slowly away, in rear, midfield 3f out, ridden and kept on from over 1f out, went third final 110 yards, not reach leaders
rear of midfield, pushed along 2f out, kept on steadily but never dangerous
prominent on inner, ridden and lost position over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, shaken up over 1f out, led entering final furlong, kept on but headed post, just caught
took keen hold, in touch with leaders, shaken up and went second inside final furlong, kept on well to lead post, just got up
led at steady pace, increased tempo over 2f out, ridden along over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened final 110 yards
took keen hold, towards rear, never on terms
held up in rear, never on terms
midfield, outpaced over 2f out, minor late headway
towards rear, always behind
Recent winning form is in short supply though Red Hat Eagle scored at Kempton last week and is only 2lb higher. Al Hargah scored at Newbury in August but GOLDSMITH has been in better form lately and, having completed a double here last winter, Alice Haynes’ charge gets the vote dropping back down in class.
Goldsmith (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Steadied start, pulled hard and held up in rear, good headway between horses over 1f out, weakened towards finish, 5th of 12, 1 1/4l behind Southwold (9-7) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Tribal Wisdom (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Wore hood to post, raced keenly tracking leaders far side of group, weakened inside final 2f, 11th of 12, 8 3/4l behind Southwold (9-7) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Al Hargah (IRE) 13-2 (9-8) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, no progress, 9th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Shifter (8-12) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Mykonos St John 16-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, never in contention, 9th of 10, 8 1/4l behind He's A Gentleman (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Red Hat Eagle 7-2 (9-10) Held up in mid-division, headway on outside 2f out, led over 1f out, hard pressed well inside final furlong, held on well, won at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Intricate Pillar (9-11) by hd, 14 ran.
Hurricane Kiko (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon struggling, eased inside final furlong, last of 11, 31 1/4l behind Creme Chantilly (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Pierce (IRE) 66-1 (9-8) Off the pace and always towards rear, 7th of 10, 21l behind Ideal Guest (9-11) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Showlan Spirit 33-1 (9-9) Soon chasing leaders out wide, went 2nd over 9f out, led over 8f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakening when hampered inside final furlong, eased, 8th of 13, 3 3/4l behind The Pug (9-6) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
The Game Is Up 33-1 (8-13) Led over 1f, tracked leader until 7f out, handy 3rd on inside, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened towards finish, 7th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Someone's Wish (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Tiz Likely (IRE) 125-1 (8-11) Off the pace towards rear, ridden out wide over 1f out, kept on well towards finish, just missed 4th, 5th of 11, 3l behind Daisy Roots (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.