tracked leader, led 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, headed last, stayed on same pace flat
held up, pushed along and headway on outside approaching 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, disputing 3rd when blundered last
mid-division, jumped slowly 2nd and 3rd, soon in rear, behind from 5th
raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway and not fluent 3 out, went 2nd after 2 out, led last, driven clear flat, stayed on well
held up, not fluent 4th, never near leaders
held up towards rear, mistake 4th, weakened next, well behind when blundered 3 out and 2 out
held up and behind, stayed on after 3 out but never in contention
prominent, outpaced and lost pace approaching 3 out, no impression after
mid-division, reminder 5th, headway approaching 3 out, soon no impression, mistake 2 out
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
led to 5th, ridden and weakening when mistake 3 out
held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, switched right between last two, ridden and kept on same pace flat
held up in touch, went 2nd approaching 3 out, weakened last
mid-division, struggling when mistake 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
Summer Of Love is the only one of these to have earned a rating so far but Alan King's filly is nothing out of the ordinary being rated just 116 and a better bet looks to be Royal Rationale, with Apocal rated the pick of the remainder. The selection showed progressive form on the flat with Willie Haggas and now trained by David Pipe, looks to be going the right way over hurdles judged by his latest effort at Folkestone. The Phillip Hobbs-trained Chance Du Roy is very quickly being put over timber after just one start in a bumper and could be of interest having shown promise on that debut outing, while Pam Sly's Pheidias has run well in both starts over hurdles and should again be thereabouts. Apocal ran with credit over timber when trained in France and now makes his debut for Paul Nicholls, who has his string in good form. Royal Rationale has solid claims though and he is preferred.
Apocal (IRE) (9-13) Prominent, dropped back 3 out, stayed on well from last, 4th of 11, 13l behind Oculi (10-6) at Auteuil 2m 1f ch in Sept.
Aypeeyes (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway on inside well over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, led soon after, ran on, won at W'hampton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Sept beating Maslak (9-4) by 2l, 9 ran (Flat).
Cavendish 7-2 (10-12) Led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 4th of 12, 18l behind Hall of Fame (10-12) at Fakenham 2m 3yo mdn hdl (5) gs.
Chance Du Roy (FR) 15-2 (10-12) Mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden 2f out, soon edged left, stayed on one pace, 7th of 18, 2 1/2l behind Yuda Fu (10-7) at Warwick 1m 6f nhf (5) gs in Nov.
Cnoc Moy (IRE) 6-4fav (9-6) Prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 9l behind Voliere (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Oct (Flat).
Conny Nobel (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Prominent, led 4th, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened, 8th of 14, 44l behind Light Yield (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f 3yo nov hdl (4) gd.
Dark Energy 16-1 (10-7) Keen in rear, mistakes, soon beaten approaching 3 out, 8th of 12, well behind Sweetheart (10-5) at Plumpton 2m 3yo nov hdl (4) sft.
Daylami Dreams 16-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, ridden 5th, driven and outpaced between last 2, 5th of 9, 3l behind Russian Invader (11-0) at Folkestone 2m 1f 3yo mdn hdl (4) sft in Nov.
Haar 9-2 (10-12) Prominent, led over 4f out, soon ridden, headed 2f out, one pace after, 5th of 13, 8l behind Awesome George (10-5) at Exeter 1m 5f nhf (5) sft.
Kavaloti (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Mistake and ridden 3rd, always behind, tailed off, 8th of 12, well behind Soliya (11-1) at Newbury 2m 3yo nov hdl (3) gs in Nov.
Pheidias (IRE) 7-2 (10-5) Led, ridden 2 out, headed last, every chance flat, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Hello Nod (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 3yo mdn hdl (5) gd in Nov.
Royal Rationale (IRE) 11-2 (11-0) Mistake 1st, held up, headway going well between last 2, every chance last, no extra, 4th of 9, 2l behind Russian Invader (11-0) at Folkestone 2m 1f 3yo mdn hdl (4) sft in Nov.
Summer of Love (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Keen hold, chased leaders, led 2 out, soon driven, headed close home, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Soliya (11-1) at Newbury 2m 3yo nov hdl (3) gs in Nov.
Trachonitis (IRE) 6-1fav (9-1) Tracked leaders in 4th, 3rd into straight, challenged 2f out, no extra 1f out, eased close home, 6th of 16, 14l behind Baron De'l (9-3) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp 0-90 gs in Aug (Flat).
