raced wide, held up mid-division, improved 2f out, ridden and ran on to lead post
held up, headway from over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed post
raced wide, chased leaders, led 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
held up, towards rear, good headway on inside approaching 2f out when not clear run, not a danger after
in rear, ridden over 4f out, outpaced 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
mid-division, lost place over 4f out, headway over 1f out, not reach leaders
tracked leader, led 4f out, hung left and headed over 2f out, soon beaten, heavily eased over 1f out
slowly into stride, in rear when switched left 5f out, headway, not clear run and stumbled 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
chased leaders over 4f
slowly away, soon mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out
dwelt, pulled hard in rear when hampered 5f out, never dangerous
led, headed 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, soon headed, weakened over 1f out
Step In Line is taken to see off Landucci and Princess Valerina. The selection was well placed on debut as the handicapper can only base his decision to allocate his figure on the basis of perennial runner-up Cassiara. There is likely to be more to come in the future and while this represents a much tougher assignment, there appears to be plenty of scope. Landucci has been thereabouts in his last three starts. A drop to seven looks tailor made. Princess Valerina is very much the unexposed type in the field. Barry Hills' filly has only had one all-weather start but her turf foRm includes a solid effort behind Cambridgeshire second, Docofthebay. H Harrison has a fair position from the stalls and is likely to give supporters a big run for their money at the likely odds. Desert Dreamer has to be respected as he hails from an in-form yard. Six-furlong specialist, Golden Desert appears best of the rest. Step In Line looks the pick in an intriguing contest.
The Kiddykid (IRE) 15-2 (8-12) Prominant, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind South Cape (8-9) at Chester 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Sept.
Bobski (IRE) 4-1fav (9-3) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 6l behind Orpen Wide (9-1) at Haydock 1m hcap (4) gf in Sept.
Golden Desert (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Pressed leader, hard ridden 2f out, led and hung right approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Crystal Gazer (9-0) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Sept.
Princess Valerina 11-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 15, 11l behind Nice To Know (8-9) at Goodwood 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
Carnivore 13-2 (10-0) Outpaced early in rear, stayed on final furlong, 12th of 21, 12l behind Middlemarch (9-5) at Ascot 7f ldy rds hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Fiefdom (IRE) 33-1 (8-5) Towards rear, on outside pushed along over 4f out, short-lived effort over 3f out, 10th of 14, 5l behind South Cape (8-9) at Chester 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Sept.
Landucci 3-1fav (9-6) Chased leaders, 3rd entering straight, challenged 2f out, led over 1f out, headed close home, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind King Cannavaro (9-7) at Dundalk 1m hcp 0-80 pol in Sept.
Step In Line (USA) 4-9fav (9-3) Led after 1f, ridden, hard pressed approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish, won at Redcar 7f mdn stk (5) frm in Sept beating Cassiara (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Desert Dreamer (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, no extra entering final furlong, 8th of 12, 6l behind Matsunosuke (8-11) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-90 (3) pol.
Yaroslav (USA) 11-2 (9-3) Held up well in rear, still plenty to do 2f out, headway on wide outside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, finished fast, 3rd of 13, 3/4l behind Hessian (8-5) at Lingfield 7f hcap (4) pol in Sept.
Trimlestown (IRE) 9-2jt-fav (9-1) Held up in mid-division, headway to chase leaders 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 5l behind Ivory Lace (9-7) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sept.
Flying Goose (IRE) Evensfav (9-3) Keen, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, went 3rd and soon ridden over 1f out, soon no impression, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Everymanforhimself (9-4) at Leicester 6f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Sept.
H Harrison (IRE) 9-1 (8-6) Chased leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 4 1/2l behind South Cape (8-9) at Chester 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Sept.
Piper's Song (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, led 2f out, ran on, won at Leicester 7f app hcp (5) gd in Sept beating Chief Exec (8-5) by 4l, 12 ran.
