held up in touch, pushed along and headway from 2f out, closed on leader entering final furlong, led final 150 yards, stayed on well
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead 1f out, headed and not quicken final 150 yards
chased leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
settled last, ridden and no real progress final 2f
dwelt, soon in touch, ridden on inside over 3f out, soon not quicken, stayed on inside final furlong, not quite able to challenge
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced
keen hold, in touch on outside, ridden on outside and no response over 2f out
held up, effort and driven over 2f out, never a factor
set good pace to halfway, kicked on inside final 3f, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened final furlong
Day Flight won on his reappearance last term and has an obvious chance at the weights but John Gosden's five-year-old is undoubtedly at his best with more cut in the ground and preference is for Notable Guest, who gets the vote over Rohaani. The last mentioned is a stablemate of the selection and while having a bit to find on official BHB ratings does have the benefit of a previous run this term. Willie Muir's Enforcer showed progressive form last term and should be more at home on this surface than under more testing conditions last time. Orcadian comes here fit from a couple of runs over hurdles and has place claims along with Amanda Perrrett's Weightless, who is another that may need a softer surface to be at his best. The vote then goes to Notable Guest who progressed throughout last term and will relish the underfoot conditions more than likely favourite Day Flight.
Day Flight 8-15fav (9-7) Held up, headway 6f out, ridden and effort 3f out, stayed on under pressure to go 2nd over 1f out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 14l behind Crosspeace (8-7) at Doncaster 1m 4f lst stk (1) hvy in Nov.
Enforcer 20-1 (8-11) held up, ran on final 2f, never nearer, 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Manduro (8-11) at Longchamp 1m 2f Grp 2 (A) gd.
Notable Guest (USA) 11-8jt-fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, driven to chase winner 2f out, bumped and lost 2nd over 1f out, soon outpaced, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Compton Bolter (9-2) at Newbury 1m 3f Grp 3 (1) gf in Sept.
Admiral's Cruise (USA) 8-1 (8-5) Slow into stride, ridden and soon led, ridden when hard pressed from 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on well, 2nd of 15, 1/2l behind Khyber Kim (8-10) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Oct.
Bahar Shumaal (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Held up, pushed along over 3f out, some headway over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, last of 9, 27l behind Notnowcato (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 1f Grp 3 (1) gf.
Crosspeace (IRE) 11-4fav (9-0) Keen, chased leaders, ridden, switched left over 3f out, one pace final 2f, 5th of 9, 7l behind Frank Sonata (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 6f lst stk (1) sft.
Orcadian 8-1 (9-4) Led, headed over 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 17l behind Crosspeace (8-7) at Doncaster 1m 4f lst stk (1) hvy in Nov.
Rohaani (USA) 7-2fav (9-2) Reared start, soon in touch, chased leaders 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 16, 1l behind Kandidate (9-10) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-105 (2) pol.
Tau Ceti 33-1 (9-0) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Newmarket 1m 2f lst stk (1) sft in Oct beating Ecomium (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Weightless 12-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong but never dangerous, 5th of 8, 5l behind Etesaal (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 2f lst stk (1) gf in Sept.
