behind, headway towards far side well over 1f out, soon ridden, every chance inside final furlong, no extra final 50 yards
chased leaders, lost place 2f out, soon ridden and beaten
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong
mid-division, headway 2f out, switched left to challenge well over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on, just held on
prominent, effort 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on well, just held
behind and soon outpaced, never involved
awkwardly away and slowly into stride, soon outpaced in rear, ridden well over 1f out, never a threat
mid-division, ridden inside final 2f, never pace to threaten leaders
prominent, driven 2f out, lost place 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
hood removed when stalls opened, slowly into stride, behind, headway when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
mid-division, driven to chase leaders 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, just held on for 3rd
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, weakened final 110 yards
prominent, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to chase leaders inside final furlong, just failed for 3rd, no impression
Three-year-olds have won two of the last three and are well represented. Bedouin's Story started odds-on for a novices' event at Salisbury in July and duly obliged on fast ground. He won again on ground with give at Thirsk but is 8lb higher in this better class race. Big Les also represents the younger generation and battled on very well to score at York while Youkan came with a strong burst to score over the minimum here three weeks ago and has no problems with the extra. LORD OBERON's two victories have been at Southwell but he ran very well when runner-up at Newbury in April and though absent subsequently the fact that he made a successful debut in January suggests he'll be ready for this. Tresorier is interesting as John Feane places his horses to the best of their ability and the five-year-old ran a cracking race at the Curragh last time.
The Daley Express (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Hampered soon after start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Polybius (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Calder Prince (IRE) 7-2fav (9-5) Led, driven and headed over 1f out, no extra final 100 yards, 4th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Cold Stare (9-3) at Haydock 7f hcp (3) sft in Sep.
Arcavallo (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Hampered start, in touch, pushed along and lost place halfway, tailed off, last of 11, 22l behind Big Les (8-9) at York 6f hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Dark Power (IRE) 22-1 (8-4) Raced far side, in touch, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never able to challenge, 8th of 20, 5 1/4l behind Gunmetal (9-0) at Ripon 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Big Les (IRE) 11-2 (8-9) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, rallied to lead again towards finish, won at York 6f hcp (3) gs in Sep beating Soldier's Minute (8-10) by nk, 11 ran.
Lord Oberon 10-1 (8-6) In touch, headway and switched right over 1f out, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Qaysar (9-1) at Newbury 7f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Youkan (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Behind, headway on outside entering final furlong, ran on well, led towards finish, won at Haydock 5f hcp (4) sft in Sep beating Major Pusey (9-2) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Bedouin's Story 6-4fav (9-5) Slowly into stride, pulled hard, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 3/4l behind Redgrave (9-3) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Nuns Walk 9-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden into 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Maid In India (9-3) at Pontefract 6f hcp fll (2) sft in Sep.
Kenny The Captain (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 23, 3 1/4l behind Lucky Lucky Man (9-3) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) hvy in Sep.
Signore Piccolo 12-1 (8-9) Slow into stride, towards rear, ridden and headway on outer over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Global Applause (9-13) at Sandown 5f hcp (3) gs in Sep.
John Kirkup 33-1 (9-2) Mid-division, not much room over 1f out, no impression, 17th of 23, 7 1/4l behind Lucky Lucky Man (9-3) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) hvy in Sep.
Manshood (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders centre, ridden and every chance over 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra final 110 yards, 5th of 16, 3 1/4l behind Yes You (9-6) at Thirsk 6f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Airglow (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 5th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Our Little Pony (8-7) at Thirsk 5f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Primo's Comet 13-2 (9-4) Soon outpaced in rear, still plenty to do 2f out, switched markedly right and headway over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on to lead inside final 100 yards, driven out, won at Musselburgh 5f hcp (5) gd in Sep beating Suwaan (9-8) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Tresorier 40-1 (8-6) Dwelt, soon mid-division on near side, ridden in 8th 2f out, 5th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 26, 1 3/4l behind Soffia (8-6) at Curragh 6f hcp Good - Yielding in Sep.
