held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, faded last 100 yards
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
led, pushed along 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
close up, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, regained lead inside final furlong, kept on well
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, soon struggling, tailed off over 2f out
slowly away, in rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
Official ratings suggest Mount Shamsan is in a different league to these but they were based on last season's form and his three runs earlier this year, one of them over hurdles, were so poor that he's worth opposing. Call Me Crockett at least has some recent winning form to his credit - he landed a moderate Ayr handicap last month - while Je T'aime Encore scored at this level at Chepstow in August, though only had two opponents. NAPOLEONIC arrived in the UK after three placed efforts in moderate company in France and has hardly set the world alight but he's shown a modicum of ability at Wolverhampton and that could be good enough for this.
Call Me Crockett (IRE) 4-1fav (9-3) Towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 6th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Bold Spirit (8-11) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Je T'aime Encore 12-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders centre, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 7, 8l behind Caltra Colleen (8-4) at Leicester 7f stks (6) sft in Oct.
Les Gar Gan (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and no impression final 2f, 8th of 12, 8 1/4l behind My Mo (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Lord Rob 66-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 14th of 15, at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Mount Shamsan 7-4fav (10-0) Held up, quick move to go prominent after 2f, 2nd 7f out until approaching final 3f, chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Munsarim (9-8) at Windsor 1m 2f stks (5) gf in Jun.
Napoleonic (USA) 4-1fav (9-12) Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression when lost place inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 6l behind San Quentin (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Corzetti (FR) 33-1 (8-11) Always behind, last of 14, dist behind Miss Ranger (8-8) at Hamilton 1m hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Desert Chief 20-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden on outside over 2f out, never involved, 7th of 10, 9l behind Khajaaly (8-8) at Catterick 7f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Henry Smith 4-1 (8-13) Dived left and bumped rivals start, chased leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, challenged over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, one pace in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 6 1/2l behind Ela Goog La Mou (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.