held up in last pair, headway over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, soon edged left, hung right over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up in last pair, pushed along 4f out, headway over 2f out, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
soon led, pushed along over 3f out, in command from over 1f out, kept on well, comfortably
tracked leaders, lost place over 6f out, outpaced final 3f
soon tracking leaders, went 2nd 13f out until 5f out, outpaced and no impression over 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Montaff won this last year from today's mark but that was on fast ground. Eternal Heart and GULF OF NAPLES represent Mark Johnston and it's the latter who gets the vote. The winner of half of his six races, including over this trip at Newmarket in October, he'll be better for his run behind Thimaar at Kempton when Halla San was beaten seven lengths in third. Shubaat looks a big threat as he looked ideally suited to soft ground when storming to victory at Musselburgh and today's extra quarter of a mile looks ideal. Address Unknown's last three starts have been in Listed company so this is a big drop in class.
Address Unknown 66-1 (9-0) Keen chased winner until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 26l behind Electrolyser (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 6f Listed Stakes (4yo+) (1) gs.
Montaff 14-1 (9-12) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 13, 19l behind Thimaar (9-3) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-105 (2) pol.
Gulf of Naples (IRE) 10-3fav (9-0) Chased leaders, hard ridden to challenge over 2f out, wandered under pressure approaching final furlong, soon every chance, kept on same pace closing stages, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Thimaar (9-3) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-105 (2) pol.
Hawk Mountain (UAE) 25-1 (9-2) Mid-division, under pressure over 4f out, headway over 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 13, 14l behind Thimaar (9-3) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-105 (2) pol.
My Arch 40-1 (8-10) Towards rear of mid-division, under pressure 6f out, never able to challenge, 14th of 33, 30l behind Never Can Tell (8-11) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Halla San 33-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway under pressure over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 3rd of 13, 8l behind Thimaar (9-3) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-105 (2) pol.
Eternal Heart (IRE) 5-1 (8-11) Tracked winner, ridden 4f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 9, 4l behind Electrolyser (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 6f Listed Stakes (4yo+) (1) gs.
Shubaat 3-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, led after 3f, headed 9f out, led again over 5f out, headed over 2f out, led again 1f out, kept on well, won at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs beating Pittodrie Star (9-4) by 3l, 12 ran.
