slowly into stride, held up towards rear, not clear run 3f out, headway on outside final furlong, no impression
held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon weakened
slowly away, held up towards rear, not much room on inside 3f out, headway over 2f out, kept on, not trouble leaders
held up in mid-division, switched left and headway over 2f out, no impression final 150 yards
led, headed over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
raced keenly, tracked leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace last 75 yards
mid-division, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, hard pressed towards finish, joined post
slowly into stride, rear of mid-division, well beaten final 3f
prominent early, chased leaders, effort over 1f out, strong challenge final 100 yards, joined leaded post
chased leaders, went 2nd after 1f, led over 6f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway on outside from 2f out, stayed on, never nearer
chased leaders, weakened from over 1f out
mid-division, lost place over 4f out, soon behind
Bartholomew J won over 1m6f at Chelmsford earlier while Confils was scoring over 1m2f last year but hasn’t raced since last summer. Employer is not badly treated but has just the one win in 24 attempts while Crimson King struggled last time having beaten Double Legend when scoring over 1m4f here earlier. Several are still looking for a first win including Peckinpah, Craneur and FRANCISCO BAY but the latter has the advantage of a recent outing at Newbury and looks to have an easier task today having slipped a further 2lb down the weights.
Bartholomew J (IRE) 4-1 (9-1) In rear, pushed along over 3f out, hung left final 3f, never a factor, 9th of 10, 13 3/4l behind Dubious Affair (9-6) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Confils (FR) 11-2 (8-9) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Sandown 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gf in Jul beating Alandalos (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
Peckinpah (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway after 5th, outpaced when blundered 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 10, 28l behind Zoffee (10-12) at Doncaster 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Feb.
Employer (IRE) 3-1jfav (9-4) Tracked leaders, 2nd going well 3f out, led briefly 2f out, chased winner, well held when lost 2nd and weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Edmond Dantes (9-3) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Craneur 14-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders, driven and outpaced over 3f out, soon lost place, behind final 2f, last of 11, dist behind Entrusted (9-3) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Crimson King (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, no impression and weakened from over 1f out, 6th of 12, 9 3/4l behind Shifting Gold (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Francisco Bay 6-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear of mid-division, pushed along chasing leaders on inside over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Involved (9-7) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Sea Tide 25-1 (9-0) Started very slowly, behind, plugging on but no chance when not clear run and switched left inside final furlong, 9th of 14, 6 1/4l behind My Boy Sepoy (9-7) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in May.
Willkommen 12-1 (9-6) Behind, headway into mid-division over 6f out, driven and lost place when raced wide turning in, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 11, 13 1/4l behind Be Fair (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Margie's Choice (GER) 25-1 (9-6) Close up, pushed along when hampered 2f out, not recover, 7th of 11, 7l behind Voice Of Calm (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Ididitforyoooo (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Prominent, steadied after 2f, closed 4f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace and no impression inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 5 3/4l behind Unsuspected Girl (8-5) at Windsor 1m 2f stks (6) gs in Oct.
Double Legend (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Raced wide close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and every chance just inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Tronada (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Archippos 7-1 (9-0) Slow to break and hampered, held up, headway over 5f out, chased winner over 2f out, no impression, 2nd of 6, 9 1/2l behind Tigray (9-8) at Southwell 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Mar.
