dwelt towards rear, outpaced over 3f out
in rear, outpaced over 3f out, switched left entering final furlong, ridden and ran on to go 3rd post
raced wide keen tracked winner until ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, lost 3rd post
held up, outpaced over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
keen close up, ridden and headway to chase winner 2f out, no impression final furlong
keen tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out
made all, steadied pace 5f out, quickened pace and came stand side over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, drew clear final furlong, comfortable
Medburn Dream made all on testing ground at Windsor last week and though this is a slightly better race and he's carrying a penalty he may take some catching again. BYRES ROAD (NAP), a winner at Chelmsford in January, put an inexplicably poor performance at Doncaster behind him when just failing to overhaul Dolphin Vista on heavy going at Ripon last week. He's on the same mark here and looks the one to be on with race fitness guaranteed. Marshal Dan Troop takes a big step-up in trip after landing a 6f maiden at Lingfield on heavy going in September while Gold Faith is making his debut on Turf after his maiden success over 7f at Kempton. Blackout just held on over 6f at Nottingham but didn't perform as well when attempting a mile on soft ground at Newbury and like the consistent Machine Learner has an absence to overcome against race-fit rivals.
Blackout (FR) 20-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 8, 10 1/2l behind Stormy Antarctic (9-1) at Newbury 1m stks (2) sft in Sep.
Machine Learner 6-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead entering final 2f, headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Viren's Army (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 1f (3) sft in Oct.
Byres Road 16-1 (8-12) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd place towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Dolphin Vista (9-1) at Ripon 1m hcp (3) hvy in Apr.
Marshal Dan Troop (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Close up in rear, switched left 2f out, headway entering final furlong, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, won at Lingfield 6f mdn stks (5) hvy in Sep beating Cautious Optimism (9-5) by nk, 9 ran.
Scarlet Dragon 15-2 (8-12) Keen in touch in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 7 1/4l behind Ebtihaal (8-13) at Doncaster 1m (3) gs in Oct.
Gold Faith (IRE) 15-8 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd just over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Sep beating Rock Warbler (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Musical Taste 8-1 (9-0) In touch, outpaced 5f out, well beaten over 2f out, last of 6, 14 1/2l behind Suqoor (9-0) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Apr.
Medburn Dream 9-1 (8-11) Made all, stayed in centre in straight, ridden and hung right 2f out, kept on strongly, eased close home, won at Windsor 1m hcp (5) sft in Apr beating Funny Oyster (8-7) by 2l, 9 ran.