dwelt, held up in rear, under pressure over 5f out, kept on approaching final furlong, never on terms
awkward start, tracked leader, led after 3f, headed over 4f out, soon under pressure and weakened
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, stayed on same pace
in touch, keen early, headway on inside well over 1f out, led 1f out, soon clear, eased inside final furlong
led to after 3f, led again over 4f out, driven over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon faded
held up towards rear, chased leaders over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Alonso de Guzman, Generous Lad and Grande Caiman are the three to look at here with Alonso de Guzman taken to complete a hat trick. Grande Caiman won over the course and distance last time in good style, but it looked a weak race and a six pound penalty may be prohibitive. He seemed to improve for the step up in trip last time and can hit the frame. Generous Lad is the epitome of consistency, having been in the first three in 12 of his last 14 starts. He scored last time but shouldering top weight of ten stone may anchor him. Alonso de Guzman has shown remarkable improvement in his last two starts, as he has stepped up in trip. Despite his six pound penalty he only has to concede weight to one of his rivals and Alonso de Guzman, a tenacious sort, can outbattle his rivals here.
Generous Lad (IRE) 4-1 (9-8) Steady to start, towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Venir Rouge (9-6) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Honduras (SWI) 12-1 (10-0) Prominent, pushed along over 5f out, soon beaten, 11th of 12, well behind Inchpast (9-6) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Flame Creek (IRE) 33-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, led 5f out, headed over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, last of 6, 18l behind Last Flight (8-4) at Warwick 2m hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Jul.
Grande Caiman (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Prominent, chased leader over 2f out, ran on to lead over 1f out, clear final furlong, ridden out, won at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Wraith (9-1) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Musango 11-2 (9-8) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 11, 10l behind Atlantic Gamble (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3f clm (6) pol in Sept.
Kingkohler (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Steadied start, rear duo, some headway from 2f out, never nearer, 6th of 7, 12l behind Grande Caiman (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Summerofsixtynine 12-1 (9-10) Led, headed after 1f, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Garafena (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Oct.