raced stand side, chased leaders over 4f
raced far side, tracked leaders, effort over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
raced far side, slowly into stride, always behind
raced stand side, tracked leaders, ridden to challenge approaching final furlong, soon one pace
raced stand side, held up in touch, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
led stand side group, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
raced stand side, always behind
raced far side, chased leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, soon one pace
raced stand side, chased leader, led over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, no chance with far side
raced far side, with leader until led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace
raced far side, held up, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on well, never nearer
led far side group and overall leader, headed over 2f out, rallied and led again over 1f out, all out
raced far side, held up, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on, never on terms
River Royale would be of interest if at his best but there is a suspicion that Peter Chapple-Hyam's runners are not at peak fitness at present and a safer option looks to be Fantaisiste, who is preferred to Philharmonic. The last mentioned made a winning return under testing conditions on Southwell's turf course last month and has to be respected off just a 4lb higher mark today under conditions that he handles just as well. Richard Fahey's gelding makes more appeal than Richard Hannon's Moonlight Man, who is held by Pat Eddery's Visionist on their running at Kempton earlier this month. All Ivory looked to be going the right way last season but lack of a recent run has to be of concern, especially with the yard yet to hit top form. Paper Talk has a bit to find with Roger Charlton's colt on running here in September and of more interest may be Compton's Eleven, who is entitled to ocme on for his recent reappearance. The vote though goes to Paul Cole's Fantaisiste, who showed a good turn of foot to land a six furlong handicap at Kempton last time, for which a 6lb rise is perfectly fair, and should not be inconvenienced by today's longer trip at all.
Compton's Eleven 4-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, kept on final furlong but never able to challenge, 4th of 6, 2l behind Border Music (9-10) at Kempton 6f stk (3) pol.
Moonlight Man 8-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden and hung right over 2f out, soon beaten, 13th of 15, 14l behind Visionist (8-11) at Kempton 7f hcap (2) pol.
Partners In Jazz (USA) 7-1 (9-4) Switched right start and raced far side, behind, never dangerous, 12th of 18, 5l behind All Ivory (8-8) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gd in Sept.
Indian Trail 10-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 6, 4l behind Border Music (9-10) at Kempton 6f stk (3) pol.
All Ivory 13-2fav (8-8) Raced stands side, tracked leaders, led that group over 1f out, hung left under pressure inside final furlong, overall leader closing stages, all out, won at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gd in Sept beating Moayed (8-10) by 3/4l, 18 ran.
Paper Talk (USA) 12-1 (8-11) Led far side and overall leader until headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 18, 2l behind All Ivory (8-8) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gd in Sept.
Josh 66-1 (8-9) Prominent for 5f, 22nd of 30, 28l behind Blythe Knight (8-10) at Redcar 1m hcap (2) sft in Mar.
Millennium Force 9-1 (9-2) Dwelt and towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 15l behind Philharmonic (9-4) at Southwell 6f hcap (2) hvy in Mar.
River Royale 11-2 (8-11) Held up, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead near finish, won at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Apr '05 beating Oligarch (8-5) by a hd, 13 ran.
Game Lad 13-2jt-fav (9-6) In touch stands side, driven halfway, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 22, 15l behind Cardinal Venture (8-10) at Doncaster 7f app hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Prince Of Thebes (IRE) 5-1fav (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 11th of 15, 12l behind Visionist (8-11) at Kempton 7f hcap (2) pol.
Zohar (USA) 40-1 (8-13) Pulled early, held up in mid-division, ridden, headway 2f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Walkonthewildside (9-4) at Sandown 7f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Jul.
King's Caprice 14-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened, 8th of 15, 7l behind Visionist (8-11) at Kempton 7f hcap (2) pol.
Fantaisiste 14-1 (8-5) Held up in rear, last 2f out, soon switched left to wide outside, ran wide inside final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Kempton 6f hcap (3) pol beating Golden Dixie (8-11) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Philharmonic 10-1 (9-4) Held up, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on, won at Southwell 6f hcap (2) hvy in Mar beating Coleorton Dancer (9-3) by 2l, 11 ran.
Visionist (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) In touch, not clear run over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven clear, won at Kempton 7f hcap (2) pol beating Presumptive (8-7) by 2 1/2l, 15 ran.
