held up, pulled hard, never dangerous
slowly into stride, always behind
tracked leaders, pulled hard, lost place over 2f out
held up, pulled hard, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
slowly into stride, pulled hard in mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon one pace
in touch, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up, headway over 3f out, soon driven, stayed on well
led, steady pace, headed over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
prominent, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong
slowly into stride, soon in touch, driven to lead over 1f out, edged left, ran on strongly
Nonrunner
In the finale, Lopinot is selected ahead of San Antonio and Quai de Roi. Lopinot comes here on the up, as evidenced by his recent course and distance win, and, with a six-pounds rise for that looking fair enough, he could well prove the pick of these today. San Antonio has proven in the past that he can run well from higher marks than he races from today, so it would not entirely be a surprise if he was to run well dropping back in trip today from his last start. Katiypour has recent course and distance placed efforts from slightly higher marks than today to his name but has a wide draw to contend with. Money for the Irish import Quai de Roi could be interesting, while Bold Diktator has risen to a career-high mark courtesy of three wins on the bounce prior to his latest run. He could still go well, though. With the three at the top of the weights, plus Clive Brittain's Fann, all lacking a recent run, we return to the selection, which is Lopinot.
Music Note (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Led over 7f, 8th of 10, 17l behind Forroger (8-6) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Aug.
Lucayan Dancer 33-1 (9-10) Held up, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 11, 8l behind Sanchi (9-12) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Sept.
San Antonio 40-1 (7-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no headway and outpaced over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 8, 3 1/2l behind Fusili (8-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Jan.
Katiypour (IRE) 6-1 (8-8) Soon led, headed just inside final furlong, no extra, 6th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Gallantry (8-8) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (3) pol in Feb.
Magic Rush 7-1 (8-5) Chased leaders until outpaced halfway, 6th of 9, 9l behind Turn On The Style (8-2) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Jan.
Paraguay (USA) 20-1 (7-11) Always in the rear, 8th of 9, 16l behind Bahar Shumaal (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Dec.
Quai Du Roi (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and came wide over 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Ektimaal (8-12) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Bold Diktator 13-2 (9-0) Held up, chased leaders 3f out, soon ridden and weakened from 2f out, 12th of 14, 16l behind Art Modern (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Fann (USA) 2-1 (10-0) Held up, ridden 3f out, no impression, last of 6, 11l behind Island Odyssey (9-10) at Salisbury 1m 2f fll hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Lopinot (IRE) 11-4fav (8-11) Patiently ridden in touch, shaken up to lead 1f out, soon in command, won at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Dapple Dawn (8-13) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
King's Majesty (IRE) 8-1 (8-3) Held up, headway when edged left over 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 30, 8l behind Blythe Knight (8-10) at Redcar 1m hcap (2) sft.
