raced keenly, held up towards rear of mid-division, smooth headway tracking leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead and hung left over 1f out, stayed on well
chased leader, led over 10f out until 9f out, chased leader until pushed along 3f out, chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, pushed along in last trio, headway chasing leaders towards inside over 2f out, soon shaken up, weakened final furlong
pushed along early, soon chasing leaders out wide, went 2nd over 10f out, led 9f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra in 4th towards finish
raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, pushed along and weakened over 3f out
half-reared start, towards rear and keen, closer out wide in mid-division 7f out, headway chasing leaders over 4f out, bagged near side rail over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
off the pace and always towards rear, never a factor
off the pace in last pair, ridden 2f out, plugged on past weakening rivals late, never a factor
slowly into stride, held up in rear, good headway near side rail over 1f out, stayed on into never nearer 3rd towards finish
never closer than mid-division, pushed along on inside 3f out, weakened and behind over 2f out
LORD TORRANAGA looked like bringing a frustrating run of placed efforts to an end over 1m6f here last time but was caught in the final strides - he gets another chance. Blue Hawaii was also narrowly beaten when last in action at this venue and Spring Glow placed over track and trip in August. Black Smoke beat Rita Rana less than a length when winning over a shorter trip at Lingfield earlier.
Oriental Art 3-1fav (9-12) In touch, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Flower Of Thunder (9-9) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Sarkha (IRE) 22-1 (9-12) Went right and hampered rival start, off the pace towards rear, never involved, 11th of 13, 9 1/4l behind The Pug (9-6) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Spring Glow 3-1jfav (8-13) Led and raced keenly, headed 5f out, lost 2nd 3f out, lost 3rd turning in, soon weakened, 4th of 7, 6 3/4l behind Lunar Shadow (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Lednikov 8-1 (9-9) Prominent, ridden over 4f out, outpaced 3f out, kept on same pace 2f out, stayed on into 4th entering final furlong, no further impression inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Jaminoz (9-6) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Black Smoke (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden 3f out, gradually weakened, last of 7, 12 1/2l behind Ask Peter (9-4) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Lord Torranaga (FR) 11-4fav (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven and stayed on, headed post, 2nd of 12, shd behind Papa Ricco (9-1) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Iconique 5-2 (8-11) Chased leaders, headway over 2f out and soon pressed leader, ridden over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 3rd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Bringbackmemories (9-7) at Hamilton 1m 1f stks (4) gs in Sep.
Seattle King 125-1 (9-10) Slowly into stride and awkwardly away, always behind, last of 13, 20 1/4l behind Angel Of Peace (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Blue Hawaii (IRE) 5-2 (10-12) Held up in rear, took keen hold, not fluent 2nd, outpaced 2 out, weakened run-in, 4th of 5, 18 1/2l behind Magical Maggie (11-5) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in May.
Brunello Breeze 12-1 (8-9) Always in rear, 6th of 7, 14 3/4l behind Frankendael (10-1) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Sep.
Rita Rana (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Mid-division on inside, pushed along 3f out, headway when hung left then switched right over 1f out, ridden and weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 11 1/2l behind Cryptos Dream (9-1) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
