tracked leaders, led over 2f out, kept on well final furlong
held up mid-division and keen, soon towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish
always towards rear
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, kept on from over 1f out, no impression
led, headed over 2f out, faded over 1f out
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on
held up mid-division and keen, headway over 1f out, chased winner entering final furlong, no impression
soon tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
towards rear, effort over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
Withdrawn
None of these inspire confidence with Falcon Cliffs’ recent second at Wolverhampton coming over 2m. Genuine Approval had been in good form at the latter track but appeared to have little excuse for a poor run last time and a token vote goes to TULANE. He’s less exposed than most having missed the whole of last year and will be sharper for a recent comeback run over track and trip. Zamani landed a double in Germany earlier in the year but has yet to threaten for new connections while Arlecchino's Arc has yet to win over this far.
Ice Canyon 25-1 (9-4) Mid-division, headway on inside when not clear run briefly over 2f out, hung right and weakened inside final 2f, 12th of 14, 13 3/4l behind Mullarkey (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Mobham (IRE) 16-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, pushed along over 4f out, short-lived effort on outside over 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 8, 14l behind Harmonise (9-12) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Genuine Approval (IRE) 7-1 (9-10) Mid-division, never involved, 8th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Gold Arch (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Ceyhan 40-1 (9-3) Raced wide in touch, outpaced over 4f out, eased 3f out, last of 8, dist behind Cold Harbour (8-12) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in May.
Sir Gnet (IRE) 18-1 (9-10) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and one pace inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 6 1/2l behind Menin Gate (9-3) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Albishr (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Always towards rear, never on terms, 13th of 14, 20 3/4l behind Charlie Arthur (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Music Major 50-1 (9-4) Mid-division,, last of 13, 34 1/2l behind Philonikia (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Arlecchino's Arc (IRE) 10-1 (9-10) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Hidden Dream (8-13) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Falcon Cliffs (IRE) 11-4fav (9-2) Held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on, went 2nd well inside final furlong, almost caught heavily eased down winner, 2nd of 13, shd behind Yamato (8-9) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Tulane (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Towards rear, switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 6th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Banta Bay (8-13) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Vanity Vanity (USA) 20-1 (9-12) Held up, headway over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 14 1/4l behind Sadlers Beach (8-12) at Bath 1m 2f hcp fll (6) fm in Jul.
Zamani (GER) 9-2 (9-9) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 5f out, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 8 3/4l behind Guroor (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Bakht A Rawan (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Started slowly, behind, never nearer, 6th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Espresso Freddo (9-6) at Bath 1m hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Y Fyn Duw A Fydd 50-1 (9-4) Behind, outpaced 3f out, never a threat, 9th of 14, 18 1/2l behind Cristal Spirit (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
