tracked leaders, driven and unable to quicken over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, dropped to mid-division halfway, headway under pressure on inside over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong, no impression with winner
mid-division, outpaced 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on to chase leaders inside final furlong, never on terms
held up, always in rear, outpaced 3f out, tailed off final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace under pressure final furlong, always held
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never near leaders
mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on to chase winner final furlong, always just held
tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
in touch on outside, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression from over 1f out
led early, tracked leader, led again over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong
behind, not clear run over 2f out and again over 1f out, soon switched outside and ridden, stayed on well inside final furlong, nearest finish
held up behind, some headway on outside over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, never threatened leaders, weakened inside final furlong
soon led, driven 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
British Art won this last year and subsequently scored here again in November. Glasgon won at Southwell last month while Good Man has had a wind operation since finishing runner-up here back in March. RICHARD STRAUSS won only once when trained in Ireland but has tumbled down the weights since joining Philip Kirby earlier in the year. He gets the vote having finished second at Catterick recently and is preferred to Highway Robber, a runner-up over 2m last time.
British Art 25-1 (9-13) Soon raced in 2nd, pushed along over 3f out, lost position and bumped over 2f out, soon no impression, 5th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Cacique Royale (9-10) at Down Royal 1m 5f hcp gd in Sep.
Richard Strauss (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders in 5th, headway under pressure into 2nd inside final 2f, kept on, never able to challenge, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Airplane (9-3) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Alexis Carrington (IRE) 80-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Midi (9-9) at Newcastle 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Aug.
Tectonic (IRE) 66-1 (8-6) Close up, lost place 5f out, soon struggling, tailed off, last of 11, dist behind Chebsey Beau (9-7) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Glasgon 20-1 (8-12) Chased leaders on outside, went 2nd 4f out, led over 1f out, driven out, won at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Aug beating Palindrome (9-1) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Bromance 28-1 (11-0) Mid-division, hit 1st, headway after 3 out, chased leaders next, never able to challenge, 3rd of 12, 6 3/4l behind Fields Of Fortune (10-13) at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Aug.
Good Man (IRE) 12-1 (8-5) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, 2nd of 10, nk behind Esspeegee (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Sunhill Lad (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Towards rear, ridden 4f out, never a factor, 7th of 9, 25 1/2l behind Duration (9-2) at Newcastle 2m hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Onda District (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Held up, never better than mid-division, 9th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Dorian Gray (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Highway Robber 16-1 (8-10) Held up in touch, pushed along and improved on outside to chase winner over 2f out, soon ridden, no impression, 2nd of 9, 5l behind Urban Spirit (8-13) at Ripon 2m hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Jaycols Star 40-1 (8-5) Held up in rear, under pressure over 5f out, tailed off over 2f out, last of 11, dist behind So Near So Farhh (8-3) at Carlisle 1m 6f hcp (6) hvy in Sep.
Stirling Value 20-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden 3f out, never a factor, 6th of 9, 18 1/2l behind Duration (9-2) at Newcastle 2m hcp (6) pol in Aug.
New Britain (USA) 18-1 (8-2) Raced keenly, held up in rear, outpaced 3f out, never able to challenge, 5th of 9, 12 3/4l behind Makawee (9-7) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Sep.