raced stands side, held up in mid-division, switched left and headway 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on, always just held
raced centre, led group, overall leader from 2f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong
raced stands side, chased leader, ridden 2f out, lost place over 1f out
raced centre, held up behind leaders, raced keenly, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced centre, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
raced centre, chased leader (winner), ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced stands side, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced centre, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, 3rd inside final furlong, kept on
raced stands side, always towards rear, well beaten final 2f
raced stands side, led group, beaten over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced stands side, held up in rear, switched left and headway over 1f out, kept on final 100 yards, went 4th close home
TROPEZ POWER (NAP) showed further progress when scoring at Southwell and can defy a 4lb rise. John Quinn’s charge has the beating of Starshiba on earlier form and the latter ran well over 7f here last time. Most of the remainder return from lay-offs including Point Lynas, Harswell Duke, Arthur's Realm and Al Marmar with the latter preferred back in a handicap and his yard in top form.
Tropez Power (IRE) 5-2fav (9-11) Held up towards rear, headway going well 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Southwell 1m hcp (4) pol in Feb beating Alexander James (9-11) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Point Lynas (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, 15th of 16, 20 1/4l behind Atrium (8-11) at Doncaster 1m hcp (2) sft in Sep.
Arthur's Realm (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Never better than mid-division, 13th of 20, 11 1/4l behind Substantial (8-7) at York 1m hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Al Marmar (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Raising Sand (9-7) at Ascot 1m stks (3) gs in Sep.
Scottish Summit (IRE) 11-1 (9-8) Dwelt start, held up towards rear, short of room and switched left 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Shelir (10-2) at Ripon 1m hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Spinaround (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Off the pace and always towards rear, 11th of 14, 9 1/4l behind Croupier (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Fantasy Believer (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Tracked leading pair, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 11 3/4l behind Raising Sand (9-7) at Ascot 1m stks (3) gs in Sep.
Power of Darkness 28-1 (8-7) Wore hood to post, slowly away, always behind, 8th of 10, 9 1/4l behind Mums Tipple (9-9) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Dream Show 13-2 (9-8) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakened from 2f out, 8th of 11, 11 1/2l behind Buckshaw Village (8-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp (3) pol in Aug.
Harswell Duke (IRE) 13-8fav (10-1) Led, raced wide early, tacked across to rail after 2 furlongs, ridden over 1f out, kept on until no extra and headed final 110 yards, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Poet's Dawn (9-2) at Nottingham 1m hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Starshiba 8-1 (9-3) Steadied start, held up in rear near side, headway between horses over 1f out, kept on into 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 7, 2l behind The Gatekeeper (9-9) at Newcastle 7f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
