held up in 4th, headway near side rail stayed on inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge
held up in last pair, pushed along edging left and kept on steadily inside final furlong, better for race
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader until edged left and unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, led post
steadied start, held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, never a factor
led, pushed along and tried to quicken over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened
held up in 5th, headway far side of group chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led entering final furlong, headed post
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NOTRE BELLE BETE has yet to win on Turf though ran well for third in a valuable handicap at Newmarket a fortnight ago and gets another chance. Forest Falcon finished just behind the selection last time though his earlier wins came over further while Oh This Is Us has slipped back down the weights and was beaten only a length at Haydock last time. Several return to action with Rebel Territory raised 5lb for winning at Headquarters in October and Sinjaari and Top Secret others to note.
Sinjaari (IRE) 4-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, led and edged right over 2f out, headed over 1f out, 4th and beaten inside final furlong, one pace, 4th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Bay Bridge (9-6) at York 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Beringer 12-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Certain Lad (9-5) at York 1m 1f Grp 3 stks (1) gs in Aug.
Notre Belle Bete 10-3fav (9-1) In touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, edged right when every chance over 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Cap Francais (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Muraad (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Held up off the pace in 4th, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after, 8th of 10, 11 1/4l behind Corazon Espinado (8-5) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (2) gs in Jun.
Oh This Is Us (IRE) 11-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out until well inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Boardman (8-8) at Haydock 7f hcp (2) gf in Apr.
Forest Falcon (IRE) 7-1 (8-8) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 2l behind Cap Francais (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Top Secret 8-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 17, 11 1/2l behind Sunray Major (9-12) at Ascot 7f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Rebel Territory 17-2 (9-2) Dwelt towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) gd in Oct beating Fairy Cakes (8-11) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Gifted Ruler 8-1 (9-12) Towards rear in near side group, no impression when hung left inside final 2f, never on terms, 11th of 22, 14 3/4l behind Broken Spear (9-5) at Doncaster 7f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
