held up towards rear, headway on wide outside 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
towards rear of mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on, no impression
always behind
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, never on terms
mid-division, driven and outpaced over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never troubled leaders
soon outpaced in rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well on outside to go 3rd well inside final furlong, nearest finish
chased leaders, lost place 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, ridden and lost place over 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leader on outside, lost place 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear on outside, outpaced over 2f out, never reached leaders
soon led, headed 2f out, ridden over 1f out, lost place and no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, hung right and weakened over 1f out, soon eased
tracked leaders, smooth headway 3f out, shaken up to lead 2f out, ridden clear 1f out, ran on well, comfortably
Nonrunner
GRAND HONOUR finished third behind West Leake, who has won again since, over C&D a fortnight ago. Jim Boyle's charge had today's rivals Poesmulligan, Novastasia and A Pocketful Of Rye behind on that occasion and can race off a slightly lower mark here. He gets the vote with that form looking superior to Royal Envoy's recent second to Crystallize. St Ignatius has finally dropped to a mark he can compete off judged on his recent second at Wolverhampton, while the same can be said of Grey Boy, who drops down a grade here.
Grey Boy (GER) 12-1 (8-6) Tracked leader and keen, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened, 4th of 10, 2l behind Jonny Ebeneezer (8-11) at Kempton 7f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan.
Grand Honour (IRE) 6-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace, 3rd of 14, 1 3/4l behind West Leake (9-4) at Kempton 7f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Ain't Talkin' 12-1 (8-11) Keen close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 7l behind Bold Ring (8-9) at Lingfield 7f app hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Dudley 16-1 (9-3) Mid-division on outside, closed under pressure over 3f out, edged left and no impression over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 13, 6l behind Senate Majority (9-3) at Southwell 6f mdn stks (5) fbs in Nov.
Novastasia (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 8th of 14, 7l behind West Leake (9-4) at Kempton 7f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Chandrayaan 12-1 (8-9) Bumped start, headway to mid-division over 3f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, never dangerous, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Royal Acclamation (8-8) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
St Ignatius 40-1 (8-10) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Polemica (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Zim Ho 33-1 (8-9) Fly jumped start, soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 5l behind Fortunate Bid (8-12) at Kempton 7f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Poesmulligan (IRE) 66-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, ridden and headway on inside over 1f out, kept on under pressure, not able to trouble leaders, 4th of 14, 2l behind West Leake (9-4) at Kempton 7f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
A Pocketful Of Rye (IRE) 25-1 (8-2) Held up in rear, came wide entering straight, no impression, 11th of 14, 11l behind West Leake (9-4) at Kempton 7f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Cavalry Guard (USA) 50-1 (8-4) In touch, hard ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 5th of 9, 5l behind Very Well Red (8-10) at Lingfield 1m hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan.
Edge End 66-1 (8-6) Took keen hold on outside, always behind, 9th of 11, 23l behind Orpens Peach (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Stoneacre Gareth (IRE) 25-1 (8-6) Chased leaders until weakened over 3f out, tailed off, 15th of 16, well behind Bienheureux (8-11) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Apr '08.
Royal Envoy (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, challenged 2f out, every chance when hung right over 1f out, reluctant and not go through with effort towards finish, 2nd of 12, nk behind Crystallize (9-1) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.