 2f, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong, 14th of 31, 9 1/4l behind Spark Plug (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Jacbequick 16-1 (8-11) Slowly away, held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 16th of 19, 11l behind Highland Colori (9-2) at York 1m hcp stks (2) gd in Oct.
Hit The Jackpot (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway on inside well over 3f out, led 3f out, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong, 6th of 12, 8l behind Great Hall (9-10) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Laurence 8-1 (9-8) Raced centre, in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 5th of 20, 5 3/4l behind Mithqaal (8-3) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Ready (IRE) 3-1 (9-11) Keen tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 4th of 5, 2 1/4l behind Marshgate Lane (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in May.
Malmoosa (IRE) 5-1 (8-4) Led, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Sharja Queen (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp fll (2) gf in Oct.
Emerald (ITY) 5-1 (9-2) Dwelt, held up headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 8 1/2l behind Great Hall (9-10) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Petrucci (IRE) 3-1fav (8-12) Prominent, effort over 2f out, faded final furlong, 4th of 11, 8 1/2l behind Almodovar (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (3) pol in May.
Beardwood 6-1 (9-10) Held up, towards rear, headway on outside over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven out, won at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Oct beating Priors Brook (9-5) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Dance King 14-1 (9-10) Slowly into stride, held up, in rear, ridden over 2f out, some headway and hung left over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 18, 7 1/4l behind Novelty Seeker (9-6) at York 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Makzeem 1-2fav (9-4) Pressed leader, led after 4f, made rest, drew clear on bit from over 1f out, easily, won at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul beating Blaze Of Hearts (9-4) by 2l, 12 ran.
Sennockian Star 4-1 (9-12) Led 1f, chased leader, led again 3f out, ridden and pressed 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Beardwood (9-10) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Oct.
Banditry (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) In rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Great Hall (9-6) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Mysterial 11-1 (9-5) Led until over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 8th of 10, 11 1/2l behind Hibou (9-0) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Oct.
Play Nicely 5-1 (9-8) Raced wide, close up, tracked leaders over 6f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on near finish, not pace to challenge, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Ocean Eleven (9-1) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Freewheel (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 6 1/2l behind Red Paladin (9-3) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Character Onesie (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ran on final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Rainbow Rebel (9-6) at Hamilton 1m hcp (4) hvy in Sep.
Juste Pour Nous 25-1 (9-5) Raced wide, tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 13, dist behind Dance The Dream (9-6) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Bag of Diamonds 40-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to dispute 2nd inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Cloudberry (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Sep.