held up, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong
tracked leaders, led 2f out, ridden and pressed inside final furlong, headed final strides
towards rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor
keen early, tracked leader, led over 7f out, ridden and headed 2f out, rallied and every chance inside final furlong, led final strides
keen close up, pushed along 6f out, ridden to chase leading pair 2f out, one pace final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
in rear, pushed along over 4f out, weakened and eased 2f out
led, headed over 7f out, tracked winner, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
NonRunner
None have any real secrets from the handicapper but OKOOL does appeal as one who may improve further. The relatively lightly-raced son of Cape Cross has been patiently handled by Owen Burrows and posted an excellent performance on seasonal reappearance in a competitive 1m4f handicap at the Dante meeting, staying on steadily to claim fourth spot in a 17-runner field. His running style suggests this extra 2f will not come amiss and the assessor has left him on an unchanged mark. Air Squadron returns to the Flat for the first time in 648 days and should not be discounted, whilst course and distance winner, Fitzwilly, has a definite claim off the bottom perch. Mistress Quickly is currently hard to assess, Keep In Line may need to drop a pound or two and Hawkerland may need the run.
Great Sound (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Pulled hard, raced wide tracking leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after, 13th of 14, 18 1/2l behind Count Calabash (9-2) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in May.
Mistress Quickly (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Held up in last pair, switched left and headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, kept on well, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Stone The Crows (9-5) at Carlisle 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Keep In Line (GER) 8-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, 3rd and one pace final 2f, 3rd of 8, 8 3/4l behind Stanley (9-6) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in May.
Okool (FR) 5-1 (9-7) Tracked winner until over 3f out, chased leaders, pushed along inside final 3f, 4th and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 17, 5l behind Reverend Jacobs (9-0) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in May.
Hawkerland (IRE) 10-1 (8-0) Mid-division, headway over 4f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 20, 20 3/4l behind Who Dares Wins (9-0) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Hope Is High 7-4fav (9-10) Held up well in rear, wide and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 7l behind Fort Jefferson (9-7) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Air Squadron 3-1fav (11-12) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened tamely before 3 out, soon behind, 7th of 9, 35 1/2l behind Dreamsoftheatre (11-2) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Fitzwilly 10-3 (8-9) Tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Galileo's Spear (9-3) by 5l, 8 ran.
Eddiemaurice (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders until lost place before halfway, rallied under pressure over 2f out, plugged on in 4th, 4th of 8, 11 3/4l behind Stanley (9-6) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in May.
