slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders on inside, pushed along halfway, ran green and outpaced over 3f out, edged left and plugged on final 2f
mid-division, pushed along 4f out, soon outpaced and beaten
led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
restless in stalls, raced keenly in rear, never on terms
slowly into stride, mid-division on inside, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, plugged on
raced keenly tracking leaders, 2nd going well 4f out, every chance over 2f out, pushed along and lost 2nd inside final 2f, chased leading pair, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, soon weakened
held up in last trio, some headway on inside 2f out, weakened
mid-division, smooth headway on outside tracking leaders halfway, 2nd going well inside final 2f, led over 1f out, stayed on well
tracked leader until 4f out, chased leaders, ran green and outpaced inside final 2f, plugged on in 3rd final furlong
ENCOUNTER ORDER showed progress at Yarmouth last month when finding only an odds-on favourite too good. He’s preferred to the likely improver Set Point with Ryan Moore taking over the reins though several of the newcomers are worth noting including Imperial Sun and stablemate Patrolman. Frankie rides the former, a half-brother to St Leger hero Harbour Law, while the Godolphin colt is related to a Group 1 winner in Hunters Light. Adaya also represents Godolphin for a different yard while Handsome can include a Listed winner among his relatives and is preferred to Soapy Stevens.
Adayar (IRE) Frankel colt out of Anna Salai.
Carpentier (FR) 80-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, well beaten over 2f out, 8th of 11, 14 1/2l behind Falcon Brook (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Encounter Order (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Led, edged left and headed over 1f out, ridden and flashed tail inside final furlong, just held on to 2nd, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Ready To Venture (9-0) at Yarmouth 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Sep.
Graystone (IRE) 28-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders racing keenly, switched left over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 9th of 11, 10l behind Siskany (9-5) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Sep.
Handsome (IRE) Kodiac gelding out of Victoria Montoya.
Imperial Sun Sea The Stars colt out of Abunai.
Mesopotamia 9-1 (9-5) Outpaced in rear, nudged along 4f out, made no impression from 3f out, 9th of 12, 28l behind Operatic (9-0) at Windsor 6f stks (5) gd in Sep.
Patrolman Golden Horn colt out of Portmanteau.
Ron O Toronado colt out of Xaloc.
Set Point (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, towards rear, good headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finsh, 4th of 9, 6 3/4l behind Maximal (9-5) at Sandown 1m stks (4) gd in Sep.
Soapy Stevens Harzand gelding out of Zubova.
