behind, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
edged right start, prominent 1f, chased leaders, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held towards finish
prominent on outside, took keen hold, weakened over 1f out
awkward and not much room start, towards rear, switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, switched right entering final furlong, kept on
prominent, led 5f out, headed over 1f out, not much room entering final furlong, no extra
led, headed 5f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, switched left over 2f out, slightly impeded and weakened over 1f out
bumped start, mid-division, headway and switched left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
mid-division, switched right and headway over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, 3rd and held towards finish
held up towards rear, driven over 1f out, never threatened
STRIKE RED (NAP) has hit top form and finished in front of Emperor Spirit when scoring at Wolverhampton two runs ago. He followed that success with an even better effort at York and looks worth sticking with in this. Aramis Grey won at Chelmsford recently but this is tougher while Apollo One placed at the same track when ahead of Tiger Crusade and Tolstoy. Tyger Bay went close in a lower grade at Catterick recently but it was heavy ground when Aberama Gold won at Ayr last month.
Strike Red (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Raced centre, held up in mid-division, good headway far side of group chasing leaders over 1f out, ridden to lead and hung right inside final furlong, ran on, won at York 6f hcp (2) gs in Oct beating Hyperfocus (9-0) by 3/4l, 19 ran.
Apollo One 3-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 3 3/4l behind City Walk (9-13) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (2) pol in Sep.
Tolstoy (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) Close up stand side, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 13, 13 1/4l behind Fast Response (8-9) at Doncaster 5f hcp (2) hvy in Oct.
Tiger Crusade (FR) 10-1 (9-9) Fly leapt start, towards rear, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 9, 7l behind City Walk (9-13) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (2) pol in Sep.
Emperor Spirit (IRE) 12-1 (9-11) Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed and weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Sterling Knight (9-5) at Haydock 6f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Aberama Gold 5-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden well over 1f out, gradually faded, 7th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Autumn Festival (9-2) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Tomouh (IRE) 16-1 (9-10) Held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression, lost 3rd post, 4th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Lir Speciale (9-4) at Kempton 7f hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Aramis Grey (IRE) 9-2 (9-10) Dwelt, towards rear, wide and headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct beating Total Commitment (9-11) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
King Of Tonga (IRE) 14-1 (8-5) Chased leaders far side, ridden and weakened final furlong, 12th of 15, 11 1/2l behind Chipstead (9-6) at Catterick 5f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Tyger Bay 5-1 (9-6) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 9, 1/2l behind Music Society (9-10) at Catterick 6f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Treacherous 11-1 (9-4) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, kept on, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Aphelios (9-10) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
