keen and tracked leaders, ridden to chase leading pair 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
dwelt, towards rear, never near leaders
held up, ridden 3f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
held up, ridden 3f out, never troubled leaders
in touch, weakened over 2f out
in rear, headway on outer over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reached leaders
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
made all, ridden 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong
dwelt in rear, effort on outer over 3f out, no impression final 2f
always in rear
chased winner, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong
Kieren Fallon gets the leg up on Sweet Child O'Mine, but she'll need the rains to arrive to figure in this. Haydock winner Itlaaq is 8lb higher in the weights on his return to action, but Changing The Guard is back on a winning mark for the the in-form Richard Fahey yard and Paul Hanagan prefers him to October's Windsor winner Ingleby Spirit. However, like stablemate and Saturday's Lincoln hero Sweet Lightning, TIGER REIGNS has been racing in Dubai where he finished a creditable fourth to War Monger over 1m1f last time. Unexposed over today's longer trip, Michael Dods' charge gets the nod.
Tiger Reigns 8-1 (9-2) Mid-division, every chance 400m out, one pace final 200m, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind War Monger (9-0) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 1f hcap gd in Feb.
Itlaaq 3-1 (9-8) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 9, 12l behind Nationalism (9-6) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Sep.
Crackentorp 25-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 20, 11l behind Salden Licht (9-12) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Oct.
Full Speed (GER) 20-1 (8-6) Held up in mid-division, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 16, 19l behind Albaqaa (8-13) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Apr '10.
Sweet Child O'mine 4-1 (8-11) Soon led, headed 7f out, prominent, ridden to lead again well over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 1m hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Feb beating The Lock Master (8-12) by 5l, 7 ran.
Arlequin (9-2) 10th of 12, 6l behind Kenmour (9-4) at Cagnes-sur-Mer(FR) 1m 2f 4yo stk in Feb.
Doctor Zhivago 33-1 (8-6) Always in rear, last of 19, 23l behind Circumvent (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jul.
Ingleby Spirit 7-2fav (9-5) Dwelt, held up towards rear, pushed along and headway on inside over 3f out, hard ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, kept on gamely to lead post, won at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct beating Miss Antonia (9-0) by ns, 9 ran.
Speed Dating 25-1 (8-9) Held up towards rear far side, headway over 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, gradually weakened inside final furlong, 15th of 35, 8l behind Credit Swap (8-7) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Overrule (USA) 4-1 (10-6) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, unable to reach leaders, 6th of 15, 7l behind Film Festival (8-11) at Carlisle 1m 3f ladies hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.
Changing The Guard 6-1 (8-10) Took keen hold, tracked leading trio, pushed along and one pace 2f out, stayed on one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 4l behind Ottoman Empire (9-8) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
