held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
towards rear, headway and not much room over 1f out, soon switched left, kept on well inside final furlong
in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, one pace
towards rear, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on towards finish
went right start, tracked leaders, led 1f out, soon ridden, held on towards finish
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish
led, ridden over 1f out, headed final furlong, soon weakened
in touch, weakened over 1f out
bumped start, with leader, weakened over 1f out
WILD STORM reappeared in April with a very comfortable maiden success over the course and distance and, though the long absence is a concern, he's expected to make further progress and can take this. Petrucci made his debut in April and didn't return to action until last month when landing a Chelmsford maiden so he's another likely to show improvement. With just two recent runs behind him, including a victory at Chester, Poniatowski can do much better and should be thereabouts but Squire is 9lb higher than his last victory at Newmarket. Burano is up against some improvers but is well capable of scoring at this level.
Burano (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Held up in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Quest For Wonder (8-7) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Balmoral Castle 6-1fav (9-11) Held up in touch, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and hung right over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 8 1/2l behind Imshivalla (9-6) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp (3) sft in Aug.
Craftsmanship (FR) 16-1 (9-9) Behind, ridden and some headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 17th of 20, 25 1/2l behind Empress Ali (9-7) at York 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Squire 8-1 (9-6) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Karaka Jack (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Gaelic Silver (FR) 33-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, never involved, 12th of 14, 29l behind Quest For Wonder (8-7) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Derulo (IRE) 11-4fav (9-8) Made all, quickened over 3f out, hard ridden over 1f out, held on well under pressure, won at Salisbury 1m 2f stks (5) gs in Sep beating Cornelious (8-12) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Wild Storm 4-6fav (8-6) Tracked leading pair, 2nd over 2f out, led going well 2f out, soon pushed clear, very easily, won at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr beating Bank Of Gibraltar (8-11) by 4l, 9 ran.
Taper Tantrum (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Held up, ridden and well beaten over 2f out, never any chance, 5th of 8, 12 3/4l behind Landwade Lad (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Petrucci (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) In touch, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to lead near finish, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Sep beating Tartoor (9-5) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Poniatowski 5-1 (9-5) Raced freely, soon prominent, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Chester 1m 2f mdn stks (4) gs in Sep beating Mr Quicksilver (9-5) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Bertie Moon 14-1 (11-12) Led until 2nd, tracked leader, led when not fluent 3 out, headed before 2 out, soon beaten, 7th of 10, 34 1/4l behind Bulletproof (11-3) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Mywayalways (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Soon settled in mid-division, headway on far rail over 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 10, 5l behind Dovil's Duel (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f stks (5) sft in Oct.
