soon prominent on outside, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, no impression on winner towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
always in rear
chased leaders, outpaced over 4f out, plugged on final furlong but no impression
mid-division, outpaced over 4f out, well beaten final 3f
chased leaders, ridden and switched right over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
led, headed 7f out, switched right and ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
awkward start, soon mid-division, effort over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
led 7f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, headway when not much room over 1f out, edged right 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, comfortably
towards rear, switched left over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never on terms with leaders
held up rear of mid-division, driven and struggling over 2f out
in rear, struggling over 2f out, some modest late progress, no impression
Paddyplex has been running well at Hamilton but has a higher rating to overcome on the all-weather. Makambe looks to be running into form and Recuerdame is a past course and distance winner with My Lady Claire, Bonnie Lad and Thread Count others to consider. Diamonds At Dusk has run her best races so far on this surface but EPIC EXPRESS is clearly on a very lenient mark on the all-weather judged on a narrow defeat here two weeks ago and can take advantage of the 8lb he receives from penalised Wolverhampton winner Bearwith.
Bearwith 7-2fav (9-4) Chased leaders, raced freely, closed under 3f out, led over 2f out and soon kicked clear, over 3 lengths ahead entering final 1f, extended advantage inside final furlong and eased close home, easily, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Heat And Dust (9-2) by 7l, 12 ran.
Makambe (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Held up in rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, went 3rd and stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Point Louise (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Al Tarmaah (IRE) 125-1 (9-4) Always towards rear, 9th of 10, 9 1/4l behind Coverham (9-10) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Cuban Musketeer (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) In rear, reminders 4f out, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 8, 15l behind Tarhib (9-0) at Lingfield 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Thread Count 20-1 (9-10) Always towards rear, 10th of 11, 8 1/2l behind Lancashire Life (8-8) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Bonnie Lad 6-4fav (9-6) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Power On (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Diamonds At Dusk 13-2 (9-7) Always towards rear, 10th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Golden Claim (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in May.
Major J 12-1 (9-5) Held up, made headway entering 2f, ridden and ran on inside furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Crocodile Power (9-2) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
The King's Steed 25-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd 5f out, led over 2f out, ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened soon after, 5th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Lake Sand (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Epic Express 9-1 (8-9) Held up in mid-division, headway 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, 2nd of 11, nk behind Assembled (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Recuerdame (USA) 6-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 13, 5l behind Oot Ma Way (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Havergate Island 40-1 (9-8) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace from 1f out, 9th of 13, 5 1/2l behind Hanoverian King (9-2) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
My Lady Claire 7-2fav (8-9) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held but kept on, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Sobriquet (8-6) at Brighton 1m hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Paddyplex 11-5fav (9-5) In rear of mid-division on outer, ridden and headway from under 2f out, ran on into 2nd inside final furlong but no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 3 1/4l behind Mi Capricho (10-0) at Hamilton 1m hcp (6) gd in Aug.
