soon pushed along in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never threatened leaders
held up towards rear, smooth headway going well 2f out, eased out over 1f out, soon chasing leader, narrow lead inside final furlong, always holding runner up
mid-division, ridden 3f out, chased leading pair final furlong, stayed on
prominent, went 2nd 3f out, led inside final 2f, narrowly headed inside final furlong, rallied near finish, always just held
raced wide in touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
mid-division on outside, headway 2f out, plugged on one pace final furlong, not reach leaders
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in rear, never in contention
slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out
soon led, pushed along 3f out, headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, went lame over 2f out, soon eased
chased leader to 3f out, weakened 2f out
Ceremonial Jade can continue winning ways at the expense of Phluke, Rochdale and Woodcote Place to name but three. First season trainer Marco Botti is already establishing himself as a force to be reckoned with, and his current move to bigger premises in Newmarket is a signal of intent. His runners should be followed until the end of the season as he strives to create an impression for new owners, and in Ceremonial Jade he could well have another one here. The American-bred absolutely bolted up on his first try on a Polytrack surface at Kempton a month ago, and on that form it is hard not to fancy him to follow up here. Phluke has in the main been in good form as well, having won three of his last five starts, and as he has won here before and is not badly treated compared to Turf, is seen as a main threat. Having won well at Haydock in July, Rochdale failed to cope with a rise in the weights on a return visit, and is another that now switches to sand. He is interesting, while of the remainder, hat-trick seeking Woodcote Place shoulders a 6lb penalty but can go well. Ceremonial Jade looked the part last time and can follow up.
Ceremonial Jade (UAE) 12-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, smooth headway on outside 2f out, led over 1f out, quickened clear, won at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Sept beating Sant Elena (9-1) by 3 1/2l, 14 ran.
Bouboulina 14-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up rear, ridden over 2f out, no progress over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 6l behind Dark Missile (8-13) at Ascot 6f fll hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Rochdale 7-2fav (9-10) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 6l behind Ellens Academy (8-10) at Haydock 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Aug.
Phluke 8-1 (8-11) Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Chester 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Sept beating Dhaular Dhar (8-11) by a nk, 12 ran.
Swinbrook (USA) 5-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden and kept on one pace, 4th of 12, 2l behind Munaddam (9-6) at Folkestone 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Sept.
Red Cape (FR) 16-1 (8-11) Keen in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 9, 5l behind Blades Girl (8-9) at Southwell 7f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Sept.
Northern Desert (IRE) 12-1 (10-10) Took keen hold in mid-division, weakened quickly 2f out and soon eased, last of 12, 25l behind Corran Ard (11-2) at Sandown 1m hcap (4) gd in Apr.
Woodcote Place 7-1 (9-1) Held up behind, headway and not clear run 2f out, strong run to lead over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sept beating Dry Ice (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran.
