held up towards rear, headway and squeezed through over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
soon chasing leader, led 6f out until 5f out, chased winner, well held over 1f out, kept on for 2nd
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, never involved
raced wide towards rear, caught six wide on home turn, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
slowly into stride, rapid headway to lead 5f out, clear when ridden over 1f out, ran on strongly
led 2f, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division on inside, switched right over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, lost 2 places close home
behind, still there and pushed along over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, went 3rd close home, too much to do
chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 1f out
The admirably consistent Fortune And Glory won again at Salisbury last week and has been raised 6lb. Buckland Beau failed to cope with a 3lb rise last time having scored at Chelmsford before that while Staunch made only a modest reappearance at Kempton and goes handicapping for the first time. Mutanaasib improved at Chelmsford on his handicap bow but CHERBOURG (NAP) may finally be ready to end a long losing run. A dual winner on the all-weather in France, he began life for current connections off a 19lb higher mark and last month’s narrow-margin defeat at Kempton points to a big run here.
Fortune And Glory (USA) 7-2 (9-9) Mid-division, headway going well 3f out, led 2f out, edged right and headed over 1f out, carried left and led again inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Salisbury 1m hcp (5) gf in Sep beating The Groove (9-8) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Golden Guest 6-1 (9-10) Held up, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, never a facor, last of 7, 16 3/4l behind La Sioux (8-11) at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Buckland Beau 4-1 (9-12) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Arctic Sea (10-0) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Cherbourg (FR) 33-1 (9-13) Held up in rear, keen early, headway 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Catoca (9-11) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Scottish Glen 14-1 (10-0) Held up and behind, never on terms, 7th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Crystal Casque (9-3) at Salisbury 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Optimum Time (IRE) 11-4fav (9-8) Slowly into stride, headway to lead 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 6l behind Global Art (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Staunch (USA) 7-2 (9-2) Held up, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 14, 11l behind Enzemble (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Aug.
New Orleans (IRE) 8-1 (10-2) Held up, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1 fout, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 11l behind Face Like Thunder (9-10) at Thirsk 1m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Mutanaasib (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) Led, ridden and headed just over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Pickett's Charge (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Bookmaker 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, lost place over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, 8th of 10, 7 1/2l behind American Patrol (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jul.