slowly into stride, always behind
held up in rear, headway from well over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, ridden out
chased leaders hard ridden over 2f out, soon one pace
dwelt, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out
held up mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on well closing stages
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
always towards rear
held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, never able to challenge
behind, outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never nearer
soon led, headed over 2f out, gradually lost place
held up in touch, ridden to challenge over 2f out, every chance approaching final furlong, stayed on well
tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon strongly challenged, headed inside final furlong, no exra close home
tracked leaders, lost place halfway, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on well
HAND PAINTED could be hard to keep out of the frame from his high draw as the handicapper has been fair in raising his mark by just a couple of pounds for his two recent efforts and he's unexposed on artificial surfaces. Desert Icon wasn't far behind him at Goodwood and has claims but isn't one for maximum faith whilst Sard has plenty to prove but needs a market check along with Noble Greek who was highly tried at two but has struggled of late. Fardyieh scored on her only visit here and may be best caught fresh so isn't dismissed whilst Tislaam has benefited from a switch of yards and was only denied a hat-trick by a well handicapped horse. He's up in trip and the weights but should stay this far and should be involved in the finish.
Gallantry 50-1 (8-12) Dwelt, soon in mid division, pushed along and no progress over 2f out, 8th of 12, 7l behind Hidden Glory (8-10) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sep.
Merchant Of Medici 7-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never near leaders, 6th of 15, 8l behind Red Gulch (9-0) at Newbury 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sep.
Flip Flop (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden well over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 13l behind Law Of The Range (8-12) at Sandown 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep.
George Benjamin 3-1 (8-9) Held up in rear in 4th and keen, ridden to chase winner over 1f out and race stands side, no extra and lost 2nd final 100 yards, 3rd of 4, 4 1/2l behind Indian Valley (8-2) at Pontefract 1m 3yo clm (4) sft.
Hand Painted 9-2fav (9-2) Mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden to press leader and every chance just over 1f out, not pace of winner inside final furlong, joined for 2nd post, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Grand Zafeen (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Cuthbert (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, weakened closing stages, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Master Mylo (8-13) at Sandown 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Sep.
Billberry 3-1fav (9-10) Dwelt, held up, ridden over 2f out, keeping on when short of room over 1f out, switched left and kept on to go 4th near finish, 4th of 11, 8l behind Batgirl (9-5) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Sep.
Tuxedo 20-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 11l behind Hazzard County (9-3) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Sep.
Desert Icon (IRE) 3-1fav (8-4) Awkward start, held up in touch, effort over 1f out, chased winner just inside final furlong, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Humidor (9-0) at Goodwood 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sep.
Best Trip (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 10l behind Hazzard County (9-3) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Sep.
Noble Greek (USA) 20-1 (9-6) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, weakened soon after, 7th of 9, 15l behind Grand Zafeen (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Tislaam (IRE) 2-1fav (9-4) Went right start, prominent, switched left over 2f out, led well over 1f out, soon hung right and headed, stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Sweet Gale (9-6) at Kempton 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Sep.
Fardyieh 16-1 (9-0) Always in rear, well beaten over 1f out, 8th of 9, 21l behind Rosedale (8-9) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Aug.
Sard 15-2 (9-7) Raced wide in touch, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 6, 12l behind Chat De La Burg (8-10) at Epsom Downs 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Sep.
