soon led, headed 9f out, tracked leaders, not clear run over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on, eased towards finish
dwelt, in touch, pushed along over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ridden and kept on to go 3rd towards finish
in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace and lost 3rd towards finish
raced wide tracked leader, led 9f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden edged left and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
always in rear
raced wide, tracked leader 9f out, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
NonRunner
It was soft ground when Cemhaan won over 1m6f here last autumn and when Koeman scored at Hamilton last year. Spirit Mixer also won over a longer trip here last term with Grand Scheme back in fourth but is 7lb higher on his reappearance. ALPINE STROLL (NAP) has a recent comeback run under his belt having been gelded since placing over track and trip back in August. He can race off a 10lb lower mark now so gets the vote.
Cemhaan 11-1 (9-13) Awkward start, towards rear, steady headway 5f out, travelled strongly to chase leaders over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 17 1/2l behind Land Of Winter (9-13) at Nottingham 2m hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Koeman 13-2 (9-10) Raced wide held up, pushed along 4f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Pallas Dancer (9-12) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Spirit Mixer 50-1 (8-1) Held up, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 15, 7 3/4l behind Siskany (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Grand Scheme (IRE) 17-2 (8-13) Mid-division, weakened final 2f, 10th of 11, 15 1/2l behind Cemhaan (9-9) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Champs De Reves 11-1 (8-10) Pushed along leaving stalls, held up in rear struggling 4f out, headway from over 2f out, edged right inside final furlong, no impression on front pair, 3rd of 5, 5 3/4l behind Margaret Dumont (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Alpine Stroll 9-2 (10-3) Mid-division, headway under pressure 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous, 4th of 13, 5 3/4l behind Ghadbbaan (9-11) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Vina Bay 9-2 (9-6) Chased leaders, pushed along before halfway, ridden and no response over 2f out, soon eased, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Exceedingly Regal (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Aug.