held up, headway on outside chasing leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, ridden 2f out, never on terms
held up, some headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never going pace to get involved
chased leaders on rail, went 2nd before halfway until well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced keenly and prominent, went 2nd inside final 2f, kept on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner
raced widest, held up, ridden and headway on outside chasing leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
quickly away, made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on well, unchallenged
chased winner until halfway, remained well there, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong
YIMOU seeks a hat-trick and has every chance as he's had just seven starts in three seasons so could have plenty more to offer now he's got his act together - he showed a good attitude last time. Tin Hat ihas been in good form of late but Iconic Knight could prove the main threat if reproducing a much better effort last time when a cracking second in a competitive York handicap. Consistent Baby Steps could also play a part off the bottom rung.
Oeil De Tigre (FR) 7-1 (10-7) Chased leaders on outside, led narrowly towards finish, headed final strides, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 9, nk behind Pickett's Charge (9-8) at Brighton 7f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Duplication (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Bumped start, soon tracking leaders on rail, weakened over 2f out, last of 6, 14l behind Qaysar (9-7) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Swiss Knight 7-1 (8-12) Held up last, headway over 1f out, ran on well into 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Good Effort (9-10) at Newmarket 6f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Tin Hat (IRE) 5-1 (9-10) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, stayed on and every chance towards finish, just held, 2nd of 7, nk behind Alicia Darcy (9-2) at Brighton 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Iconic Knight (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on, no impression on winner final 75 yards, 2nd of 16, 1 1/4l behind Tricky Dicky (9-6) at York 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Silca Mistress 6-1 (9-12) Keen tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 2 1/4l behind Gentlewoman (9-0) at Leicester 7f hcp fll (4) gf in Jul.
Yimou (IRE) 5-6fav (9-3) Made all, ridden approaching final furlong, found extra when pressed inside final furlong, won at Yarmouth 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug beating Promote (9-3) by 1l, 4 ran.
Baby Steps 13-2 (9-6) Prominent, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression on winner towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Mr Orange (9-7) at Pontefract 6f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
