tracked leader, under pressure when hampered over 1f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, led entering final furlong, headed and no extra closing stages
chased leaders, under pressure over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
led, hard driven over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, faded closing stages
held up in rear, headway to chase leaders well over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, switched right, kept on well under pressure
held up in touch, lost place over 5f out, rallied over 1f out, stayed on well
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, weakening when short of room over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, switched right to challenge approaching final furlong, led closing stages, ran on well
Nonrunner
Withernsea showed up well in a valuable handicap at Leopardstown last time and should go close with a similar effort. Light And Shade was well beaten in Listed company recently and is 9lb higher than her earlier win at Ascot but Franklin D was not beaten that far in the Cambridgeshire here last month and this is easier. HAAF A SIXPENCE (NAP) won this in 2013 and remains on a 2lb lower mark despite scoring over track and trip on his latest start. It could pay to stick with Ralph Beckett's charge now he's back to his best with Emirates Airline preferred to Ghinia of the remainder.
Cordite (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Led, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 5 1/4l behind B Fifty Two (8-11) at Doncaster 7f stks (3) gs in Oct.
Light And Shade 10-1 (8-12) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 10, 9 1/2l behind Solar Magic (9-2) at Newmarket 1m lst fll stks (1) gd in Sep.
Withernsea (IRE) 11-2fav (8-9) Towards rear, pushed along straight, headway towards outer to chase leaders 1f out, stayed on strongly without reaching winner final furlong to go 2nd near finish where edged left, 2nd of 16, 1 3/4l behind Kelinni (9-12) at Leopardstown 7f hcp Yielding in Sep.
Jack's Revenge (IRE) 9-1 (8-13) In rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 9, 9l behind Storm Rock (8-7) at Leicester 1m hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Polar Forest 12-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 5 3/4l behind Storm Rock (8-7) at Leicester 1m hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Haaf A Sixpence 16-1 (8-10) Made all, ridden over 1f out, driven out, won at Newmarket 1m hcp (2) gs in Sep beating Athletic (8-13) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Emirates Airline 25-1 (8-6) Raced stand side close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 20th of 28, 14l behind War Envoy (9-6) at Ascot 1m hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Ghinia (IRE) 5-1fav (9-6) In touch, ridden to lead on near side rail over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Windsor 1m hcp fll (4) gs in Oct beating Miss Van Gogh (9-0) by 1l, 13 ran.
Dark Ocean (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Mid-division, edged left over 2f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on again inside final furlong, never going pace of leading duo, 6th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Express Himself (9-7) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Lunar Deity 40-1 (8-9) Held up towards rear, some headway over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, eased, last of 14, 14 1/4l behind Buckstay (9-7) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Emerald (ITY) 20-1 (8-9) Mid-division, headway and effort over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong, 5th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Arthenus (9-3) at York 1m 1f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Franklin D (USA) 33-1 (8-0) Mid-division stands side, driven to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, no impression, 12th of 34, 5l behind Third Time Lucky (8-4) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
