pressed leader on outside, driven to lead narrowly inside final 2f, soon ridden, headed final 100 yards, kept on, lost 2nd near finish
held up in rear, driven over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders
in touch on inside, driven to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure inside final furlong, no impression
soon led, driven and headed inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, effort on outside 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, no impression
driven to take prominent position on inside soon after start, effort 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead narrowly final 100 yards, just held on
held up behind, outpaced over 2f out, never able to challenge
mid-division, headway and effort on inside 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, held towards finish
mid-division, driven 2f out, one pace when switched outside over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, finished well, took 2nd near finish, just failed
mid-division on outside, outpaced over 2f out, never on terms
KHATIBA arrives in the best form having won over track and trip with a subsequent winner back in third. He can defy a 6lb rise and go in again. Capelita will need to improve on her latest second in a maiden but has the scope to do so and Deauville Prince ran well off today's mark at Wolverhampton last time. Sir Robert Cheval was still well beaten when runner-up at Ascot with Outer Space further behind but Musaddas ran into plenty of trouble here on his latest start and should do better in this.
Lawmans Thunder 20-1 (9-5) Raced wide towards rear, ridden and headway to chase leaders over 1f out, faded towards finish, 8th of 11, 5l behind Consign (9-3) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Sep.
Santefisio 10-1 (9-6) Mid-division, took keen hold, headway over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 11th of 14, 5l behind Billingsgate (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Oct.
Sir Robert Cheval 5-1 (9-7) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and chased easy winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 7l behind Outback Traveller (9-6) at Ascot 7f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Oct.
Deauville Prince (FR) 12-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not much room towards finish, 4th of 12, 1 1/4l behind Dutch Art Dealer (8-11) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-95 (3) in Oct.
Bluegrass Blues (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Held up towards rear and keen, ridden inside final furlong, one pace, 7th of 11, 7l behind Capo Rosso (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-95 (3) in Oct.
Musaddas 8-1 (8-7) In touch, hampered and dropped rear after 1f, brief effort over 2f out, weakened, 14th of 16, 16l behind Tigers Tale (8-5) at Kempton 1m hcp (2) pol in Sep.
Forceful Appeal (USA) 8-1 (9-6) Always towards rear, 8th of 9, 30l behind Liberty Jack (9-1) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul.
Outer Space 16-1 (9-0) In rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 13, 8l behind Outback Traveller (9-6) at Ascot 7f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Oct.
Khatiba (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, ridden out, won at Kempton 7f fll hcp (4) pol in Oct beating Perfect Persuasion (9-2) by 2 1/4l, 14 ran.
Capelita 11-8fav (9-0) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, just held, 2nd of 10, nk behind Aaranyow (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f mdn stks (5) in Oct.
Swiss Cross 50-1 (9-0) Chased leaders on outside, ridden and edged left over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 13, 8l behind Prince's Trust (9-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp (2) pol in Oct.
