held up in rear, mistake 4 out, headway before 3 out, chased winer before 2 out, kept on and always well held run-in
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden before and not fluent last, kept on same pace
tracked winner, ridden before 3 out, soon outpaced
made all, ridden run-in, kept on well
Paul Nicholls sent out the winner of this last year and also in 2012 so MALAYA can improve on her second to the race-fit Gumball at Chepstow, when well clear of the remainder, to open her account in this country. City Dreamer has come good lately but she won't it easy giving weight to three previous winners in this. Eneko bolted up at Perth in September and any further improvement would put him in the picture but course and distance winner American Craftsman has more on his plate today.
City Dreamer (IRE) 11-4 (11-3) Held up in rear, headway 2 out, switched outside between last 2, led last, quickened clear flat, ridden out, readily, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f (2) gd in Sep beating Crucial Moment (11-3) by 9l, 9 ran.
American Craftsman (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Held up behind, headway before 3 out, ridden after last, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Wetherby 2m (4) gd in Oct beating Amadeus Rox (10-12) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Eneko (FR) 5-2 (10-12) Jumped right, chased leaders, 2nd before 5th, led going well before 2 out, clear when wandered and went right last, kept on strongly, won at Perth 2m (4) hvy in Sep beating Brutal (11-5) by 13l, 7 ran.
Malaya (FR) 9-4 (11-5) Chased winner until after 1st, 2nd again 3rd, pushed along and no impression before 2 out, never any chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 8l behind Gumball (11-5) at Chepstow 2m (4) gd in Oct.
