held up towards rear, pushed aong over 4f out, driven and well beaten over 2f out
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and switched left well over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, headway and edged left over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
soon led, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly, eased close home
in rear, ridden 4f out, well beaten when switched right over 3f out
mid-division, headway going well over 3f out, pushed along 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, stayed on, no impression
last to break, always in rear, well beaten over 2f out
John Mackie's Fantino has won three of his last four starts but is now 5lb higher than when scoring at Wolverhampton last time and he looks booked for a place at best this afternoon. Peter Bowen's consistent Markington is only 2lb higher than when scoring at Beverley in July and has claims but he has disappointed in two starts since then, while Cotton Mill looks too high in the weights judged by his run on his handicap debut at Newmarket last time. Rajeh is capable but inconsistent and preference is for AURORIAN. Richard Hannon's gelding has been running well in defeat in recent starts, stays well and he looks worth chancing off his current mark.
Rajeh (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Dwelt, in touch, ran wide on 1st turn 12f out, headway to lead 10f out, headed 6f out, chased leader until over 4f out, weakened 3f out, 7th of 8, 21l behind Woolfall Treasure (9-6) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Jun.
Dazinski 20-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 13th of 14, 49l behind Theola (8-2) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp 105 (2) gd.
Aurorian (IRE) 12-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened and lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Simonside (9-0) at York 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Rugell (ARG) 20-1 (9-1) Made most, joined 4f out, kept narrow advantage until headed final 150 yards, lost 2 places well inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Phoenix Flight (8-12) at Kempton 2m hcp (0-90) (3) pol in Jun.
Markington 8-1 (9-8) Slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along over 5f out, soon outpaced, never dangerous, 8th of 15, 12l behind Simonside (9-0) at York 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Cotton Mill 11-1 (9-0) Keen tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 16l behind Wigmore Hall (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f con stks (3) gd in Aug.
Fantino 22-1 (8-13) In touch, chased leader over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol beating Quinsman (9-5) by 2l, 8 ran.
Plato (JPN) 9-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 15, 16l behind Activate (8-9) at Haydock 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Master At Arms 14-1 (9-8) Towards rear, some headway entering straight, kept on one pace from 2f out, 7th of 14, 18l behind Royal Entourage (9-13) at Dundalk 2m hcp 50-75 pol in Sep '09.