held up towards rear, tracked leaders over 2f out, driven and one pace over 1f out, soon beaten
prominent, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on and every chance final furlong, just held
raced keenly, tracked leaders, led inside final 2f, ridden and hard pressed from over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, held on
tracked leader, effort over 2f out, ridden and lost place 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, driven over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never reached leaders
raced keenly, led, driven and headed inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up behind, outpaced 2f out, ridden and kept on under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd near finish, not reach front pair
towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, never on terms
The Hannon yard has won two of the last three runnings and DESERT FORCE looks up to adding to the tally. He made all at Newbury last time and third-placed Lightning Charlie, due to run in the previous race, may have already boosted the form. Percy Alleline has found life tough in handicaps and Kempton runner-up Be Bold is preferred but bigger threats could come from handicap debutants Finial and Its Gonna Be Me with Ryan Moore taking over the reins on the latter.
Desert Force 8-1 (9-5) Made all, driven 2f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong, won at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Sep beating Foreign Diplomat (9-5) by 1l, 19 ran.
Percy Alleline 14-1 (8-13) Keen prominent, ridden 3f out, hung right approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 5th of 7, 7l behind Black Granite (8-0) at Newmarket 1m 2yo hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Be Bold 16-1 (9-2) Steadied start, held up, headway on wide outside 3f out, 3rd over 1f out, 2nd 1f out, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no extra and held well inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Bravo Zolo (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Popeswood (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Steadied start, held up in touch, headway over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 4th of 5, 9l behind Rotherwick (9-5) at Yarmouth 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep.
Assault On Rome (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) In touch, effort over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Rosalie Bonheur (8-8) at Newmarket 7f 2yo fll hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Finial 5-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, led 2f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, rallied to regain lead towards finish, won at Chepstow 7f mdn (5) gd in Sep beating Taqneyya (9-0) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Kingsbridge 8-1 (9-7) Led 1f, remained prominent, every chance from 2f out, kept on same pace closing stages, 3rd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Rosalie Bonheur (8-11) at Salisbury 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Sep.
No One Knows 14-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 6l behind Guilty (9-1) at Newmarket 7f 2yo hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Burtonwood 100-1 (9-2) Prominent, ridden, lost place and edged left over 1f out, last of 21, 17l behind Bond's Girl (8-1) at Doncaster 6f 2yo auc (2) gd in Sep.
Its Gonna Be Me (IRE) 13-2 (9-5) Took keen hold tracking leaders, 3rd and hung left over 1f out, switched right and ridden inside final furlong, stayed on well in closing stages, just held, 3rd of 9, hd behind Captain Revelation (9-5) at Pontefract 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sep.
Albecq 100-1 (9-2) Mid-division, driven 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, never near leaders, 12th of 19, 9l behind Desert Force (9-5) at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Sep.
