chased leaders on outside, led over 5f out, ridden and joined 2f out, soon headed, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway on inside 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
slowly into stride, pulled hard and soon prominent, went 2nd 5f out, pushed along and every chance 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
reluctant to load in stalls, held up in mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out until inside final furlong, stayed on same pace in 3rd
took keen hold, held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
slowly into stride and not much room after start, towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
held up towards rear, some headway between horses 2f out, soon no further progress
soon tracking leader, led after 1f until over 5f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
held up in mid-division, riddenand headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 4th towards finish
slowly into stride, held up in rear, effort on outside and kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved
took keen hold, led 1f, chased leaders, ridden and edged right over 2f out, weakening when not much room well over 1f out
took keen hold tracking leaders, challenged and carried head high 2f out, led well over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, took keen hold in mid-division, some headway on inside over 2f out, soon beaten
chased leaders on outside, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on again inside final furlong, not pace to threaten
A host of all-weather regulars return to this surface having struggled on Turf of late. True To Form is one of them but he never figured in last year's renewal but the likes of Verse Of Love, Come On Blue Chip and Chapter And Verse are all capable of going close on their day. Atlantis Crossing is yet another with claims on his return from a lay-off but Sea Shanty makes his Polytrack debut off a 7lb higher mark than when winning at Sandown back in May. Chookie Royale carries a penalty for his recent win over 7f here so UPPERCUT is preferred. He was only beaten a head at Newmarket last time but scored over track and trip before that and gets the nod reunited with winning partner Robert Tart.
True To Form (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Behind, some late headway, never nearer, 4th of 7, 5l behind Greek War (10-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Aug.
Monsieur Chevalier (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Missed break, held up in rear, not clear run and switched left 2f out, headway entering final furlong, ran on, never nearer, 6th of 19, 4l behind Graphic (9-5) at York 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Mighty Ambition (USA) 7-2fav (8-12) Dwelt raced stand side, in rear, headway 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 12, 11l behind Trumpet Major (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 3yo Grp 3 (1) gs in Apr '12.
George Guru 40-1 (9-3) Raced far side, towards rear, ridden and some progress over 1f out, never dangerous, 13th of 27, 10l behind Breton Rock (9-4) at Ascot 7f (2) sft.
Chookie Royale 9-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, ran on well from over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol beating Head Of Steam (9-5) by nk, 13 ran.
Marshgate Lane (USA) 6-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway and hung left over 2f out, weakened and eased 1f out, tailed off, 19th of 21, well behind Party Line (8-8) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Oct '12.
Atlantis Crossing (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Held up in mid-division on inside, good headway 2f out, switched right to inside and chased leader over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead final strides, won at Kempton 7f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Mar beating Bravo Echo (9-7) by hd, 11 ran.
Verse Of Love 8-1 (9-1) Led, ridden and pressed 2f out, soon headed, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 11l behind Weapon Of Choice (9-1) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Sep.
Sea Shanty (USA) 17-2 (9-1) In touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, not pace to threaten, 4th of 15, 1 3/4l behind Gworn (8-11) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-95 (3) sft.
Come On Blue Chip (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, no headway, soon well held, 6th of 7, 16l behind Lowther (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Maverik 14-1 (8-11) Prominent, chased leader over 5f out, ridden to lead briefly 2f out, weakened quickly approaching final furlong, 13th of 15, 8l behind Graphic (8-13) at Kempton 1m hcp (2) pol in Sep.
Captain Cat (IRE) 12-1 (9-11) Awkward start, soon led, set strong pace, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly and eased, last of 7, 17l behind Greek War (10-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Aug.
Chapter And Verse (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, squeezed for room on inner over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, never a factor, 10th of 12, 10l behind Knight Owl (9-3) at Leicester 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Sep.
Uppercut 13-2 (9-0) Close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, rallied to go 2nd post, 2nd of 8, hd behind Mabait (8-9) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Sep.
