taken to post early, towards rear, pushed along and headway 4f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong
dwelt in rear, outpaced over 5f out
close up, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, pushed clear final furlong
close up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd towards finish
tracked leaders 1f, soon lost place, weakened over 2f out
close up, pushed along and edged left 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong
dwelt, outpaced over 5f out
short of room after 1f, in touch, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
led, headed over 5f out, tracked leader until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced wide, prominent, ridden and every chance 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
prominent, led over 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt, raced wide in rear, outpaced over 5f out
Foreshore hinted at ability at Newcastle and drops down a grade. Itsallaboutluck is another possible improver while Whitehaven could be a newcomer to note. Cedar Cage was still green at Chelmsford but stepped up on his first run at Wolverhampton and a switch to Fibresand may help. Alex Gracie has already placed twice but John Gosden’s runners here boast a better than 40 per cent strike-rate and ARBITER (NAP) was staying on strongly at Wolverhampton having missed the break and will be more the finished article here.
Arbiter 5-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, in rear, hanging left over 3f out, headway and hung left from over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on, 6th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Waddat (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Bulldozer (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 18 1/4l behind Hidden Spell (8-12) at Pontefract 6f stks (5) sft in Oct.
Cedar Cage 25-1 (9-2) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, always well held, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Bullfinch (9-2) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Cold War Steve 33-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Blake's Vision (8-12) at Southwell 7f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Foreshore 25-1 (9-2) In touch, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 13, 8 3/4l behind Count Of Amazonia (9-2) at Newcastle 7f stks (4) pol in Oct.
Grey Eminence 66-1 (9-5) Soon prominent on outside, 2nd over 4f out until over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 4 3/4l behind Canagat (9-5) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (4) pol in Nov.
Itsallaboutluck (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) In touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 10 1/4l behind Ya Hayati (9-5) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Mabre (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, behind, never on terms, 12th of 20, 13 3/4l behind With Respect (9-5) at Newbury 6f mdn stks (4) hvy in Oct.
Monsaraz 100-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Bullfinch (9-2) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Thriller's Moon 50-1 (9-5) Always in rear, last of 13, 31 1/2l behind Hms President (9-5) at Newcastle 1m mdn stks (4) pol in Nov.
Whitehaven (FR) Le Havre gelding out of Passion Blanche.
Alex Gracie 12-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression in 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 12, 3 3/4l behind Dark Regard (9-0) at Southwell 6f fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Harbour Point 66-1 (9-0) In rear, switched left 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Lady Light (9-0) at Yarmouth 6f fll stks (4) hvy in Oct.
Potencia (IRE) Free Eagle filly out of Appetina.
