prominent, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, faded inside final furlong
mid-division, nudged along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, made no impression
midfield, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, led briefly over 1f out, soon headed, plugged on inside final furlong
led, ridden along over 2f out, headed 2f out, kept on final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden 1f out, ran on final furlong
slowly away, held up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong
Gentleman At Arms carried top weight to victory over 1m6f at Nottingham and is 3lb higher while Geremia scored over the same distance at Chelmsford and the runner-up has won subsequently. Al Kout placed over course and distance last month but BYRON HILL won over today’s trip at Nottingham and drops down a grade for this with William Buick taking over the reins.
Gentleman At Arms (IRE) 6-1 (10-5) Slowly away and ridden from stalls, raced wide, tacked across to lead after three furlongs, shaken up well over 2f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on strongly, won at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (5) gs in Aug beating Yagood (9-11) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Al Kout 18-1 (9-13) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, rallied 1f out, kept on final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Vino Victrix (9-5) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Byron Hill (IRE) 10-3 (9-0) Tracked leader, pushed along and closer over 3f out, sustained challenge inside final furlong, led post, won at Nottingham 2m hcp (3) gf in Aug beating Speedo Boy (10-2) by ns, 6 ran.
Vis A Vis 5-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace 1f out, 8th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Oceanline (8-12) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Storm Chaser (FR) 9-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, headway to go second 7f out, led 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Potenza (9-11) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Geremia (IRE) 3-1 (9-4) Slowly away close up in rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, headway inside final furlong, all out, won at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Aug beating The Vegas Raider (8-5) by ns, 4 ran.