took keen hold, midfield, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, weakened entering final furlong
held up in midfield, ridden over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, kept on inside final furlong but no danger, nearest finish
midfield, switched right 3f out, soon ridden and headway, pressed leader 2f out, soon led, drifted left inside final furlong, always doing enough near finish
held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, no impression 2f out, kept on one pace entering final furlong
midfield, ridden over 2f out, some headway between rivals over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, stayed into 3rd near finish
held up in midfield, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, kept on one pace entering final furlong
chased leader, 4 lengths down 3f out, soon ridden, every chance 2f out, soon no extra, weakened entering final furlong
midfield, headway over 2f out where ridden, kept on entering final furlong, briefly stayed into 3rd inside final furlong, lost 2 places near finish
took keen hold, midfield, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, kept on one pace entering final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out where in touch with leaders, no extra entering final furlong, soon weakened
held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, no impression 2f out, kept on one pace over 1f out
led, 4 lengths clear 3f out, soon ridden and diminishing advantage 2f out, soon headed, chased leader entering final furlong, carried left inside final furlong, kept on but held by winner near finish
Military March has only raced once since finishing fourth in the 2000 Guineas back in 2020 and was well beaten at Meydan. But HAUNTED DREAM (NAP) has placed in tough handicaps all year including the John Smith’s Cup at York and can deservedly get his head in front in this less competitive contest. Valsad has a shout on an earlier success at Southwell while Omniscient won at the same track last year. Wootton'sun remains 9lb higher than when landing the Old Newton Cup handicap at Haydock though is still preferred to recent Ayr winner Capital Theory while Blanchland drops down in class handicapping for the first time.
Military March (8-13) 8th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Lord Glitters (9-0) at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 2 stks gd in Jan.
Haunted Dream (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Wore hood to post, raced near side, towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 8th of 34, 3 1/4l behind Astro King (9-12) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Blanchland (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders on rail, pushed along over 3f out, soon outpaced and weakened, tailed off and eased over 2f out, last of 6, dist behind Tregony (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 4f lst stks (1) gf in Sep.
Stowell 33-1 (10-2) Took keen hold, held up in midfield, travelling okay 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, weakened entering final furlong, last of 7, 10 1/2l behind Aimeric (9-11) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Wootton'sun (FR) 5-1 (9-12) Raced out wide, never closer than mid-division, 12th of 14, 15 1/2l behind Marhaba The Champ (9-8) at York 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Omniscient 13-2 (9-8) Took keen hold, led, ridden 3f out, soon pressed for lead and headed, weakened entering final furlong, 6th of 7, 9l behind Aimeric (9-11) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Valsad (IRE) 3-1fav (9-5) Prominent, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, last of 7, 11 3/4l behind Not So Sleepy (9-12) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp (2) hvy in Sep.
Onesmoothoperator (USA) 11-2 (8-11) Held up in rear, not much room over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 3l behind Valsad (8-8) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Sep.
Southern Voyage (FR) 12-1 (9-9) Raced wide in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 10, 9 1/4l behind Box To Box (9-7) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Capital Theory 12-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, led 2f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (3) gs in Sep beating Greysful Storm (9-9) by 2l, 9 ran.
Sir Chauvelin 12-1 (9-6) Steadied start, held up and behind, pushed along 3f out, kept on from over 1f out, went 4th close home, 4th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Capital Theory (9-5) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Wynter Wildes 13-2 (10-1) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden 2f out, headway to chase clear leader approaching final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp fll (4) gd in Sep beating Shazam (9-7) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
