prominent, switched left and reminders over 3f out, soon headed and weakened, no impact over 1f out
held up last of all, brief progress when pushed along over 4f out, never involved
led, pushed along and reminders 2f out, headed entering final furlong, lost 2nd final strides, one-paced
mid-division, out wide, pushed along and headed at halfway, soon struggling and tailed off
took a keen hold, tracked leader, niggled along before the turn for home, weakened over 4f out, tailed off
just worse than midfield, pushed along over 4f out, kept on at one pace from 3f out
midfield, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, kept on again inside final furlong without matching leaders
towards rear, niggled along over 3f out, brief progress over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, ridden for effort over 4f out, never in contention
chased leaders, switched to near side rail when driven 2f out, kept on for 2nd final strides
held up, niggled along and steady progress over 3f out, more serious headway when switched left over 2f out, reminders and led over 1f out, ran on
in rear, pushed along over 3f out, made headway past beaten rivals over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
The favourite has won five of the past six runnings so following the market is probably the best advice. Paul Nicholls won it in 2014 with Rainy City and GREAT GABLE, who cost £75,000 as a three-year-old, will be fancied to follow suit. San Giovanni is related to bumper winners and will have learned plenty from his fifth at Ascot but Kelso fourth Schalke is bred for further. The Milan filly Nina The Terrier may be best of the rest as she is out of a bumper winner and from the same family as smart chaser God’s Own.
Dare To Begin (IRE) (12-2) Ww twrds rr, 9th aftr 8th, 6th aftr 6out, 4th & rdn bef str, jnd ldr aftr 2out, ld bef last, kow, won at Monksgrange 3m mdn gd in Sep beating Obey The Rules (11-11) by shd, 12 ran.
Freethinker (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Last pair, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous, 6th of 10, 12 3/4l behind Petrossian (11-0) at Newbury 2m (5) gd in Nov.
Galore Desassences (FR) (11-7) Led til ur 5, at Maisemore Park 2m 5f mdn gs in Oct.
Great Gable (IRE) Fame And Glory gelding out of Mistress Mole.
Great Universe 33-1 (11-2) In rear, tailed off final 6f, 9th of 11, 25 1/4l behind Stage Star (11-2) at Chepstow 2m (5) sft in Oct.
Iontach Cheval Dunaden gelding out of Dancing Emily.
Mont Saint Vincent (FR) Montmartre gelding out of Chamanka.
Norvics Reflection (IRE) Mahler gelding out of Finallyfree.
San Giovanni (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) Mid-division on inside, closed 8f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 8 1/2l behind Marble Sands (11-0) at Ascot 2m (4) sft in Oct.
Schalke 10-1 (11-0) Midfield, ridden entering home straight, kept on without troubling leaders final furlong, 4th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Fete Champetre (11-0) at Kelso 2m (4) gs in Nov.
Nina The Terrier (IRE) Milan filly out of Shees A Dante.
Robyn Pud (IRE) Kalanisi M out of Quit The Noise.
Dunover 200-1 (11-1) Settled in mid division, asked to keep in touch over 4f out, soon ridden and detatched approaching 3f out and no more, 10th of 11, dist behind Beyond The Pale (11-2) at Southwell 2m mdn (5) gd in Aug.
