tracked leaders, effort 2f out, soon ridden, one pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up behind, outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer
dwelt, behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never reached leaders
tracked leader, driven to challenge inside final 2f, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, soon ridden, one pace towards finish
tracked leaders, headway to challenge towards far side over 1f out, led 1f out, soon ridden, edged right and kept on inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden 2f out, stayed on to chase leaders inside final furlong, always held
mid-division, driven to chase leaders 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd near finish, not reach winner
awkwardly away, behind, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
mid-division, lost place 2f out, soon behind
mid-division, driven 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, effort 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, ridden and outpaced inside final 2f, weakened final furlong
led, driven and headed 1f out, lost place inside final furlong, one pace
mid-division, driven 2f out, ridden to chase leaders towards far side over 1f out, kept on, never on terms
Merweb has been a disappointment this season but Amber Spark could bounce back to form at any time and Perfect Swiss has won his last two over course and distance having been previously frustrating. Detachment is starting to look very well handicapped and has only raced three times on the all-weather so far but Insurplus turned in a shocker here last month. Anif has won three times this year but two of those victories came in claimers. ASCOT WEEK (NAP) just came up short at Ayr when last in action and is only a pound higher here. A dual course and distance winner, John Quinn’s gelding gets the nod ahead of the lightly-raced Robotique Danseur.
Robotique Danseur (FR) 9-1 (9-0) Led, headed just over 1f out, faded, 5th of 7, 7 1/4l behind First Response (9-3) at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Oct.
Elixsoft (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 7th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Valley of Fire (9-0) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Amber Spark (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, 11th of 14, 20 1/4l behind Home Before Dusk (9-10) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Merweb (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 9th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Pytilia (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Anif (IRE) 10-11fav (9-7) Slow into stride towards rear, switched to outer over 5f out, headway to go prominent 4f out, ridden to lead entering final 2f, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Ruby Gates (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Aug.
Insurplus (IRE) 20-1 (9-11) Held up, always behind, outpaced 2f out, 11th of 13, 16 1/4l behind Home Before Dusk (9-12) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Ascot Week (USA) 14-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, every chance when hung left under pressure inside final furlong, soon led, headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 14, hd behind Bardo Contiguo (9-1) at Ayr 1m hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Lady Alavesa 9-4 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, some headway towards inside over 2f out, soon beaten, 8th of 13, 13 1/2l behind Gamesters Icon (9-0) at Bath 1m hcp fll (5) sft in Oct.
Detachment 20-1 (9-1) Held up, ridden 3f out, never nearer, 6th of 12, 25 1/2l behind Anna Bunina (9-4) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Najib (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 12, 8 3/4l behind Black Friday (9-3) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Fortissimo (IRE) 18-1 (9-0) Prominent, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 7, 7l behind First Response (9-3) at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Oct.
Highlight Reel (IRE) 11-1 (8-11) Raced on outside, prominent, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 16, 11 1/4l behind George Of Hearts (9-4) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) hvy in Nov.
Ideal Candy (IRE) 28-1 (9-2) Led and soon 3 lengths clear, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 11th of 13, 7 3/4l behind Valley of Fire (9-0) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Perfect Swiss 11-8fav (9-9) Held up behind, headway towards far side of group over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Troop (9-3) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
