led, driven and headed 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and hung left over 2f out, lost place over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, soon weakened
mid-division, headway and edged left from over 2f out, chased winner 1f out, kept on, no impression
mid-division, pushed along and lost place over 4f out, well beaten final 2f
held up towards rear, ridden and struggling over 2f out
mid-division, took keen hold, headway over 2f out, pressing for 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, stayed on same pace final 75 yards
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, kept on
mid-division, not clear run from over 2f out until over 1f out, no headway after
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, lost place over 2f out
always prominent, led going well 2f out, quickened clear over 1f out, comfortably
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
dwelt, held up in last, some headway over 1f out, never threatened
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, switched right over 1f out, headway over 1f out, never dangerous
A winner over course and distance, British Art found one too good at Dundalk after a rise in the weights and has gone up a further 2lb. Traveltalk’s recent success came in a seller at Redcar and this is tougher but Four Kingdoms is less easily overlooked as he may have found 1m6f too far last time and landed a double before that. Exclusive Waters also recorded a double earlier in the year and should be sharper for a recent comeback but a chance is taken on HAYWARD FIELD after finishing a close-up third at Kempton given he won off a similar mark at Thirsk during the summer.
Senatus (FR) 6-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 11, 8 1/2l behind Auxiliary (9-3) at Wetherby 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Calvinist 20-1 (9-4) Tracked leader over 1f, handy 3rd, 2nd again halfway until pushed along over 3f out, weakened soon after, 10th of 11, dist behind Captain Navarre (9-9) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Hayward Field (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Pastoral Music (9-9) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Exclusive Waters (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Dwelt, behind, never a factor, 9th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Celestation (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Etaad (USA) 80-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 10th of 14, 7 3/4l behind The Eagle's Nest (9-3) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Melabi (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Keen led 2f, tracked winner until over 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 4, 15 1/4l behind Pete So High (9-9) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Galilee Chapel (IRE) 50-1 (9-8) Mid-division, under pressure over 4f out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, dist behind Royal Cosmic (8-7) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
London Glory 12-1 (9-4) Held up, pushed along 6f out, soon lost place, 13th of 14, dist behind Mister Showman (9-2) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Tectonic (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders and keen, weakened from 5 out, pulled up, at Ayr 2m 4f mdn (5) sft in Oct.
Four Kingdoms (IRE) 5-4fav (9-8) Led early, prominent, pushed along 4f out, 3rd and beaten over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 11 3/4l behind Affair (8-10) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (6) sft in Nov.
British Art 9-4fav (9-5) Led early, tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 2nd under 2f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Commander Won (9-10) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Oct.
Traveltalk (IRE) 11-4 (8-13) Tracked front pair, driven and went 2nd behind clear leader well over 2f out, close up over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ridden out, won at Redcar 1m 2f stks (6) sft in Oct beating Miningrocks (9-13) by 2 3/4l, 9 ran.
Almutamarred (USA) 20-1 (9-12) Slowly into stride, behind, headway on outside over 4f out, outpaced over 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong, 10th of 13, 13 1/4l behind Ballyfarsoon (9-7) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Life Knowledge (IRE) 12-1 (10-11) Slowly away, behind, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 11th of 14, 10 3/4l behind John Caesar (10-7) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in Sep.