tracked leader, effort after 4 out, ridden and one pace before next, weakened 2 out
tracked leaders, outpaced 4 out, stayed on to take modest 4th flat, no chance with leaders
tracked leader, lost place after 4 out, weakened next, tailed off
tracked leaders on outside, headway to challenge after 4 out, led narrowly before next, soon ridden and hard pressed, stayed on well to assert clear from last
held up in touch, headway under pressure after 4 out, went 3rd approaching next, kept on same pace, no chance with front pair from 2 out
in touch on outside, lost place 7th, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out
tracked leaders on inside, headway to challenge and upsides 3 out, ridden and every chance between last 2, soon no extra, well held from last
held up behind in touch, reminder after 6th, outpaced 4 out, weakening when pulled up before next
led, driven after 4 out, headed before next, weakened 2 out
Steel Summit had Flash Tommie well behind when completing a four-timer at Market Rasen. He's gone up another 10lb but this longer trip won't be a problem and he's sure to go close. You don't have to look too far back in the form book to work out that he may have problems conceding 7lb to SPOOKYDOOKY. The latter kept on well on his first try over 3m at Ascot and looks poised to open his account now with McCoy taking the reins again. Velvet Cognac has been looking one-paced over shorter so is interesting over this trip but Lock Towers needs to bounce back from a poor run at Wetherby.
Steel Summit (IRE) 5-4fav (11-7) Prominent, not fluent 5th, led and hit 7th, clear before last, easily, won at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs beating Running Wolf (10-1) by 18l, 7 ran.
Velvet Cognac 2-1fav (11-0) With leader, led after 4th, ridden 4 out, no extra before last, 3rd of 14, 13l behind Stilletto (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) hvy in Dec.
Lock Towers (IRE) 5-1 (11-9) Close up, led 1st, headed 6th, weakened from 3 out, 8th of 9, 33l behind Quel Elite (11-1) at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Dec.
Spookydooky (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Took keen hold in mid-division, headway approaching 4 lout, soon ridden, outpaced in 5th when mistake 2 out, stayed on flat, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 12, 8l behind Flintham (11-4) at Ascot 3m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Dec.
Hazzaat (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Last, mistake 7th, lost touch next, tailed off when left poor 2nd and blundered 4 out, 2nd of 3, well behind Warden Hill (11-2) at Fakenham 3m beg chs (3) sft in Nov.
Nimbus Gale (IRE) 5-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along before 7th, weakened next, tailed off, 6th of 9, well behind Boardwalk Empire (10-7) at Lingfield 2m 7f nov hdl (4) hvy.
At Reception (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, one pace 2 out, lost 3rd flat, 4th of 12, 9l behind Masterofdeception (11-1) at Aintree 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Jun.
Powerful Ambition (IRE) 14-1 (10-6) Always towards rear, 6th of 13, 14l behind No Planning (11-5) at Wetherby 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs in Dec.
Flash Tommie (IRE) 6-1 (11-2) Prominent, lost place after 5th, ridden 7th, weakened after 3 out, 4th of 7, 32l behind Steel Summit (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs.
