raced wide in touch, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
slow into stride, in touch towards rear, headway on inner from over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on
in touch in rear, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, kept on one pace
It was heavy ground when Bad Company won over a longer trip here recently while Restorer placed over track and trip on the same card. The Whipmaster has looked high enough in the weights since landing a four-timer so it could pay to stick with JEWEL IN MY CROWN. The latter showed further progress when scoring at Kempton and has only been raised 1lb for this. Wilkie has won on the all-weather in France and debuts for a new yard.
Wilkie 4-1 (8-13) Led, faded final furlong, 3rd of 7, nk behind Diamantis (8-13) at Chantilly 1m 3f stks gd in Apr.
Palavecino (FR) 33-1 (9-3) Close up, led over 6f out, went clear over 4f out, pushed along over 2f out, reduced advantage and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Marching Army (9-5) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Jewel In My Crown 4-1 (10-2) Held up in touch in rear, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, led inside final 50 yards, ran on, won at Kempton 1m 3f hcp fll (3) pol in Sep beating Pretty Sweet (10-0) by 3/4l, 4 ran.
Bad Company 7-1 (11-13) Prominent, led over 2f out, ridden and pressed from 2f out, asserted towards finish, won at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Sep beating Napper Tandy (11-8) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
The Whipmaster (IRE) 11-4fav (9-9) Towards rear, ridden well over 1f out, not clear run 1f out, switched right and ran on one pace, 6th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Pride Of Priory (9-11) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Ace Rothstein (USA) 28-1 (9-12) Rear mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, carried head high and no impression, 9th of 12, 6 3/4l behind Duke Of Verona (9-2) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Restorer 3-1 (9-10) Disputed lead until ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 3 1/4l behind Eikonix (9-7) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Sep.