2nd early, tracked leaders, went 2nd again over 1f out, strong challenged and driven inside final furlong, held towards finish
made all, ridden over 1f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, kept gamely finding more to hold off rival towards finish
held up, ridden over 1f out, went 4th well inside final furlong, no impression
ducked down as stalls opened and very slowly away, behind, tried to close 3f out, no impression, well beaten over 2f out
held up, ridden over 1f out, effort and went 3rd entering final furlong, unable to challenge
slowly into stride, recovered to chase leader, lost 2nd over 1f out, soon well held
NonRunner
Formerly at Ballydoyle, CENOTAPH won just the once in Ireland but has won all three starts since switching to Jeremy Noseda’s yard. He defied a 12lb rise to land a valuable handicap at Chelmsford last month and may not have finished winning yet. Mazzini won at Yarmouth last time but still has 7lb to find on ratings but Breathless Times was successful in a lower grade sprint at Chelmsford on his first start since having wind surgery and there may be more to come from him. Lansky has also undergone a wind operation since last in action back in March and is preferred to Merhoob but Gulliver still looks high enough in the weights and Tomily has to race off a 7lb higher mark back on the all-weather.
Cenotaph (USA) 3-1fav (9-8) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (2) pol in Sep beating Charles Molson (9-1) by 1 1/4l, 15 ran.
Mazzini 6-1 (9-10) Tracked clear leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Yarmouth 6f hcp (3) gf in Sep beating Polybius (9-9) by nk, 7 ran.
Tomily (IRE) 11-1 (9-12) Off the pace in last trio, never really involved, last of 7, 7 1/4l behind Kick On Kick On (9-3) at Windsor 5f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Gulliver 14-1 (9-9) Held up in touch, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, took 3rd near finish, no impression with front pair, 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Straight Right (9-9) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (2) pol in Sep.
Breathless Times 9-4fav (9-7) In touch, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Sep beating Procedure (8-10) by 1l, 8 ran.
Lansky (IRE) 9-4 (9-1) Close up, switched right 4f out, pushed along 2f out, soon beaten, last of 6, 6 1/2l behind Headway (9-1) at Lingfield 7f lst stks (1) pol in Mar.
Merhoob (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on towards finsh, not trouble leaders, 4th of 7, 4l behind Orvar (9-8) at Beverley 5f stks (3) gs in Sep.