held up, pushed along 4f out, ridden 2f out, short lived effort inside final furlong
in rear, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders
held up, ridden and headway entering final furlong, soon every chance, stayed on
slowly away, headway on outer to track leader after 1f, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, soon headed, no extra
always towards rear
soon led, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened
keen, tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed final strides
close up, switched right over 1f out, effort inside final furlong, kept on one pace
keen, close up, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, kept on one pace
raced wide, in touch, pushed along 3f out, headway approaching final furlong, ridden and stayed on to lead final strides
Fair Selene was only headed close home in this grade at Kempton last month. Sheila's Return was only beaten a neck over the trip at Newcastle while A Sure Welcome went one better at Kempton, though has a 4lb higher mark to defy here. Areyoutheway has only won a seller so far, however, and shares top weight with Plato's Kode and the less-exposed Golden Eye. Affair has hinted at ability but GALAHAD will find this much easier than the Class 2 nursery he contested last time at Hamilton. He'd run well over this trip at Leicester previously and can make a successful switch to the all-weather.
Areyoutheway (IRE) 10-3 (9-3) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on under pressure, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Chevalier du Lac (9-3) at Leicester 7f stks (6) gs in Sep.
Plato's Kode (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Tap Tap Boom (9-4) at Newmarket 7f (5) gs in Oct.
Golden Eye 9-1 (8-11) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and faded inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 12 1/2l behind Billesdon Bess (8-6) at Salisbury 7f mdn stks (5) gs in Oct.
Galahad 7-1 (8-8) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, soon faded, 6th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Harome (9-0) at Hamilton 6f (2) gf in Aug.
Affair 9-2 (8-6) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Miss Icon (8-6) at Lingfield 7f mdn fll stks (5) gf in Aug.
Fair Selene 10-1 (9-7) Good speed to cross over and lead, ridden over 1f out, kept narrow lead until headed towards finish, lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Dragon Dream (9-0) at Kempton 7f (6) pol in Oct.
Princess Way (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Hope Against Hope (8-11) at Yarmouth 7f (5) sft in Oct.
Everkyllachy (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Geraldine (9-2) at Kempton 6f (6) pol in Oct.
Sheila's Return 4-1fav (8-9) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, led entering final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 11, nk behind Ronnie The Rooster (8-12) at Newcastle 7f (6) pol in Oct.
A Sure Welcome 12-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, soon ridden, led over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, held on well, won at Kempton 7f (6) pol in Oct beating Deleyll (9-0) by hd, 11 ran.