slowly away keen in rear, headway entering final 2f, no impression final furlong
led, ridden 3f out, headed approaching 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway 2f out, led 1f out, ran on, comfortably
close up, ridden to chase leader 2f out, ridden and chance over 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leader, led approaching 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on one pace
in touch, effort 2f out, kept on one pace
raced wide mid-division, headway halfway, ridden and weakened 3f out
mainly in rear
Potentiale has every chance at the weights, especially if reproducing his second over a longer trip at Kempton in October, but The Which Doctor is hard to catch right and gets another change of headgear today. It's been some time since Cloudy Start, Highly Regal or King's Colour were winning and it was over shorter trips when they did manage to get their heads in front so the vote goes to PACIFIC REACH. He showed a bit more over a mile at Kempton last time and has plenty of scope for improvement over today's longer distance.
The Which Doctor 18-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, raced keenly, driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Opus Maximus (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f clm stks (5) pol.
Cloudy Start 14-1 (9-10) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Ninfea (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (0-65) (6) pol.
Highly Regal (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, under pressure over 3f out, soon lost place, eased over 1f out, last of 8, 45l behind Robby Bobby (8-10) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
King's Colour 16-1 (9-1) Slowly away, always behind, 8th of 9, 6l behind Aquilifer (9-0) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Potentiale (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Raced wide, never on terms, 11th of 14, 16l behind Beat Route (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Wisecraic 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, driven over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 8, 36l behind Jordaura (9-7) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Sep.
Divine Rule (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Soon led, clear over 7f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 12th of 13, 22l behind Honourable Knight (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Nov.
Lady Morganna (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 13, well behind Barton Bounty (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Pacific Reach 3-1 (9-3) Tracked leading pair, pushed along to chase winner inside final 3f, no impression when lost 2nd 2f out, weakened to 4th final 120 yards, 4th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Mad Ginger Alice (8-12) at Kempton 1m mdn auc stks (6) pol in Nov.
