dwelt, towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
led, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, led 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
towards rear, headway and switched right 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
with leader, led over 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra
in rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
NonRunner
Joyful Day has only run on the all-weather with his best run to date coming at Southwell. Qortaaj attracted some support at Doncaster in November and showed up well in testing conditions so there's no reason he can't handle better ground. FLEETING DREAM didn't run too well at Windsor in October but the 400,000gns daughter of Dream Ahead and the speedy Flanders will surely be leaving that form behind soon. She's a half-sister to 10 winners and is taken to keep up the family tradition. Malakky was returning from a long break when third in what looked a decent maiden at Salisbury last month and looks the main threat.
Ballyer Rallyer (IRE) 28-1 (8-13) Bumped start, took keen hold in last, never any chance, went remote 5th latter stages, 5th of 8, 17 3/4l behind Cambodia (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (6) pol in May.
Joyful Day (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 9 3/4l behind War Glory (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Lord Bopper (IRE) 40-1 (9-5) Dwelt, tracked leaders and keen, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 12 3/4l behind Birkdale (9-5) at Hamilton 6f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.
Malakky (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same in 3rd place, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Gunmetal (9-5) at Salisbury 6f mdn stks (5) gd in May.
Qortaaj 6-1 (9-5) Dwelt towards rear stand side, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Times Legacy (9-5) at Doncaster 6f mdn stks (4) hvy in Nov.
Takatul (USA) Smart Strike colt out of Torrestrella.
Cecile Royale 16-1 (8-12) Towards rear, edged right on bend over 2f out, soon well beaten, last of 8, 10 3/4l behind Aragon Knight (9-3) at Lingfield 5f mdn stks (6) pol in Apr.
Enjoy Life (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Led, headed 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Connemera Queen (9-0) at Redcar 7f mdn fll stks (5) gf in May.
Fleeting Dream (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Mid-division, under pressure halfway, never dangerous, 11th of 14, 8 3/4l behind Exist (9-0) at Windsor 6f mdn fll stks (5) gd in Oct.
Fool's Dream 25-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 22 1/4l behind General Alexander (9-5) at Ripon 6f mdn stks (5) gd in May.
Pepper (IRE) 100-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 11th of 13, 12l behind Highland Dragon (9-3) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (4) pol in May.