led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened quickly
tracked leader, led going well over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish
chased leaders, weakened quickly over 4f out
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway under pressure and hung left over 1f out, plugged on
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden in 3rd well over 1f out, plugged on in 4th over 1f out
towards rear, ridden and struggling 5f out, tailed off and eased
chased leaders on outside, weakened well over 2f out
slowly into stride, behind, plugged on final 2f, never on terms
held up and behind, headway on outside went 2nd towards finish and closed, just held
soon pushed along and dropped towards rear, travelling better 10f out, headway chasing leaders 5f out, 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, held on
La Fritillaire won this last year when RIPTIDE was third, Tuscan Gold sixth and Madam Lilibet eighth. The winner continues in excellent form and beat Transpennine Star a nose over a slightly shorter trip here last month, with Tuscan Gold behind. There's nothing between the top two here but the selection is a massive 16lb better off for a couple of lengths on last season's run and can go in again. Tuscan Gold has beaten several of these in the past but has gone off the boil in recent weeks.
Transpennine Star 2-1fav (9-13) Prominent, led after 1f, headed over 3f out, 2 lengths down when switched right over 1f out, closed throughout final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 11, shd behind La Fritillaire (9-4) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Sep.
La Fritillaire 17-2 (9-4) Soon led, headed after 1f, stayed close 2nd until led again over 3f out, ridden 2 lengths clear over 1f out reduced lead inside final furlong, just held on, won at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Sep beating Transpennine Star (9-13) by ns, 11 ran.
Gran Maestro (USA) 13-2 (11-7) Tracked leaders, 2nd before 4th, every chance 2 out, 4th and beaten from last, kept on same pace, 4th of 11, 4l behind Wynford (11-2) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Rock On Bollinski 40-1 (8-7) Dwelt raced wide close up, ridden over 6f out, soon lost place, tailed off, last of 11, dist behind Akavit (8-11) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Raktiman (IRE) 12-1 (11-3) Raced keenly, chased winner, led 12th until blundered and headed 3 out, weakened soon after, tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind Some Buckle (11-11) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Dan Emmett (USA) 7-1 (9-1) Led, headed over 7f out, tracked leader until over 4f out, close up, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Coeur de Lion (9-6) at Nottingham 2m hcp (5) sft in May.
Lady Of Yue 9-2 (9-9) Dwelt tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 8 1/2l behind Albert Boy (9-3) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in May.
Riptide 16-1 (9-6) Towards rear, headway chasing leaders 5f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Oxford Blu (8-12) at Chepstow 2m 2f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Tuscan Gold 25-1 (9-3) Dwelt, behind, headway from over 4f out, 4th over 2f out, stayed on, not able to get on terms, 4th of 11, 7 1/2l behind La Fritillaire (9-4) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Sep.
Madam Lilibet (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden over 5f out, modest late headway final 3f, no chance, 5th of 11, 14 1/2l behind La Fritillaire (9-4) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Sep.
