held up in mid-division, headway 3f out, stayed on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
tracked leader until over 3f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out
raced keenly tracking leaders, weakened over 2f out
never far away, good headway on inside chasing leaders 3f out, led 2f out ridden and headed over 1f out, hung left and no extra inside final furlong
held up in last trio, smooth headway on inside tracking leaders 3f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden and stayed on well
raced wide in mid-division, headway under pressure over 2f out, carried head high and no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, every chance 2f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong
led, hung right on home turn, headed 2f out, ridden and weakened quickly over 1f out
raced keenly, held up and always in rear
slowly into stride, pushed along early in rear, some late minor headway, never on terms
Some major stables have runners in the moderate handicap. Roger Varian's Aquileo will have found a mile too short in his two starts in October while Vulcan will also be suited by the extra and has been gelded. Lord Of The Alps was well supported in most starts last year so better must have been expected while Roger Charlton's WIN O'CLOCK stayed on over a mile in all three starts and his pedigree is all about middle-distances. The latter looks the one to be on though Alan King's Alargedram is another stepping up to a much more suitable trip and likely to improve along with The Queen's Dusty Dream, by Dubawi out of a Group 2 winner who has produced winners with her first four offspring.
Aquileo (IRE) 7-4fav (9-5) Keen early raced wide close up, headway to lead 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 13, 2l behind The Turpinator (9-5) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Provocation (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Held up in mid-division, some late progress, never dangerous, 6th of 12, 9l behind Newbolt (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (4) pol in Nov.
Vulcan (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Led, pushed along over 2f out, joined and went right approaching final furlong, ridden and headed final 150 yards, weakened and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Surrey Pride (9-2) at Bath 1m stks (4) gs in Sep.
Lord Of The Alps (IRE) 2-1fav (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 9l behind Oso Rapido (9-6) at Redcar 7f (5) gf in Sep.
Win O'Clock 3-1 (9-5) Towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, went 3rd and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 4 1/4l behind King Of Arms (9-5) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
En Famille 5-1 (9-5) Chased leaders on inside, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 5 3/4l behind King Of Arms (9-5) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Pot Of Paint 9-2 (9-5) Took keen hold, 2nd early, tracked leaders, ridden and one pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 10 1/4l behind The First King (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Dusty Dream 9-1 (9-0) Chased leaders on rail, pushed along over 2f out, plugged on final furlong, 4th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Heiress (9-0) at Newmarket 7f fll stks (4) sft in Nov.
Out Of Breath 20-1 (9-7) Always towards rear, eased final furlong, last of 11, 36 1/2l behind Guipure (9-1) at Pontefract 1m (5) sft in Oct.
Dreaming Blue 66-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, lost place over 7f out, headway over 3f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Salamanca School (9-5) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) hvy in Nov.
Alargedram (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders in 5th, outpaced over 2f out, plugged on, 4th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Vintage Rascal (9-5) at Windsor 1m stks (5) sft in Oct.
Frankly Mr Shankly (GER) 20-1 (9-0) Taken to post early, awkwardly away in touch, pushed along over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Tuscan Gaze (9-0) at Newmarket 7f stks (4) sft in Nov.
