dwelt in rear, ridden and weakened over 3f out
raced wide tracked leader, led 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
dwelt towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headway entering final 2f, kept on, not trouble leaders
close up, led over 2f out, ran on, comfortable
raced wide in touch, headway 3f out, ridden to chase winner 2f out, one pace and lost 2nd towards finish
keen in touch, weakened over 3f out
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out
slowly away in rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
led, headed 4f out, weakened over 2f out
Golden Birthday made it two out of two on the Flat with victory in a competitive affair at Kempton. A winner four times over hurdles, he'll have no problem with the extra 3f here and has to go on the short-list. However, there may yet be more to come from KEY BID as he improved for the application of blinkers at Chester in August and was ridden too aggressively over 2m there next time, though not beaten far by a subsequent winner. Berrahri has already won four times this year on a variety of surfaces but is handicapped to the hilt. Great Sound has ability but is a very hard ride and headgear will need to bring about further improvement.
Continuum 8-1 (9-12) Slowly away in rear, ridden and headway on outer from 2f out, pressed winner inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 8, shd behind The Graduate (8-6) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Berrahri (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, no impression on winner and lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 5 1/2l behind Kajaki (8-13) at Chester 1m 6f hcp (3) hvy in Sep.
Great Sound (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Soon pushed along in rear, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders, 6th of 10, 15l behind Taxmeifyoucan (8-4) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (2) hvy in Sep.
Golden Birthday (FR) 7-4fav (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led final 100 yards, stayed on, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Oct beating St Malo (9-9) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Kensington Star 10-1 (9-6) Behind, headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 7th of 11, 12 3/4l behind Sepal (8-8) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (3) sft in Aug.
Multellie 7-1 (10-7) Led until 3f out, chased leaders, still every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 8, 11 1/4l behind Jacbequick (10-5) at York 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Key Bid 8-13fav (8-12) Went right start, led, headed just over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, 3rd and held close home, 3rd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Arty Campbell (9-2) at Chester 2m hcp (3) hvy in Sep.
Zaidiyn (FR) 33-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride, towards rear, some headway on inside over 2f out, soon no threat, 10th of 14, 15 3/4l behind Royal Associate (9-1) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jul.
Icefall (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 16, 16 1/2l behind October Storm (8-6) at York 2m hcp (3) gd in Oct.
