overall leader far side, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish
tracked centre leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
close up in rear far side, headway when switched right 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
tracked leaders far side, switched right entering final 2f, headway approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven out
tracked far side leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led centre pair, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Attache has been thereabouts since scoring at Brighton back in May but more is needed off his current mark. Total Lockdown may have finished closer than fourth here last time if not for stumbling leaving the stalls and is fitted with a hood but FULFILLED (NAP) is preferred. The latter was having his first outing of the year and making his handicap debut when third at Wolverhampton despite failing to get a clear run and a bold bid is expected in this. Bulleit drops back down in class and makes most appeal of the rest.
Attache (IRE) 3-1 (9-9) Close up, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to chase winner towards finish, 2nd of 5, 2l behind Ideal Guest (9-3) at Brighton 7f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Hopeforthebest 200-1 (9-4) In rear, ridden well over 3f out, some minor headway 2f out, went 3rd inside last, faded closing stages, never on terms, 4th of 6, 7l behind Border Edge (9-4) at Nottingham 1m stks (4) gf in Jun.
Total Lockdown 25-1 (9-2) Slowly away, held up in last pair, stayed on between horses inside final furlong, just missed 3rd, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Royal Rift (9-3) at Newmarket 1m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Fulfilled 5-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, switched left start, held up well off the pace in rear, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on strongly into 3rd towards finish, eyecatcher, 3rd of 9, 3 1/4l behind Golden Sands (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in May.
Bulleit 7-1 (8-10) Started slowly, held up in last pair, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and no impression over 2f out, weakened soon after, 5th of 6, 10l behind Paradias (9-9) at Yarmouth 1m 1f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Lady Xenia 50-1 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 9th of 13, 12 1/4l behind Master Richard (9-4) at Kempton 1m (5) pol in Nov.