pulled up soon after start and dismounted
held up, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders
in touch, headway on inner over 1f out, driven to lead and hung right inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and hampered close home
tracked leaders, effort inside final furlong, stayed on
close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra
dwelt, in rear, ridden and outpaced over 2f out
Crown Command has a lengthy absence to overcome, though this is not a strong contest. The once raced Breathless may still be open to improvement while Hercullian Prince was third over this trip at Chelmsford in August and has the highest official rating of these. BRASTED only won one of these by a nose at Chelmsford last month but his form has taken a definite upturn since he was switched to Polytrack and he is fancied to go in again as Courier is proving unreliable.
Crown Command (IRE) 2-1fav (9-0) Chased leaders, 2nd 5f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, outpaced last 100 yards, 4th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Suddyan (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (4) gs in Oct.
Breathless 10-1 (9-5) Slowly away, held up behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Dougan (9-5) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Captain Felix 33-1 (8-9) Led early, raced keenly tracking leader until over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 5 1/2l behind Miss Van Gogh (9-3) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Brasted (IRE) 5-2fav (9-3) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, kept on to lead post, won at Chelmsford City 1m stks (6) pol in Oct beating Marmalad (8-11) by ns, 5 ran.
Hercullian Prince 33-1 (9-4) Steadied start, held up in rear, never dangerous, 10th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Return Ace (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Period Piece (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 6 3/4l behind Russian Radiance (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Oct.
Courier 6-1 (9-4) Led, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, last of 5, 3 3/4l behind Brasted (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (6) pol in Oct.
Daydream Believer 40-1 (8-12) Outpaced towards rear, never dangerous, 10th of 16, 10 1/2l behind Spirit Of Rosanna (9-0) at Brighton 6f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Ballroom Angel 25-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden entering final furlong, soon faded, 6th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Essaka (9-6) at Brighton 6f hcp (6) gd in Aug.