held up towards rear, travelled well 3f out, disputed lead just before 1f out, no extra final strides
held up in last pair, brief headway 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
led or prominent, pushed along 3f out, weakened inside final 2f
mid-division, driven and effort 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and effort 2f out, kept on at same pace inside final furlong
held up towards rear, driven and effort 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong without troubling front pair
chased leaders, pushed along to lead 2f out, found more inside final furlong, gamely
led or prominent, driven and effort 3f out, weakened entering final 2f
sat just worse than midfield, pushed along after halfway, kept on well 2f out, same pace inside final furlong
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ALWAYS RESOLUTE won a higher grade contest over a shorter trip at Chester last month and should go close again having won in soft going over 2m at York last year when Orin Swift was well beaten. The latter wasn’t beaten far over 1m6f at Haydock recently while Land Of Winter was beaten only a length at Redcar and acts on the ground. Pleasure Garden struggled in better company on the all-weather having won at Chepstow earlier while Marlborough Sounds and Seaborn have both won over 2m at Kempton this year.
Cayirli (FR) 16-1 (9-10) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, not clear run 2f out, no impression, 8th of 10, 13 1/2l behind Artarmon (9-4) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Platitude 13-2 (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 22 1/4l behind Ocean Wind (9-1) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Orin Swift (IRE) 8-1 (9-12) Chased leader, travelled well to join leaders 2f out, led briefly 1f out, headed and ran on inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Billy No Mates (9-6) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Darksideoftarnside (IRE) 66-1 (9-6) Always in rear, 9th of 10, 27 1/2l behind Rhythmic Intent (10-0) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp (3) sft in Aug.
Seaborn (IRE) 5-2fav (10-0) Held up and raced keenly, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Marlborough Sounds (10-0) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Always Resolute 10-1 (8-2) Keen in mid-division, ridden 3f out, stayed on strongly to lead close home, won at Chester 1m 6f hcp (3) gd in Sep beating Shabeeb (8-9) by hd, 6 ran.
Land Of Winter (FR) 7-2 (8-13) Chased leader, challenged 3f out, stayed on, held towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Frankenstella (8-7) at Redcar 2m hcp (4) sft in Aug.
Pleasure Garden (USA) 9-2 (8-1) Tracked leader, niggled along after halfway, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 8 1/4l behind Australis (10-0) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Kashi (FR) 16-1 (9-5) Led early, chased leaders, edged right over 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 13, 12 1/4l behind Supakalanistic (9-13) at Chepstow 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in Sep.
Marlborough Sounds 8-1 (10-0) Held up off the pace in 8th, headway on outside 2f out, soon chasing leaders, led inside final furlong, all out, won at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Sep beating Dazzling Rock (9-11) by hd, 9 ran.