held up towards rear, headway near side rail over 1f out, running on when hampered on rail inside final furlong, no chance to recover, possibly unlucky
slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders under pressure 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up and never better than mid-division
chased leaders near side of group, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, rider eased up and lost 3rd final strides
held up and behind, headway when not clear run and switched left entering final furlong, strong run between horses inside final furlong, led final 110 yards, won going away (hand time)
held up towards rear, never involved
towards rear of mid-division far side of group, headway chasing leaders 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced keenly, led until over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, lost place and hampered inside final furlong, rallied into 3rd final strides
held up in mid-division, good headway between horses 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner final 110 yards
chased leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong
pulled hard and prominent far side of group, weakened final 2f
BILLHILLY (NAP) posted his best effort yet when landing a hat-trick at Lingfield a week ago. He’s due to be raised by more than today’s penalty after this and can confirm earlier running with Brains. Foxtrot Sizzler also bids for a treble raised 4lb for last month’s victory at Doncaster and is preferred to Third Kingdom, who drops down in trip after finishing runner-up here. Theotherside has done all his winning over 6f so far while the veteran Firmament is creeping closer and slips further down the weights.
Billhilly (GER) 11-2 (9-9) Raced wide in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon switched right to stand side, ran on, eased towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m hcp (3) gf in Aug beating Hundred Isles (9-4) by 4 3/4l, 11 ran.
Third Kingdom 9-4fav (9-4) Led on rail, going best 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, kept on well, headed close home, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Home Before Dusk (9-10) at Newcastle 1m hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Theotherside (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Raced mid-division, ridden 4f out, headway 2f out, stayed on, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Natural Path (9-1) at Lingfield 6f hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Eagle Creek (IRE) 18-1 (9-4) Held up in last pair, headway on inside over 1f out, plugged on but never going pace to reach leaders, 6th of 12, 3 1/4l behind The Attorney (9-3) at Lingfield 7f hcp (3) pol in Aug.
Firmament 9-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, ran on well final 75 yards, 5th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Mossbawn (9-1) at Thirsk 7f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Talbot (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden 3f out, weakened 1f out, 9th of 10, 12l behind Typhoon Ten (9-10) at Lingfield 7f hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Abduction (FR) 33-1 (8-1) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on past beaten horses final furlong, 11th of 14, 9 3/4l behind Rifleman (8-12) at York 1m hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Isola Rossa 15-2 (8-11) Held up off the pace towards rear, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten, 7th of 12, 3 1/4l behind The Attorney (9-3) at Lingfield 7f hcp (3) pol in Aug.
Foxtrot Sizzler (GER) 3-1fav (8-6) Raced keenly, made all, edged right inside final furlong, ran on well, unchallenged, won at Doncaster 7f hcp (3) gd in Aug beating Global Acclaim (8-4) by 1l, 12 ran.
Bringitonboris (USA) 9-4fav (9-10) Held up off the pace in last pair, headway out wide inside final 2f, 4th and no impression over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 4th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Brazen Bolt (8-10) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Brains (IRE) 9-1 (8-9) Quickly away, led and set strong pace, went clear 5f out, given breather 4f out, clear again over 2f out, 5 lengths ahead 1f out, reduced lead final 100 yards, headed and weakened towards finish, 4th of 12, 1 1/4l behind Billhilly (9-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp (3) pol in Aug.
Walls of Kano (IRE) 12-1 (8-7) Raced out wide chasing leaders, hung right most of way, ridden and keeping on same pace when hampered over 1f out, plugged on same pace after, 7th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Typhoon Ten (9-10) at Lingfield 6f hcp (3) pol in Aug.
