prominent out wide, led 5f out and got to rail dictating steady pace, quickened tempo and got clear over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, reduced lead towards finish, just lasted
raced keenly towards rear, headway between horses over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, finished well, just missed 3rd
chased leaders, went 2nd 5f out, pushed along and head high 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, hung right and lost places towards finish
steadied and switched right start, held up in rear, some late headway, never troubled leaders
held up in mid-division, headway when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong but lost two places towards finish
prominent, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, lost places towards finish
held up off the pace in last pair, headway out wide over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
raced keenly in mid-division on inside, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after
led briefly, tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd over 1f out, switched right and ran on under pressure inside final furlong, not reach winner
raced keenly, always towards rear
raced keenly in mid-division out wide, headway out wide over 1f out, strong riun inside final furlong, finished well, not reach leaders
off the pace and always towards rear
started slowly, always in rear
Aussie Banker beat Aguaplano here before completing a double with a victory at Wolverhampton but is upped a further 5lb and COURT OF SESSION found only a well-backed Godolphin runner too good last time having scored at Chelmsford - the Crisfords' yard remains among the winners. Hafeet Alain drops back down a grade with a chance and is preferred to Alexander James and Imperial Sands while Sun King won a maiden for Ballydoyle early in the year but debuts for new connections having been gelded.
Imperial Sands (IRE) 22-1 (9-6) Led, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 4l behind Positive Impact (8-13) at Kempton 1m hcp (2) pol in Sep.
Hafeet Alain (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 6th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Larado (8-5) at Newcastle 7f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Bear Force One 33-1 (10-2) Soon chasing leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 9th of 10, 9 3/4l behind Top Secret (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Cliffs Of Capri 10-1 (9-6) Held up last, pushed along inside final 3f,headway on inside into modest 4th inside final 2f, went 3rd final strides, 3rd of 5, 6 1/2l behind King Zain (9-9) at Kempton 7f hcp (3) pol in May.
Sun King (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Dropped in rear, switched left and ridden 2f out, ran on well to go third inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 5l behind Missed The Cut (9-3) at Ascot 1m 2f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Naval Commander 16-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Belloccio (9-12) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (2) pol in Oct.
Court Of Session 7-2 (9-3) Held up in mid-division, good headway on inside turning in, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind King Of Conquest (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Alexander James (IRE) 8-1 (9-13) Keen close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Tropez Power (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Aussie Banker 3-1 (9-10) Soon led, headed 9f out, chased leader, ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, won going away, easily, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Dec beating Baby Steps (9-8) by 2 1/4l, 10 ran.
Shoot To Kill (IRE) 40-1 (8-2) Raced keenly, tracked leader in centre, every chance 2f out, lost 2nd soon after, weakened quickly, 23rd of 27, 11 3/4l behind Vafortino (9-0) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gd in May.
Aguaplano 3-1fav (9-6) In 5th place 5f out, in lead over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Aussie Banker (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Uzincso 14-1 (9-12) In 8th placed 5f out, last trio and struggling over 2f out, 11th of 12, 14 3/4l behind Aussie Banker (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Iron Heart 10-3 (11-8) In touch, tracked leaders 6th, led 2 out, driven and all out flat, won at Taunton 2m 3f (5) gd in Nov beating True Romance (11-2) by hd, 10 ran.
