raced wide close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, clear with leader 2f out, led entering final furlong, pushed out, readily(course record)
held up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
keen tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced by leading pair over 2f out, kept on
dwelt in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
led, clear 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong
dwelt raced wide towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
Monjeni went backwards last time but both Palmerston and Pinstripe are expected to improve for this longer trip on the back of modest debut efforts. SHEDED showed some progress when fourth at Kempton last time and the Hannon colt gets a tentative vote to come good with further improvement on the cards. Guy Fawkes is a half-brother to three winners and is a newcomer to note along with Alfahad and Brave Hero.
Alfahad (IRE) New Approach colt out of Al Tamooh.
Brave Hero Poet's Voice colt out of Classical Dancer.
Emperor Napoleon Champs Elysees colt out of Amarullah.
Guy Fawkes Big Bad Bob colt out of Flight Of Fancy.
Palmerston 4-1fav (9-5) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on towards to take 4th place towards finish, 4th of 13, 9 1/4l behind Estidraak (9-5) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (4) pol in Nov.
Pinstripe 40-1 (9-5) Dwelt, behind, driven over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never near leaders, 7th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Turbine (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Severini (IRE) Shamardal colt out of Ballerina Blue.
Sheded (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, pushed along and kept on towards finish, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Bluebeard (9-5) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (4) pol in Oct.
Monjeni 20-1 (9-5) Towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 9, 17 3/4l behind Daily Bulletin (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
