pulled hard early, held up just off the pace in mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, plugged on inside final furlong, went 4th towards finish, no chance with leading duo
tracked leading pair, smooth headway over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, hung left briefly inside final furlong, edged back right inside final 110 yards, stayed on to assert soon after
off the pace in last trio, plugged on inside final furlong, went modest 4th towards finish
slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair, never involved
soon tracking leader, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, edged left and no extra final 100 yards
chased leaders, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened
raced keenly in mid-division out wide, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, headway out wide 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, no chance with leading duo
led until ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, lost two places towards finish
steadied and switched left start, held up in rear, never involved
Epsom winner STAR PLAYER was beaten only a short-head at Yarmouth recently with Starnberg and Grand Central behind. He can go one better racing off the same mark. Kind Spirit wasn’t beaten far upped to today’s trip at Kempton but Saxon Scene disappointed on his handicap debut and Greased Lightning is preferred dropping down a grade.
Starnberg (IRE) 7-1 (9-8) Prominent nearside, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 9, 3 1/4l behind X J Rascal (9-10) at Doncaster 1m (4) gd in Sep.
Star Player 2-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, rallied close home, last of 2, shd behind X J Rascal (10-1) at Yarmouth 1m (4) gd in Sep.
Grand Central 11-2 (9-5) Mid-division in centre, pushed along well over 2f out, weakened 1f out and eased, 8th of 9, 13 1/4l behind X J Rascal (9-10) at Doncaster 1m (4) gd in Sep.
Greased Lightning 18-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Acotango (9-6) at Kempton 1m (4) pol in Sep.
Saxon Scene (IRE) 6-1 (9-8) Always towards rear, 9th of 11, 29 3/4l behind Rose Prick (9-7) at Newbury 7f (5) gd in Aug.
Novaportian (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway near side of group chasing leaders halfway, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out until inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Never Just A Dream (9-9) at Newcastle 6f (4) pol in Sep.
Orchestra (FR) 28-1 (9-4) Always behind, 7th of 9, 12 1/2l behind He's A Monster (9-4) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Sep.
Kind Spirit (FR) 6-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, stayed on, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Bonnsie (9-9) at Kempton 1m (5) pol in Sep.
Chourmo 66-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Benacre (9-9) at Epsom 7f (4) gd in Sep.