keen, held up last, some late minor headway, never on terms
led until 2nd, chased winner, ridden before 2 out, led and went right last, ridden and headed run-in, one pace
chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, kept on same pace in 3rd
chased leaders on inside, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, ridden before next, weakened
chased leaders, led 2nd, narrowly headed last, led again run-in, stayed on strongly
held up in last pair, some headway approaching 9th, ridden and beaten before 2 out
raced wide and took keen hold early, chased leaders after 2nd, hit 3 out, ridden along and weakened before next
NonRunner
Heavy going is an unknown but it may be worth giving AHEAD OF THE CURVE the benefit of the doubt as he was impressive when beating an in-form rival over 2m4f here last time and has been placed over this longer trip. Solway Dandy runs well here but, like Landecker and Dawerann, is hard to win with. Tawseef needs to bounce back from a below-par run at Sedgefield while stamina is likely to be an issue for Sky Khan. Sun Cloud and Woodfort are both returning from a break.
Sky Khan 12-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, ridden 7th, headway 2 out, stayed on flat, went 3rd last strides, no impression on winner, 3rd of 9, 4 1/4l behind Mile House (11-9) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Ahead of The Curve (FR) 3-1 (11-10) Never that fluent, tracked leader, hit 7th and 3 out, led 2 out, ridden clear run-in, won at Perth 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Aug beating Thorpe (11-5) by 5l, 6 ran.
Tawseef (IRE) 9-4 (11-8) Chased winner until ridden 2 out, one pace and beaten after, left 2nd last, 2nd of 4, 7l behind Welsh Bard (10-6) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Landecker (IRE) 4-1jfav (11-12) In touch on outer, lost place and behind from 5th, headway after 8th, outpaced after 2 out, soon ridden, switched inside and rallied to chase leader before last, led flat, kept on, headed near finish, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Waterclock (11-4) at Hexham 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in May.
Sun Cloud (IRE) 7-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, 2nd 9th, not fluent 3 out, weakened before last, 4th of 10, 15 1/4l behind Mighty Leader (11-5) at Stratford 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in May.
Dawerann (IRE) 20-1 (12-3) 7th of 11, 24l behind Water Sprite (12-4) at Gowran Park 1m 4f Soft - Heavy in Sep.
Woodfort 5-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, not fluent 6th, ridden 3 out, no extra next, 4th of 7, 20 1/2l behind Lough Derg Farmer (11-9) at Ffos Las 2m 6f (4) gd in Apr.
Solway Dandy 7-2 (11-12) Held up in 4th place, closer 5th, 3rd approaching 2 out, kept on same pace run-in, 3rd of 6, 6 3/4l behind Ahead of The Curve (11-10) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Aug.