soon led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on
mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
close up, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
in touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on
held up towards rear, hampered over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
raced wide held up, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
broke smartly keen soon taken back to rear, ridden and ran on final furlong, never nearer
Fullon Clarets didn't have too much to do to lose his maiden tag at Lingfield but did it nicely and will have come on for the run. Richard Fahey also runs SARISTA, who looks to have a better chance. She landed a Ripon maiden at this time a year ago and only had two subsequent starts when close up in Listed company at York and Ascot. She was badly drawn in the latter event but showed excellent pace and is given the nod to make a successful return. Twilight Son is unbeaten in two minor races and a handicap mark of 83 could prove lenient but Desert Force faces a stiff task on a massive 11lb higher mark for gaining an impressive victory over 7f here.
Desert Force 14-1 (8-9) Close up, led 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Newbury 7f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Apr beating Strong Chemistry (9-7) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Sarista (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Chased far side, leaders, led group and hung left over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, went 4th close home, never going pace of winner on near side, 4th of 24, 4 1/2l behind Hootenanny (9-3) at Royal Ascot 5f 2yo lst stk (1) gd in Jun.
Felix Leiter 3-1 (9-7) Keen led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 8l behind Teruntum Star (9-4) at Haydock 6f 2yo hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Magical Memory (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 11, 5l behind Salt Island (9-3) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Apr.
Twilight Son 4-7fav (9-5) Slowly away, in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Thirsk 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep beating Eastern Racer (9-1) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Feeling Easy (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 8, 9l behind Local Time (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo fll Grp 3 (1) gd in Oct.
Tongue Twista 33-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, last of 6, 10l behind Terror (9-0) at Newmarket 6f 2yo fll Listed stks (1) gs in Oct.
Nuno Tristan (USA) 16-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance when short of room over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 8l behind Bossy Guest (9-5) at Newmarket 6f 3yo auc stk (2) gf in Apr.
Fullon Clarets 11-10fav (9-5) Made all, shaken up over 1f out, ridden and ran on, readily, won at Lingfield 6f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Apr beating Bushephalus (9-5) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
King Crimson 20-1 (8-1) Raced alone in centre, overall leader, ridden and hung left 2f out, soon headed, weakened final furlong, last of 12, 12l behind Among Angels (8-3) at Thirsk 5f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Apr.