prominent, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
close up, headway to lead 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, driven to lead again post
prominent, ridden and every chance 2f out, faded final furlong
raced wide, in touch, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong
led, headed over 4f out, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly away, headway to go in touch over 4f out, effort over 2f out, faded final furlong
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, headed post
slowly away, raced wide towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
always struggling in rear
No less than five of these took part in a higher grade contest over track and trip 10 days ago when TWIN APPEAL (NAP) came out best. David Barron's charge was beaten a length in third place just ahead of joint-favourite Cordite and is fancied to confirm running here as that was his first start since September. Invoke, Dubai Hills and Showboating also have a bit to find with the selection and the latter had earlier finished second to Ian's Memory over a mile here. Air Of York has a tough task in this grade while Fairway To Heaven is a rare winner nowadays and looks to be treading water off his current mark.
Trojan Rocket (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Disputed lead, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost place inside final furlong, no extra, 5th of 10, 5l behind Kinglami (9-4) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gf in May.
Ian's Memory (USA) 5-1 (9-12) Held up towards rear, hampered after 1f, weakened over 2f out, eased, last of 13, dist behind Outer Space (9-8) at Kempton 7f hcp (3) pol in Aug.
Invoke (IRE) 25-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong, 7th of 11, 3l behind Westwood Hoe (8-7) at Southwell 7f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Showboating (IRE) 25-1 (8-6) Switched to race wide soon after start, always behind, 6th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Westwood Hoe (8-7) at Southwell 7f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Cordite (IRE) 9-2jfav (8-5) Led, ridden when challenged over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Westwood Hoe (8-7) at Southwell 7f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Twin Appeal (IRE) 8-1 (8-4) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Westwood Hoe (8-7) at Southwell 7f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Dubai Hills 20-1 (8-7) Mid-division, hard ridden over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Westwood Hoe (8-7) at Southwell 7f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Air Of York (IRE) 2-1fav (9-4) Slowly into stride, behind, carried badly right on bend inside final 4f, not recover, 6th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Pensax Lad (9-7) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Fairway To Heaven (IRE) 3-1fav (9-5) Last to break, rear of mid-division, driven over 1f out, some headway final furlong, never dangerous, 6th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Star Fire (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Run With Pride (IRE) 9-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden and no extra inside final furlong, 11th of 12, 4 3/4l behind My Call (9-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.