disputed lead, headed before 2nd, jumped left 3 out, headway and in touch with winner 2 out, soon pushed along, kept on same pace approaching last, outpaced by winner run-in
not always fluent, held up in rear, ridden and tailed off before 2 out, took modest 4th run-in
disputed lead, led outright before 2nd, went clear before 4th, diminishing advantage before 2 out where a length ahead, soon ridden, kept on approaching last, stayed on strongly run-in
midfield, headway to chase leaders before 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last, no impression run-in
midfield, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out, weakened approaching last, lost position run-in
Torrent 7-2 (11-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd before 2 out, led last, edged left run-in, driven out, won at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (4) sft in Sep beating Scottie's Sister (10-7) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Benvoy (IRE) 9-2 (10-0) Tracked leader, headway to dispute lead halfway, pushed along and headed 4f out, 3rd and slightly hampered under 2f out, 6th over 1f out, no extra and eased inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 21 1/4l behind Empress Alma (9-0) at Down Royal 1m 5f hcp gd in Jul.
Liam Swagger 13-2 (9-5) Prominent, led after 3f out, soon clear, reduced lead over 2f out, soon pushed along, pressed over 1f out, ran on gamely, joined final 110yds, soon headed, just denied, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Magico (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Model Approach (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway into close 3rd and pushed along 2f out, ridden and led 1 1/2f out, joined 1f out, headed under 1f out, no extra in 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 18, 4 3/4l behind Courageous Strike (9-3) at Curragh 1m 4f hcp gd in Jun.
Malinka (FR) 12-1 (10-5) Held up in midfield, smooth headway before 2 out, travelling best approaching last where in touch with leader, soon ridden to lead, won going away, won at Cartmel 2m 1f (4) hvy in Aug beating Torrent (11-5) by 3 1/4l, 7 ran.
Aaron (FR) 7-2 (10-12) Prominent, disputed lead before 5th, led outright before 2 out, soon ridden and headed, chased leaders approaching last, no impression run-in, 3rd of 7, 7 1/4l behind Malinka (10-5) at Cartmel 2m 1f (4) hvy in Aug.
