led, headed 8f out, pressed leader, led again 4f out, soon hung left, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, soon beaten
rear of mid-division, pushed along over 5f out, well beaten final 3f
led 8f out, headed 4f out, weakened from over 1f out
last to break, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, no chance with front pair
mid-division, headway over 3f out, outpaced by leaders from over 1f out
held up towards rear, driven over 3f out, effort over 2f out, no impression
mid-division, ridden on outside over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held by winner towards finish
always behind
mid-division, headway over 3f out, went 2nd and waited with until switched left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
Nonrunner
Last year’s winner Shifting Star is back on a winning mark but would prefer some cut in the ground. Lord Of The Storm was last seen scoring at Chelmsford in July but has not won on Turf since 2012 while Cahala Dancer makes a belated seasonal debut. Baltic Prince has done all his winning over shorter trips so far and Stormbound has not figured since winning at Brighton early this year. But ZLATAN went close to again at Brighton recently having won a Bath before that and it may be worth sticking with Ed de Giles’ charge in his current form.
Shifting Star (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, chased leaders, 4th and one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Wakame (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Uncle Dermot (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Awkwardly away, in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 23 1/4l behind Mr Cool Cash (8-7) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Berkeley Vale 7-1 (9-5) Led briefly, chased leading pair until ridden 2f out, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Stanley (9-6) at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Baltic Prince (IRE) 16-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to challenge and every chance when short of room inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Classic Seniority (11-7) at Chester 1m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Lord Of The Storm 7-2jfav (9-5) Tracked leaders, led over 1 out, just held on close home, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Jul beating Saint Pois (9-7) by ns, 10 ran.
Hot Mustard 9-1 (9-6) In touch, ridden and effort over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Mia Tesoro (9-3) at Bath 1m hcp (5) fm in Aug.
Snappy Guest 14-1 (9-3) Steadied start, held up and always in rear, 13th of 16, 16 3/4l behind Stanley (9-6) at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Bond Trader 12-1 (9-4) Held up, in last pair, hung left and ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 8, 9 1/2l behind Fort Jefferson (9-3) at Newbury 1m hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Clever Bob (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Held up off the pace in 5th, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 6th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Multitask (9-8) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Cahala Dancer (IRE) 10-11fav (9-8) Tracked leaders, closed 6f out, ridden 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Choral Festival (9-9) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Sep.
Zlatan (IRE) 7-2 (9-4) Took keen hold, held up, in touch, smooth headway over 2f out, soon switched left, hung left and went 2nd over 1f out, soon ridden and not keen, not go through with effort, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Multitask (9-6) at Brighton 1m hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Molten Lava (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Slowly into strdie, held up towards rear, some headway on wide outside over 3f out, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, plugged on again inside final furlong, no threat, 6th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Wakame (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Mezzotint (IRE) 10-1 (9-10) Mid-division, headway on inside over 1f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 5th of 13, 3l behind Feed The Goater (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Stormbound (IRE) 9-2 (10-7) Broke well, soon restrained in touch, headway over 2f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, never a threat, 3rd of 5, 4 1/4l behind Cosmic Storm (10-4) at Salisbury 1m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
