chased leaders, on outside, ridden over 2f out, every chance 2f out, slightly bumped inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, eased
pushed along and struggling over 3f out, always towards rear
held up, in last pair, headway over 1f out, one pace and no impression final furlong
held up, in mid-division, headway on inside over 1f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, led after 1f, edged left over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, weakened
mid-division at best
held up, in rear, hung left and no headway final 2f
held up, towards rear, headway and switched left over 2f out, chased leaders 2f out, ridden and edged right inside final 2f, ridden into narrow lead inside final furlong, headed last strides
steadied start, held up, towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, stayed on to lead final strides
chased leader, led briefly after 1f, chased leader until over 2f out, weakened soon after
held up, tracking leaders in 5th, headway into 2nd over 2f out, ridden and to challenge and edged left just over 1f out, disputing lead inside final furlong, outpaced in 3rd towards finish
always towards rear, never involved
took keen hold, led 1f, settled in 3rd, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
Harlequin Striker was still beaten six lengths when runner-up here in August but Ghinia went close over track and trip off a similar mark on her penultimate start. British Embassy is raised only 3lb for scoring at Bath but this is tougher while Golden Wedding and Double Czech are both upped in class. Sky Ship has every chance with cheekpieces fitted for the first time having been beaten only a length at Kempton a fortnight ago but TIERCEL (NAP) is just preferred. The latter was having his first start since April when landing a maiden race under Andrea Atzeni on the all-weather last month and there looks plenty more to come from him.
Harlequin Striker (IRE) 7-2 (9-10) With leader far side, led group 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Cincuenta Pasos (9-10) at Chepstow 7f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Directorship 50-1 (9-4) Held up, ridden halfway, never a factor, 10th of 12, 14 1/4l behind Huntlaw (9-2) at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) gf in Sep.
Sydney Ruffdiamond 14-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, stand side group, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 3l behind He's No Saint (9-8) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Fire Ship 3-1 (10-0) Soon led, ridden and headed approaching final 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 4 1/4l behind Kummiya (9-1) at Ffos Las 1m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Ghinia (IRE) 5-1 (9-10) Raced wide, in touch, headway to track leader 4f out, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Crowning Glory (9-5) at Sandown 1m hcp fll (4) gd in Sep.
Hells Babe 20-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 4th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Fireglow (9-3) at Newmarket 1m lst fll stks (1) sft in Oct.
Sky Ship 9-2 (9-2) Mid-division, good headway on inside over 2f out, chased leaders 2f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Mountain Rescue (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Outback Ruler (IRE) 14-1 (9-10) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Cloudberry (9-4) at Sandown 1m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Tiercel 4-6fav (9-5) Held up in touch in mid-division, closed going well over 2f out, led over 1f out, readily, won at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Sep beating Right Rebel (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Just Be Lucky (IRE) 7-1 (9-13) Tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 18 3/4l behind Kiwi Bay (9-11) at Newcastle 1m stks (6) pol in Aug.
Golden Wedding (IRE) 2-1fav (9-10) Made all, strongly challenged over 1f out, ran on well, won at Chepstow 1m hcp (5) gs in Sep beating Jabbaar (9-4) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Aqua Ardens (GER) 9-2 (9-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Red Paladin (9-9) at Leicester 7f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Double Czech (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and pressed from 3f out, stayed on, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Zaria (8-4) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
British Embassy (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Made all, hard ridden over 2f out, strongly challenged throughout final furlong, stayed on gamely, won at Bath 1m hcp (4) gs in Sep beating Stosur (9-3) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
