raced wide, pressed leader, ridden to lead inside final 2f, headed approaching final furlong, weakened into 4th towards finish
held up in 4th, outpaced and dropped to last over 3f out, rallied out wide 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, stayed on well
raced keenly, led, ridden and narrowly headed inside final 2f, rallied and kept on inside final furlong, never going pace of winner
held up last, headway out wide chasing leaders 3f out, ridden and every chance until winner quickened on approaching final furlong, weakened towards finish
tracked leading pair, not clearest of runs between horses over 1f out, ridden and kept on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
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Wilkins won over this trip at Pontefract in July and ran so poorly on soft ground at Hamilton the following month something must have been amiss. He's been given plenty of time to recover and his stable remain in top form. METABOLT got the race in the steward's room at Haydock but would have been an unlucky loser and a 5lb rise may not be enough to prevent a double. Global Esteem is 2lb lower than when scoring on fast ground at Sandown in August and has to be considered but Two Tempting's best form is on Polytrack.
Wilkins 15-2 (9-4) Pulled hard and led, nudged along 4f out, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 9, 9 3/4l behind Glam De Vega (9-2) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (3) sft in Aug.
Metabolt 10-3fav (9-3) Mid-division, not clear run over 2f out, hampered over 1f out, soon closed, went 2nd well inside final furlong, ran on (finished 2nd, placed 1st), 2nd of 9, at Haydock 7f hcp (4) gs in May.
Global Esteem (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened towards finish, 7th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Ropey Guest (9-6) at Goodwood 7f hcp (3) gd in May.
Grey Fox (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, some headway into midfield over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 9 1/4l behind La Trinidad (9-9) at Doncaster 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Two Tempting (IRE) 18-1 (8-4) Raced keenly, tracked leader over 1f, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 3l behind Austrian Theory (9-2) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Just Amber 17-2 (9-3) Rear of mid-division, pushed along 2f when behind, plugged on final furlong, 9th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Darwell Lion (9-9) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in May.
Larado (FR) 12-1 (9-10) Led, hanging left 4f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Athmad (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Mar.