led, headed over 5f out, close up, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, edged right and led inside final furlong, ran on
raced wide close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out
headway to lead over 5f out, pushed 2 lengths clear 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
dwelt and hampered start, switched right, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, went 2nd halfway, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on one pace
held up, headway approaching final furlong, ran on, nearest finish
towards rear, headway on inner over 1f out, ridden to press winner inside final furlong, ran on
held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish
switched right start, towards rear, never on terms
went left start, raced wide tracked leader over 5f out until halfway, weakened over 1f out
NonRunner
Major Valentine has been brilliantly placed by John O'Shea to win 14 races including three around here. He won four times at Chepstow this summer and though mid-division in the Ayr Silver Cup last time this is a drop in class. Eljaddaaf has won five times on the track, the latest last November from a 6lb higher mark, while Firelight scored here on his only all-weather start in July last year and has competed at a higher level than this subsequently. Drummond Warrior completed a Windsor double in his first two runs and was then beaten a neck at Newmarket before finishing tailed off at Doncaster. He obviously wasn't right in that latter event and would be a threat if bouncing back. POLYBIUS has won three out of four around here and would have finished closer at Newcastle last time if getting the run of the race so gets the vote in the hope of a return to the form he showed last year at this time.
Soldier's Minute 33-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, soon one pace, 7th of 22, 4l behind Gulliver (9-5) at York 6f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Major Valentine 33-1 (9-8) Raced alone towards stands side, in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong, 13th of 24, 5 3/4l behind Golden Apollo (9-4) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Moon Trouble (IRE) 6-1 (9-9) In touch, headway halfway, chased leaders well over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Pennsylvania Dutch (9-4) at Thirsk 6f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Mythmaker 25-1 (9-12) Led early, short of room 5f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Desert Doctor (9-11) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (2) pol in Sep.
Polybius 50-1 (9-1) Behind, late headway, never nearer, 7th of 14, 2l behind Buridan (9-3) at Newcastle 6f hcp (2) pol in Oct.
Jumira Bridge 9-2 (9-6) Prominent, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 5 3/4l behind Walk On Walter (9-7) at Bath 6f hcp (3) fm in Sep.
Count Otto (IRE) 22-1 (9-1) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Dubai Legacy (9-6) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Beyond Equal 12-1 (9-8) Held up, pulled hard, closed over 3f out, ridden and lost place over 1f out, last of 9, 4 1/2l behind Bernardo O'Reilly (9-9) at Ffos Las 6f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Firelight (FR) 15-8fav (9-8) Keen tracked winner, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 6l behind Emily Goldfinch (9-5) at Newmarket 6f hcp fll (3) gd in Jun.
Concierge (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, pulled hard towards rear, effort on outside and bumped over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Intuitive (8-13) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Drummond Warrior (IRE) 9-2fav (10-3) Tracked leaders, lost place 3 out, soon driven and outpaced, ridden and weakened over 1f out, eased final furlong, tailed off, last of 16, dist behind Saluti (9-10) at Doncaster 6f hcp (3) gf in Sep.
Eljaddaaf (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Always towards rear, 10th of 13, 9l behind Intuitive (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (3) pol in Oct.
