in touch in mid-division, lost place after 3 out, not clear run before 2 out, soon switched left, ran on flat, went 3rd close home
raced keenly, prominent, led last, headed flat, no impression on winner towards finish
held up in rear, pushed along after 3 out, no impression
prominent, led before 2 out, driven and headed last, no extra towards finish
in touch in mid-division, mistake 5th, soon beaten, well behind before 2 out, soon pulled up
held up towards rear, mistake 4th, headway 3 out, close 3rd 2 out, challenged last, led flat, driven clear
chased leaders on outside, took keen hold, steadied before 2nd, not fluent 3 out, effort final bend, mistake 2 out, no impression after
chased leaders on inside, weakened before 2 out
led, not fluent 3rd, headed before 2 out, kept on flat, lost 3rd close home
Withdrawn
NonRunner
After a pipe-opener on the Flat, Dino Velvet ran well for third at Southwell and will probably be in the firing-line again though finished behind third Ingleby Hollow and fifth Valentino Dancer in the contest 12 months ago. Fair Mountain was second in this race two years ago off today’s mark and will have benefited from his run at Ascot, though did finish tailed off. Caius Marcius has been a grand servant to connections but Fiesole is 12lb higher than for his last success. Red Force One is fit from the Flat but HIGHLY PRIZED has scope for improvement this season. He ran better than the final result suggests in the Betfair Hurdle in February having looked progressive earlier at Huntingdon.
Caius Marcius (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Behind, ridden and outpaced over 4f out, lost touch 3f out, 4th of 6, 26l behind Sea Me Win (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Fiesole 9-2 (9-5) Held up towards rear, some headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 6 3/4l behind Colony Queen (8-11) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Fair Mountain (GER) 66-1 (9-7) In touch, weakened quickly 5f out, eased, last of 19, dist behind Coeur de Lion (9-1) at Ascot 2m 4f hcp stks (2) gs in Jun.
Dino Velvet (FR) 4-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, stayed on flat, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind St Gallen (10-8) at Southwell 2m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Highly Prized 9-1 (10-6) Led until pushed along and headed approaching 2 out, losing place when hampered last, weakened run-in, 18th of 24, 17 1/4l behind Pic D'Orhy (11-5) at Newbury 2m hcp (1) gd in Feb.
Red Tornado (FR) 22-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway over 11f out, ridden over 2f out, challenged final 50 yards, just held, 2nd of 11, shd behind Nataleena (9-1) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Red Force One 9-2 (9-6) Held up in last pair, ridden inside final 2f, 5th and no impression final furlong, 5th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Groveman (9-2) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Siannes Star (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Chased leader and pushed along at times, hit 4th, ridden and lost 2nd before 3 out, weakened quickly, 5th of 7, 36 1/2l behind Altruism (11-5) at Newcastle 2m hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Valentino Dancer 13-2 (9-3) Close up, pushed along and headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, last of 5, 2 1/2l behind Fantastic Blue (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Brandon Castle 50-1 (9-7) Led and soon clear, increased lead and 15 lengths clear 10f out, pushed along and reduced lead over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra, 4th of 9, at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Nordican Bleue (FR) 4-6fav (11-4) Made all, clear before 2nd until approaching 5th, hanging right last bend, jumped right and in command from 2 out, won at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (4) gd in Sep beating Carpool (10-12) by 3 1/2l, 5 ran.
Ingleby Hollow 16-1 (9-9) Slow to stride and held up towards rear, keen, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 12 1/4l behind Squelch (9-8) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
