held up in mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, not able to reach winner
held up towards rear, ridden and effort over 2f out, outpaced by leaders over 1f out, never on terms
mid-division, ridden 4f out, headway under pressure over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, stayed on, lost 2nd close home
soon prominent, led over 14f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, lost place over 2f out
led over 1f, tracked leaders until ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well, driven out
held up in rear, ridden and effort over 2f out, never on terms
Nonrunner
The only recent winning form on offer is ALMUTAHAM's victory over hurdles at Kelso last month. He's yet to win in seven starts on the Flat, but at least arrives in good form, which is more than can be said of the majority of the field. A winner on Polytrack in 2009, Court Princess showed signs of a revival last time, while Orsippus was third over C&D last week but beaten 16 lengths with Dechiper even further back. Oh Landino was fancied at Ayr last week but ran a shocker and may be capable of better today.
Westlin' Winds (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Dwelt, always behind, 9th of 12, 8l behind King's Counsel (9-1) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
Word of Warning 6-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 4l behind Andorn (9-7) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Aug.
Pearl Mountain (IRE) 50-1 (9-6) In touch, ridden on outside 3f out, soon outpaced, 5th of 10, 21l behind Mulaqen (8-9) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn auc stks (6) pol in May.
Court Princess 25-1 (8-10) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Spinning Waters (8-7) at Chepstow 2m hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Almutaham (USA) 20-1 (7-12) Held up towards rear, under pressure over 3f out, eased well over 1f out, 12th of 13, well behind Ultimate Quest (9-8) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Sep.
Oh Landino (GER) 7-2 (8-7) Dwelt led after 1f, ridden 6f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 35l behind Blazing Buck (8-9) at Ayr 1m 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in May.
Dechiper (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Soon led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 25l behind Maid Of Meft (8-12) at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gd in May.
Harsh But Fair 125-1 (9-3) Behind, outpaced 5f out, never near leaders, 6th of 12, 29l behind Palio Square (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Orsippus (USA) 2-1fav (9-5) Led early, tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 16l behind Maid Of Meft (8-12) at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gd in May.