prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong, just got up in the final stride
held up in rear, pushed along over 1f out, never involved
held up in rear, asked for effort over 1f out, never in contention
led, pushed along and headed over 1f out, weakened 1f out
tracked leaders, driven and headway over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, just denied in 3rd
tracked leaders, driven over 1f out, kept on one pace
prominent, driven over 1f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, driven over 1f out, some minor late headway, never a danger
Castan has been raised 5lb for winning over track and trip while Albegone won at Musselburgh last month and debuts on the all-weather. KHABIB was narrowly beaten at Redcar last time when ahead of Nelson Gay but has a good strike rate on the all-weather and it could be his turn again off his current mark. Treacherous has been thereabouts over 6f recently and drops down in class along with Strong Johnson.
Strong Johnson (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Never better than midfield, 8th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Vintage Clarets (9-9) at Catterick 5f hcp (2) hvy in Oct.
Nelson Gay (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, lost ground and pushed out inside last, never able to challenge, 8th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Muker (9-9) at Redcar 5f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Flag Flying 40-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened turning in, 11th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Glendown (8-6) at Chester 6f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Castan 15-2 (9-7) Always prominent, led just over 1f out, stayed on well, driven out, won at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Oct beating Rodborough (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Open Market (IRE) 7-2 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 6l behind Princess Karine (9-6) at Carlisle 5f hcp fll (4) gf in Jun.
Treacherous 12-1 (8-8) Off the pace in last trio, pushed along halfway, good headway between horses over 1f out, ran on to hold every chance inside final furlong, just outpaced and lost 3rd final strides, 4th of 11, 3/4l behind Gisburn (9-5) at Goodwood 6f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Khabib (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Towards rear, headway well over 1f out, pushed along 1f out, ridden and led over 110 yards out, kept on, headed on post, 2nd of 13, hd behind Muker (9-9) at Redcar 5f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Reigning Profit (IRE) 17-2 (9-11) Midfield, ridden and went 3rd over 1f out, no extra and lost third inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 3 3/4l behind Skallywag Bay (9-6) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Albegone 10-1 (9-0) Prominent, hampered over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Musselburgh 5f hcp (5) gd in Oct beating Le Beau Garcon (9-9) by 3/4l, 10 ran.