prominent, ridden and lost position over 3f out, soon beaten and eased from over 1f out
in rear, ridden and no impression 3f out, minor headway but edged left over 1f out, weakened final furlong
midfield, prominent after 3f, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, weakened final furlong
in rear, ridden and struggling 3f out, made no impression
midfield, ridden and dropped to rear over 3f out, soon well beaten
took keen hold, led, ridden and faced strong challenge over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
prominent, travelled well, shaken up to chase leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged left but kept on well towards finish
midfield, ridden and headway 2f out, went third over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not reach leaders
towards rear, midfield 3f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out
Wilderness is the only previous course winner in the line-up but Whitcombe Rockstar is upped in trip off the back of a poor run at Sandown. Royal Deeside is still a maiden and will likely have a hurdling campaign mapped out. African Star has only run on quicker surfaces so far with stamina a possible issue on pedigree. SAILING ON finished ahead of the latter over 1m4f at Newbury and was then second over 1m6f on soft going at Yarmouth. Eve Johnson Houghton’s gelding can finally get his head in front here.
Wilderness 2-1fav (10-11) Chased leader, pushed along after 4th, not fluent 5th, every chance 2 out, 5th and held last, 5th of 7, 7l behind Saddlers Quest (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Ashtanga 11-1 (9-8) Wore hood to post,raced keenly tracking leaders, badly outpaced over 2f out, plodded on into remote 4th towards finish, 4th of 6, 11 1/2l behind Miller Spirit (9-5) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Enochdhu (FR) 12-1 (8-13) Bumped leaving stalls, mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 8, 19 3/4l behind Circuit Breaker (9-4) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Whitcombe Rockstar 12-1 (8-9) Slowly away, soon raced keenly in mid-division, ridden and beaten 2f out, last of 9, 15 1/2l behind Graignes (9-10) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
African Star (IRE) 18-1 (9-7) Held up in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, effort over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 5th of 10, 5l behind Graham (9-9) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Royal Deeside 40-1 (9-2) Took strong hold in rear, pushed along 3f out, stayed on over 1f out, never able to challenge, 4th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Alhambra Palace (9-2) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) hvy in Aug.
Military Tycoon (IRE) 11-1 (8-11) Re shod at start, tracked leading pair out wide and keen, went 2nd over 2f out, led 2f out, soon hung right, headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd soon after, weakened final furlong, 5th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Alhambra Palace (8-6) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Sailing On 9-2 (8-7) Keen tracked winner, ridden and every chance from 2f out, slightly bumped inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Tajanis (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Bodygroove 6-5fav (9-6) Tracked leaders and caught three wide throughout, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, soon beaten, last of 6, 7 3/4l behind Grand Duchess Olga (8-8) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
