held up and behind, headway towards near side rail over 1f out, soon ridden, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
mid-division, ridden on outside and kept on final 2f, went never nearer 3rd towards finish, closed on 2nd but no chance with winner
tracked leader, challenged in centre over 2f out, led and hung right 2f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on well
always towards rear
dwelt, soon chasing leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened inside final 2f, soon behind and eased
always behind
slowly into stride, headway 2f out, ridden disputing 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway near side rail over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to get involved
pushed along and struggling over 3f out, always towards rear, never involved
led until 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, weakened over 3f out
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, effort in centre under pressure and hung left from over 2f out, weakened and eased over 1f out
Andok, twice a winner over this trip in August, was outclassed in a better race at York before a poor run over hurdles. Cuban Heel was narrowly beaten three times including here and on soft ground before disappointing at Kempton though may not have taken to the surface. Hidden Depths also ran poorly on the latter track having shown potential earlier so this can go to ACE VENTURA. Roger Varian's charge landed a heavy ground novices' event at Salisbury a year ago and has only had two runs this season, turning in a staying-on effort over an extended mile in a better race than this at Epsom last month. Turnpike Trip completed a double on good to soft ground last summer and ran well for a long way over 1m4f at Newmarket last time so looks a threat.
Dream Machine (IRE) 14-1 (9-8) Held up off the pace in mid-division, headway on outside under pressure 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Exec Chef (9-6) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Turnpike Trip 14-1 (9-10) Pulled hard, held up, wide and headway 3f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Dubawi Prince (10-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Thistimenextyear 16-1 (9-4) Raced wide held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Macaque (9-4) at Goodwood 1m hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Andok (IRE) 7-2 (10-12) Chased clear leaders, lost place 3 out, weakened before next, 6th of 8, dist behind Totterdown (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gd in Oct.
Artieshow (USA) 33-1 (9-6) Slowly away, held up, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders, 9th of 14, 12 3/4l behind Shabbah (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Chance To Dream (IRE) 7-2 (9-6) Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, never on terms after, 7th of 10, 14 1/4l behind What A Welcome (9-7) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Family Fortunes 8-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, driven to challenge on inside 2f out, led narrowly inside final 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Maypole (9-8) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Cuban Heel 11-8fav (9-2) Slowly away and then pulled hard in last pair, headway and four wide in mid-division over 4f out, reached 5th over 3f out, 4th and well held final 2f, 4th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Awalii (9-2) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Ace Ventura 4-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, towards rear, hung left from over 3f out, some late headway, never dangerous, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Akvavera (9-6) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Optimum Time (IRE) 11-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 10, 2l behind Christopher Wood (9-1) at Windsor 1m hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Hidden Depths (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 10f out until over 7f out, chased leaders, weakening when hampered over 1f out, 8th of 9, 10 1/2l behind Klassique (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Peace And Plenty 13-2 (9-11) Tracked leader, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 9 1/2l behind Dagian (9-9) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Oct.
