wore hood to post, chased leaders out wide, went 2nd 5f out until pushed along over 2f out, weakened quickly
mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, soon badly hampered and eased
led until pushed along and headed over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, ridden and weakened turning in
held up off the pace in last trio, headway out wide tracking leaders over 2f out, soon tracking leader, ridden to lead final 100 yards, won going away
slowly away, well in rear, headway out wide over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
off the pace in mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders 2f out,
chased leaders out wide, hampered over 2f out, soon outpaced and weakened
tracked leaders, went 2nd after 1f until over 8f out, chased leaders, led again out wide over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards
prominent early, soon steadied off the pace in mid-division, headway chasing leaders out wide over 2f out, ridden on inside disputing 2nd over 1f out, plugged on in well held 3rd inside final furlong
raced keenly, soon chasing leaders out wide, pushed along 4f out, weakened 3f out, soon behind and eased, tailed off
slowly into stride and switched left start, off the pace in last trio, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong
EMPEROR’S CLOTHES (NAP) made a winning debut in handicaps over 1m2f at Chepstow. The manner of that success suggests this extra distance will bring further progress and he’s preferred to Fox Flame. The latter bids for a hat-trick raised only 3lb but Robusto remains 6lb higher than when scoring at Newcastle. Kyle Of Lochalsh scored over a longer trip at Newbury during the summer but Seraphic debuts for new connections having won over hurdles in France.
Heathen 7-1 (10-0) Steadied start, held up towards rear, ran wide on paddock bend, taken very wide in back straight, headway tracking leaders after halfway, went 2nd 4f out until home turn, went to near side rail in home straight, soon hampered and lost place, no chance after, 7th of 9, 11 1/2l behind Sanction (9-0) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Sep.
Kyle Of Lochalsh 5-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, no impression and eased 1f out, 7th of 8, 9 1/2l behind Alhambra Palace (9-2) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) hvy in Aug.
Emperor's Clothes (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Disputed lead early, soon steadied back into mid-division, headway and switched right 2f out, went 2nd and edged left 1f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Sep beating Flight Of Angels (9-11) by 1l, 8 ran.
Robusto (IRE) 5-4 (9-8) Dwelt, raced wide, close up in rear, pushed along and not clear run over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 4 3/4l behind Plus Point (9-9) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Sep.
Fox Flame 7-2 (9-10) Held up, still a lot to do when widest of all turning for home, ridden 1f out, ran on strongly inside final 110 yards, led final strides, just prevailed, won at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp fll (5) pol in Sep beating Turner Girl (9-13) by shd, 7 ran.
Down To The Kid (IRE) 18-1 (9-12) Slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, some headway over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Jack Sparowe (9-10) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Millions Memories 40-1 (9-8) Close up, pushed along 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 8, 9 3/4l behind Lethal Touch (9-2) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Sword Beach (IRE) 12-1 (10-1) Towards rear of mid-division, pushed along round home turn, ridden over 1f out, kept on but made no telling impression inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Different Tone (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
On The Right Track 25-1 (9-6) Slow into stride, in rear, pushed along over 2f out, not trouble leaders, 9th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Mount Olympus (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 3f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Seraphic (IRE) 2-1fav (10-12) won at Clairefontaine 2m 1f sft in Jul beating Lenel (10-10) by 30l, 9 ran.
Mirabello Bay (IRE) 40-1 (9-8) Slowly into off the pace in last trio, never on terms, 7th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Mr Zee (9-9) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
