held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon switched left, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner
held up, closed 3f out, ridden and beaten over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, led over 10f out, headed over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up, headway over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
tracked leaders, went 2nd 9f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
led, headed over 10f out, handy on inside, switched right and effort over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, readily
NOBLE MASQUERADE was beaten only a neck in this grade here last week with Protected Guest behind. He can race off the same mark today and go one better with Ryan Moore on board. Candleford also has a shout on his third over track and trip a fortnight ago and is preferred to the returning Coltrane, who is 11lb higher than when landing a hat-trick with a victory at York over a year ago. Galata Bridge has won over hurdles since last racing here and Here And Now won at Wolverhampton when last on the all-weather.
Coltrane (IRE) 5-1 (8-7) Mid-division, wide and headway over 4f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 34, 11 3/4l behind Great White Shark (8-6) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Here And Now 16-5 (9-4) Raced in 3rd early, dropped to 4th after 3f, niggled along over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, beaten over 1f out, last of 5, 29 3/4l behind Stag Horn (9-12) at Pontefract 2m 2f stks (2) sft in Oct.
Galata Bridge 11-10fav (11-12) Prominent, led 4 out, headed on home turn, mistake last, no extra, 4th of 6, 8 1/4l behind Samba Dancer (11-12) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Protected Guest 12-1 (8-12) Dwelt start, ridden to make headway on outside entering final furlong, never landed a blow, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Marching Army (8-13) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Noble Masquerade 8-1 (8-9) Mid division, ridden 2f out, headway on inner inside final furlong, kept on well for 2nd, never nearer, 2nd of 11, nk behind Marching Army (8-13) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Candleford (IRE) 5-4fav (9-0) Held up in last pair, edged left 2f out, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on well towards finish, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Stay Well (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Oct.