held up last until reminders 12f out, soon chasing leaders and raced wide on back straight, led 5f out, ridden and headed 4f out, chased leader until inside final 3f, weakened rapidly, tailed off
raced keenly, tracked leader 6f, tracked leading pair, 2nd again inside final 3f, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, kept on same pace inside final furlong
led 9f, tracked leader, led again 4f out, ridden hung right and hit running rail 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along and hung left 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders in close 5th, switched left to outside over 3f out, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on, driven out
dwelt, ran in snatches, behind, pushed along inside final mile, headway on outside over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish
NonRunner
CLOWANCE ONE makes most appeal as he not only arrives on the back of a decisive victory on the all-weather over 2m but remains open to progression with the five-year-old having had just eight career starts to date. West Drive is hard to assess as he's yet to operate over a trip further than a mile and a half. He was a close-up fifth in the Cumberland Plate last time and his running style suggests he could prove effective upped to this staying trip. Tenzing Norgay is respected but David Menuisier has struck form with a vengeance of late and the Pulborough handler fields Slunovrat. Not seen since October, he's no stamina concerns, handles cut in the ground well and must be monitored in the market.
Warrior Of Light (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 9, 12 1/4l behind King Bolete (9-6) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (2) gs in Jul.
Slunovrat (FR) 12-1 (9-2) Prominent, led before halfway, joined over 3f out, soon headed and no extra from 2f out, 14th of 20, 28 1/4l behind Laws Of Spin (8-6) at Curragh 2m hcp gd in Oct.
Clowance One 5-4fav (8-13) Bumped start, tracked leader, led over 4f out, kicked clear from over 2f out, hung right over 1f out, comfortably, won at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Jul beating King Calypso (9-1) by 2l, 8 ran.
Captain Peacock 9-2 (8-6) Steadied start, always in rear, last of 9, 17 1/4l behind King Bolete (9-6) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (2) gs in Jul.
West Drive (IRE) 13-2 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon headway, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 1 3/4l behind Dance King (9-6) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Tenzing Norgay 7-1 (10-0) Held up in 5th, closer tracking leaders over 6f out, went 2nd over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, weakened into 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 6 1/2l behind Addicted To You (8-2) at Catterick 2m hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Taper Tantrum (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, kept on and just held post, 2nd of 7, shd behind Machine Learner (9-5) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
