in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led 1f out, held on well
held up towards rear, headway 3f out, one pace final furlong
held up mid-division, headway over 4f out, led over 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra and lost 2nd place towards finish
always towards rear
led to 4f out, soon weakened
tracked leader, led 4f out, headed over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out
tracked leaders, headway over 4f out, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up mid-division, lost place over 4f out, headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish
Nonrunner
Serena Brotherton won this in 2014 and rode Phyllis Maude to the first of her two victories in the autumn after which she's been highly tried. Sunblazer scored over two miles at Wolverhampton then had little chance when tackling Class 2 company back on the same track. Like Cotton Club he'd prefer a longer trip though the latter ran a superb race in a much better event than this at Lingfield last month. Good Judge made all over this trip at Wolverhampton and though the form hasn't worked out he can be expected to have derived benefit from the experience. BALLYGLASHEEN is a useful hurdler with a Grade 3 victory to his credit. He's never won in five starts on the level but has three seconds to his credit and can finally lose his maiden tag.
Sunblazer (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway on inner over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 18l behind Moonrise Landing (9-0) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f stks (2) pol in Dec.
Cotton Club (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, headway entering final furlong, ridden to challenge winner inside final furlong, held close home, 2nd of 10, nk behind Gabrial The Hero (9-4) at Lingfield 2m hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Albahar (FR) 20-1 (11-12) Mid-division, under pressure over 3f out, no impression, 12th of 16, 37l behind Bold Runner (11-4) at Goodwood 2m hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Top Diktat 7-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final 100 yards, 6th of 14, 2l behind Trimoulet (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Secular Society 7-2 (9-5) Close up, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 10l behind Sequester (9-7) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (5) fm in May.
Good Judge (USA) 7-2 (9-5) Made all, clear 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct beating Red Cardinal (9-5) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Phyllis Maud (IRE) 66-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place over 2f out, 11th of 12, 11 1/4l behind Don't Be (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stks (1) pol in Dec.
Breakheart (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Behind, headway approaching final furlong, kept on to go a never dangerous 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 6, 10l behind Captain Lars (9-1) at Lingfield 1m stks (6) pol in Dec.
Ballyglasheen (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders in 3rd, reminders after 5 out, weakened from 3 out, 6th of 8, 10l behind Broughton (11-4) at Chepstow 2m hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Commissar 5-1 (10-4) Held up in rear, pushed along over 4f out, some late headway, never dangerous, 5th of 8, 11 3/4l behind Black Dave (10-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
