chased leaders, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, soon weakened
chased leader, led well over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, soon faded
held up mid-division, quickly lost place 4f out
slowy away, in rear, headway over 1f out, led entering final furlong, kept on and headed towards finish
dwelt, held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened and pulled up
stumbled start, always towards rear
held up towards rear, effort over 1f out, never dangerous
held up mid-division, headway on outer over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
dwelt, mid-division, headway over 3f out, stayed on to lead towards finish
The three-year-old MUHTARIS lurks at the bottom of the weights having had a couple of starts over 1m2f last month. This longer trip should be no problem and the Godolphin gelding can recoup a tiny amount of his 240,000gns price tag. Most of these look to have had enough for the season with High Office an exception after a close-up fourth at Doncaster. Lean On Pete ran well in a claimer here last time but this is tougher while multiple course winner Chookie Hamilton is having his first start of the year off a 6lb higher mark.
Noble Alan (GER) 16-1 (9-11) Held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 14l behind Cockney Sparrow (9-1) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Sep.
Uphold 8-1 (9-3) Raced centre prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 10l behind Creme Anglaise (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
Guising 7-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 15l behind Alcaeus (9-5) at Musselburgh 1m 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Sep.
Tartan Gigha (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, effort over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 9, 11l behind Hydrant (8-6) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jun.
All The Winds (GER) 25-1 (9-2) Dwelt, raced wide, always in rear, last of 10, well behind Azrag (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Chookie Hamilton 5-4fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, headway 3f out, led inside final 2f, driven and stayed on well final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec beating Gabrial's King (9-3) by 2l, 7 ran.
High Office 14-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 2 3/4l behind White Nile (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Lean On Pete (IRE) 11-4 (9-8) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Alakhan (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f clm stks (6) pol in Oct.
Fly Solo 9-1 (9-8) Raced wide keen in touch, ridden over 3f out, plugged on, 5th of 13, 15l behind Ultimate (8-13) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Oct.
Muhtaris (IRE) 13-2 (10-5) Held up in touch, headway over 3f out to chase leaders, went 5th over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 18, 2 1/4l behind Dark Ruler (10-5) at Doncaster 1m 2f am hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.