dwelt, held up, wide into straight, 2f out, ridden and headway soon after, chased winner inside final furlong, one pace towards finish
held up, ridden, headway and wide into straight 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
close up, led over 1f out, idled inside final furlong, shaken up towards finish
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon chased winner, kept on one pace inside final furlong
held up, headway to track leaders over 6f out, ridden to chase leader 3f out, led 2f out, soon headed, weakened final furlong
mid-division, lost place over 2f out, short of room over 1f out, never dangerous
slowly away, effort on outside approaching 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish
led, ridden and headed 4f out, weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, always in rear, behind from over 2f out
held up, ridden 2f out, kept on, never nearer
tracked leader, led 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
Course specialist Vinces is an obvious player however he still looks a tad high in the weights and so we will instead turn to LOCATION to lead Kings Topic home. The selection is one of the more consistent in the line-up and David Evans' filly was not disgraced at Wolverhampton on her latest start. She has dropped 3lb in the handicap for that fourth-place finish and having run well here before she is fancied to put up a bold show from her good draw. Also drawn low is front-runner Kings Topic. Although he has a habit of breaking blood vessels, if he gets through the race unscathed then he should run well at a course he likes. Resentful Angel is edging down to what looks a fair mark, Phluke still has a bit to prove over this trip, whilst a visor is tried on Calangnik in the hope of bringing about some much needed improvement. Watch the market is the advice for course and distance winner Innactualfact; Luke Dace's filly only has one win to her name when she started at the shortest price of her career and she is now 2lb lower in the weights. A drop in trip looks likely to suit Fleur De' Lion, however in what looks an eminently winnable race, we are all about Location Location Location.
Vinces 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, chased winner over 3f out, driven and no impression from over 1f out, 2nd of 9, 6l behind Dove Cottage (9-8) at Folkestone 1m 4f hcap (5) gs in Oct.
Kings Topic (USA) 25-1 (9-2) Outpaced, always behind, last of 12, 16l behind Intersky Charm (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.
Resentful Angel 15-2 (8-10) Held up in last place, wide and some headway over 2f out, never dangerous, 9th of 15, 15l behind Grandad Bill (8-4) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Sep.
Phluke 8-1 (9-6) Led early, tracked leaders, lost place and struggling over 2f out, 9th of 14, 6l behind Inquisitress (8-6) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Colangnik (USA) 16-1 (8-11) Dwelt, soon mid-division, reminders halfway, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 12, 6l behind Ugenius (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.
Gifted Heir (IRE) 3-1fav (8-13) Held up, headway over 1f out, kept inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Signora Frasi (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Oct.
Candilejas 66-1 (9-3) Towards rear, some headway 3f out, soon weakened, 11th of 13, 18l behind Silent Act (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Oct.
Location 7-2fav (9-1) Held up towards rear, wide and effort over 1f out, kept on, never near leaders, 4th of 12, 6l behind Mystic Touch (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Innactualfact 40-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 14, 10l behind Mondego (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Sir Haydn 25-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, never dangerous, 10th of 14, 18l behind Inch Lodge (9-8) at Kempton 1m 3f app hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Sep.
Rosy Dawn 33-1 (8-13) Led after 1f, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened quickly, 12th of 14, 14l behind Little Sark (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Oct.
Elizabeth's Quest 100-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 12th of 13, 32l behind Skysurfers (9-3) at Southwell 7f mdn auc stks (6) fbs in Oct.
Fleur de Lion (IRE) 25-1 (8-4) Held up towards rear, ridden and struggling final 3f, 12th of 15, 23l behind Windpfeil (8-4) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Oct.
Julie Mill (IRE) 66-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, mid-division 3f out, no impression, 10th of 14, 14l behind Night Lily (8-12) at Kempton 1m mdn auc stks (6) pol in Sep.
