slight lead, ridden and edged left over 1f out, soon headed, no extra inside final furlong
prominent, ridden and hung right 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, lost 2nd towards finish
prominent, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
steadied start, held up well in rear, never on terms, eased over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden when short of room over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
in touch on rail, hung right from halfway, driven and stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish
close up on outside, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression final furlong
Desert Strike has yet to win on turf but hasn't been disgraced in his last three runs on this surface. Osiris Way could be interesting if fully wound-up as he's back on a winning mark but Bertoliver and Fantasy Explorer appear to have lost their way and Brynfa Boy has been off the track for a while. SOLEMN isn't totally reliable but won off a higher mark at Newbury in August and came right back to form when only beaten half-a-length at Lingfield last week. A repeat of that effort would probably suffice here.
Bertoliver 20-1 (8-13) Chased leader until halfway, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 14l behind Humidor (8-13) at Goodwood 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Apr.
Osiris Way 20-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, one pace when not clearest of runs on stands rail 2f out, ridden and no impression soon after, 7th of 11, 6l behind Doric Lady (8-9) at Newbury 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Sep.
Solemn 15-2 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, evry chance inside final furlong, one pace towards finish, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Liberty Lady (9-4) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Brynfa Boy 4-1fav (9-9) Took keen hold in mid-division, headway on outside under pressure over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 7l behind Tagula Night (9-8) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug.
Fantasy Explorer 16-1 (9-7) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 8l behind Curtains (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Desert Strike 9-1 (9-5) Raced stands' side, held up headway 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression on 1st 2, 3rd of 16, 3 1/2l behind River Falcon (9-5) at Thirsk 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Billy Red 11-4 (9-2) Keen led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 5, 6l behind Victorian Bounty (9-7) at Folkestone 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Brandywell Boy (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 12, 3l behind Picansort (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.