tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and stayed on in 3rd inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, soon chasing leaders, led entering final furlong, soon ridden clear, stayed on well
raced wide in mid-division and keen, headway chasing leaders over 4f out, weakened and behind over 3f out, tailed off
started slowly and switched left start, held up and behind, headway on outside over 1f out, went 2nd and stayed on inside final furlong, no chance with winner
mid-division on inside, weakened over 2f out
raced wide tracking leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up towards rear, raced keenly and headway tracking leaders halfway, close 3rd 3f out, weakened final furlong
raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
led after 1f, set steady pace until quickened over 2f out, pushed along and joined 2f out, soon headed, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong
raced keenly in last pair, never on terms
led 1f, tracked leader, led again 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened soon after
held up and always towards rear
Bayston Hill goes for the hat-trick after back-to-back wins at Chelmsford but is 0-4 around here. Gold Standard keeps finding one too good while this may be too short for Running Cloud but there is possibly more to come from Sacred Belief and Eaglesglen. KIRTLING isn’t an easy ride but wins his fair share and Dylan Hogan handled him well here last month when he overcame trouble in-running to lead right on the line. The handicapper has only been able to raise him 2lb for that and he can score again.
Bayston Hill 2-1fav (10-0) Close up, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to lead close home, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep beating Double Reflection (9-10) by hd, 14 ran.
Running Cloud (IRE) 12-1 (9-11) Held up in rear, switched right and headway over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 10, 6l behind Lismore (9-5) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Queen's Soldier (GER) 40-1 (9-11) Close up, ridden and weakened 4f out, 11th of 12, 27 1/2l behind Triple Nickle (9-7) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Kirtling 7-1 (9-10) Reluctant to load, slowly away, well behind, headway on inside chasing leaders over 1f out, weaved through went 2nd final 100 yards and closed, led post, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sep beating Lord Warburton (9-1) by ns, 11 ran.
Royal Astronomer 22-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, led over 6f out, headed over 5f out, hampered 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 10, 18l behind Lismore (9-5) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Sacred Belief (GER) 28-1 (9-5) Held up well off the pace in rear, headway on wide outside over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, never going pace to threaten, 5th of 15, 3 3/4l behind Couldn't Could She (9-5) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Gold Standard (IRE) 5-6fav (9-6) Mid-division, travelled well into lead 2f out, ridden over 1f out, joined and passed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Militry Decoration (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Jawshan (USA) 25-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 4th of 11, 8 1/2l behind Be Fair (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Eaglesglen 17-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 2f out, one pace and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Richard R H B (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Bartimaeus (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Always towards rear, 12th of 14, 10 1/4l behind Bayston Hill (10-0) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Ocean Reach 3-1fav (9-4) Chased leader, ridden along for effort 2f out, soon beaten and weakened final furlong, 5th of 9, 10 1/2l behind Lady Elysia (9-6) at Bath 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Sep.
Roman's Empress (IRE) 12-1 (8-6) Refused, at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
