held up towards rear on inside, headway 5th, mistake next, challenged 3 out, led last, driven out
held up in rear, closed 3rd, jumped left and baulked rival 4th, led after 6th, headed last, stayed on, just held
chased leader from 1st, led racing keenly before 4th, headed after 6th, lost place before 3 out, soon well beaten
led, headed before 4th, badly baulked and fell 4th
not always fluent in rear, hampered 4th, effort before 3 out, no impression, weakened before 2 out
in rear after short of room 1st, hampered 4th, effort 3 out, 3rd and held when not fluent last
prominent, jumped right and slow 1st, lost place before slow and not much room 4th, headway before 3 out, 4th and no impression last
Liam Swagger 4-6fav (11-0) Disputed lead, led outright before 2nd, went clear before 4th, diminishing advantage before 2 out where a length ahead, soon ridden, kept on approaching last, stayed on strongly run-in, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f (2) gd in Sep beating Torrent (11-8) by 4 1/4l, 5 ran.
Static (FR) 13-8fav (11-7) won at Auteuil 2m 1f sft in Sep beating Jade Or (10-7) by 4l, 11 ran.
Denzil 4-5fav (11-0) Made all, ridden to increase tempo home turn, clear last, easily, won at Stratford 2m (4) sft in Oct beating Celestial Ruby (11-0) by dist, 3 ran.
Model Approach (IRE) 9-4 (11-6) Made all, not fluent 3 out, mistake 2 out when ridden, clear last, ridden out flat, comfortably, won at Kempton 2m (3) gd in Oct beating Usuario Amigo (11-0) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.
Play Pretend (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Not fluent, raced in 5th, closed before 3 out, switched left 2 out, 3rd and no impression on winner from last, 3rd of 6, 6 1/4l behind Opec (10-7) at Wetherby 2m (4) gs in Oct.
Torrent 9-2 (11-8) Disputed lead, headed before 2nd, jumped left 3 out, headway and in touch with winner 2 out, soon pushed along, kept on same pace approaching last, outpaced by winner run-in, 2nd of 5, 4 1/4l behind Liam Swagger (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (2) gd in Sep.
Inspire Hope (IRE) 11-2 (10-11) Disputed lead, headed after 3rd and 5th halfway, headway after 3 out and disputed lead briefly next, ridden and disputed again early run-in, 2nd and no impression on winner closing stages, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Teriferma (11-4) at Down Royal 2m 1f gd in Aug.
