held up towards rear, headway final furlong, ran on, nearest finish
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor
keen, close up, headway 2f out, ridden to join winner when hung right over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish
raced wide, close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
keen in rear, switched to outer halfway, headway to press leader over 3f out, weakened 2f out, tailed off
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon short of room and squeezed out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
keen, tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon joined, headed inside final furlong, driven and rallied to lead again towards finish, gamely
raced wide, keen, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, not reach leaders
Zugzwang is upped in class off a 7lb higher mark after scoring at Bath. But he won with plenty to spare and should go well again. Kastini is another taking on better company after a second at Windsor and Giantstepsahead returns to action off a 7lb higher mark than when scoring on the July course in August. Idder struggled in handicaps last season but the handicapper refuses to relent and Dominandros ran poorly at Newbury last time having run well in Listed company on the all-weather earlier. LONDON CITIZEN has been off the track since beating the useful Windhoek in Class 2 company at Beverley in 2013. But he has gone well fresh before and he gets a speculative vote on his first start for Chris Wall.
London Citizen (USA) 4-1 (8-0) Made all, soon clear, ridden over 1f out, kept on well, won at Beverley 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Aug '13 beating Windhoek (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Dominandros (FR) 20-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, driven and beaten 2f out, never a factor, 14th of 17, 25l behind Mahsoob (9-6) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Apr.
Zugzwang (IRE) 7-4fav (9-7) Took keen hold tracking leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd on inside 3f out, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) fm in Apr beating Secular Society (9-0) by 4l, 5 ran.
Monsieur Rieussec 2-1 (9-3) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway 3f out, effort on outside 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 5, 2l behind Dolphin Village (9-1) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Idder (IRE) 11-4 (9-7) Dwelt, pushed along in rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, last of 7, 34l behind Intense Tango (8-13) at Haydock 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug.
Giantstepsahead (IRE) 8-1fav (9-5) Stumled start, soon led, ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, lost 2nd 2f out, chased leaders under pressure, weakened well over 1f out, 10th of 19, 10l behind Open Eagle (9-7) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct.
Chain Of Events 16-1 (9-2) Tracked leading pair, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 7th of 8, 12l behind Croquembouche (9-7) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Apr.
Ocean Applause 50-1 (8-4) Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, headway and edged right over 1f out, never quite able to get on terms, 5th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Lacan (8-11) at Kempton 1m hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Amood (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, pushed along and not much room 2f out, soon switched right, kept on inside final furlong not reach leaders, 5th of 14, 3l behind In Focus (9-1) at Wetherby 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr.
Kastini 8-1 (9-0) Took keen nhold, soon held up in touch, headway tarcking leaders 3f out, led travelling well 2f out, headed and no extra final 150 yards, 2nd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Collaboration (9-7) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Apr.
