towards rear, pushed along 4f out, never troubled leaders
in touch, outpaced 4f out, headway and hung left under pressure from 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
prominent on outside, led 5f out, hung left and headed under pressure over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, dropped to 4th towards finish
led 2f, settled in 3rd soon after, led on inside over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
started slowly, badly outpaced in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders
started slowly, outpaced in rear, some headway over 2f out, never dangerous
soon well outpaced and well behind, headway on inside 2f out, stayed on to 3rd towards finish, eased when held close home
took keen hold, chased leaders until halfway, soon behind, tailed off
dwelt, soon pushed along towards rear, ridden and struggling over 4f out, tailed off
dwelt, soon driven along on inside to chase leaders, under pressure halfway, driven and weakened over 3f out, eased when no chance over 1f out, tailed off
chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
rider lost iron briefly leaving stalls, in touch on outside, weakened over 3f out, tailed off
Elusive Warrior will enjoy the trip and surface and races off a realistic looking mark whereas El Dececy looks a little too high in the weights and prefers the turf. HELLBENDER gets the call having won on the Fibresand before and having had a succession of near misses. This could just be the day for him to land the spoils. Realt Na Mara has realistic looking claims on the pick of his ability and may play a part but weakened well over a furlong out when last seen over course and distance. Hellbender is the selection.
Realt Na Mara (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Led, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra, 5th of 7, 5l behind Rough Rock (8-6) at Folkestone 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sep.
Hellbender (IRE) 7-2 (9-2) Held up in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Hazzard County (9-3) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Sep.
Master Leon 9-2 (8-12) Close up, ridden well over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 21l behind Durham Express (9-1) at Newcastle 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) hvy in Sep.
El Dececy (USA) 6-1 (9-12) Pushed along with leader, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 20l behind Social Rhythm (8-11) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Sep.
Electioneer (USA) 16-1 (9-6) Mid-division, not clear run over 1f out or inside final furlong, never near to challenge, 9th of 14, 7l behind Select Committee (8-9) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Sep.
Law Of Attraction (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, pulled hard in rear, hampered 1f out, 9th of 11, 8l behind Sir Bruno (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Trailblazing 25-1 (9-0) Chased leaders in 3rd, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 27l behind Harlestone Times (8-11) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Sep.
Devil You Know (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Led, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 15l behind Sweet Gale (8-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
Scruffy Skip (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 11l behind Batgirl (9-5) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Sep.
Toby Tyler 17-2 (8-13) Held up, headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 13th of 16, 6l behind The Human League (8-13) at Leicester 7f all hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sep.
Elusive Warrior (USA) 40-1 (8-4) Chased winner, ridden halfway, kept on one pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 5l behind Westwood (9-4) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Aug.
Ponting (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Not much room soon after start, headway 4f out, ridden and edged left well over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 13, 10l behind Ryedane (8-8) at Carlisle 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May.
Conry (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Mid-division, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 7th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Regeneration (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sep.
Young Gladiator (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, 11th of 14, 7l behind Tislaam (9-0) at Pontefract 6f all hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sep.
