in touch, headway on inside over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace final furlong
mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, never able to challenge
dwelt, behind, never dangerous
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, short of room and shuffled back after 1f, pulled hard in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on, never nearer
prominent, led over 4f out, headed and hung right over 1f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, keen in rear, outpaced over 3f out, headway over 1f out, never dangerous
led after 1f, headed over 4f out, lost place over 2f out
led 1f, remained prominent, led over 1f out, soon headed, rallied and every chance inside final furlong, led again closing stages, stayed on well
chased leaders, every chance over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, soon strongly challenged, headed and no extra towards finish
MOUNT MORIAH (NAP), who reappeared last May with victories in handicaps at Newbury and Ascot, was elevated into Listed and Group company later and his 2l fourth behind Order Of St George in the Group 2 Long Distance Cup at Ascot is the stand-out form. That was on soft ground so conditions are in his favour and he can take this before going on to better things. The other four-year-old in the line-up, On To Victory, won a conditions race at Salisbury in September though has a bit to find while Soldier In Action looks flattered by his rating as he's run poorly on the all-weather recently. Higher Power has won three races in the all-weather but is 0-10 on Turf. His second to Big Orange in the Henry II Stakes at Sandown earned him a rating of 107 from which he won the Northumberland Plate though he was beaten a long way in three subsequent starts. Nearly Caught was a long way behind the selection at Ascot in October.
Chelsea Lad (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Chased leaders centre until merged with far side over 5f out, weakened well over 1f out, 10th of 20, 18 3/4l behind Addeybb (9-2) at Doncaster 1m hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Clever Cookie 14-1 (9-10) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, never dangerous, 7th of 13, 16 1/4l behind Brandon Castle (8-11) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (2) hvy in Mar.
Coeur Blimey (IRE) 11-4fav (10-8) Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd or 7th, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 33 1/4l behind Carnspindle (10-0) at Chepstow 3m hcp (2) sft in Feb.
Higher Power 12-1 (9-3) Held up rear of mid-division, effort on outside over 3f out, no impression, not much room over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 27 1/2l behind Face The Facts (8-7) at Newmarket 2m lst stks (1) gs in Sep.
Humphrey Bogart (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, mistake 4 out, outpaced after next, tailed off, 8th of 10, dist behind Global Citizen (11-2) at Kempton 2m (1) gd in Feb.
Nearly Caught (IRE) 66-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, plugged on past beaten horses final 2f, never remotely involved, 8th of 13, dist behind Order Of St George (9-7) at Ascot 2m Grp 2 (1) sft in Oct.
Saigon City 6-1 (9-5) Led early, tracked leader, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, won at Doncaster 1m 4f stks (2) sft in Mar beating Across The Stars (9-3) by 5l, 4 ran.
Soldier In Action (FR) 12-1 (9-5) Keen tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 8th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Funny Kid (9-5) at Lingfield 2m stks (2) pol in Mar.
Vent De Force (8-11) 7th of 8, 19 1/4l behind Vazirabad (9-4) at Chantilly 1m 7f Grp 3 stks gd in Sep.
Mount Moriah 66-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, 2nd 10f out, led 6f out, ridden and headed entering final 2f, chased leader, ridden and edged left over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Order Of St George (9-7) at Ascot 2m Grp 2 (1) sft in Oct.
On To Victory 7-2 (9-1) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, slightly hampered inside final furlong, kept on, 4th of 6, at Ascot 1m 6f lst stks (1) gs in Oct.
