led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, took 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner
held up in 3rd, niggled along to challenge over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, held by winner and one pace when lost 2nd towards finish
tracked leader, challenged 2f out, led just over 1f out, ran on well
always last, pushed along 5f out, well beaten over 2f out
BENANDONNER ran out an easy winner when dropped into this grade at Wolverhampton last week and Mike Murphy looks to have found him a good opportunity to follow-up. He makes more appeal than Jake The Snake, who finds one too good more often than he wins, and Uphold, who won twice during the summer before ending the season with a couple of poor runs. Alqaahir looks up against on today's terms and Ivory Jazz hasn't raced since 2009.
Benandonner (USA) 4-11fav (9-9) Tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 7f clm stks (6) pol in Mar beating Tourist (8-13) by 4l, 4 ran.
Jake The Snake (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, ridden 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 8, nk behind Thunderball (8-10) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Ivory Jazz 100-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, driven 2f out, chased leading pair and forced to make effort on far rail final furlong, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Butch And Sundance (9-2) at Yarmouth 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Jul '09.
Alqaahir (USA) 8-1 (8-11) Towards rear when hampered on inside after 2f, always behind, 12th of 14, 21l behind Having A Ball (8-8) at Kempton 1m clm stks 0-70 (6) pol in Sep.
Uphold 33-1 (9-0) Raced center, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 13th of 14, 24l behind Spoken (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Sep.