held up, towards rear, headway over 1f out, edged left and kept on same pace inside final furlong
raced keenly, held up, in mid-division, headway on outside, tracking leaders over 2f out, led well over 1f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, all out
tracked leaders, on inside, hung left switched left and went 2nd over 1f out, soon ridden, strong challenge well inside final furlong, just held
held up, headway on outside over 1f out, went 3rd entering final furlong, stayed on same pace
tracked leaders, headway to lead over 9f out, pushed along and headed 2f out, chased leaders, weakened quickly over 1f out
steadied and switched left start, held up, wide on home turn, never troubled leaders
held up, in mid-divisio, on outside, edged left and weakened over 1f out
prominent, led 2f out, soon headed, chased winner, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led over 2f, chased leader until over 2f out, ridden and weakened quickly over 1f out
held up, in rear, not clear run on inside and switched right over 1f out, never on terms
Niblawi landed a double last month but was raised 9lb for his latest success and was well beaten at Windsor last time. Great Glen has struggled in handicaps since winning a maiden at Lingfield while Engage came up short again when sent off favourite at Goodwood. Croquembouche was still beaten over four lengths when runner-up at Newmarket so a chance is taken on top weight SCRUTINISE bouncing back to form. Progressive last year with three wins, this is easier than his recent tasks and the return to 1m4f may also help his cause.
Scrutinise 20-1 (9-5) Mid-division on outside, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 16th of 18, 22 1/4l behind Baydar (9-1) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Shakopee 10-1 (9-12) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 7, 18 1/2l behind Frontiersman (8-13) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Great Glen 4-1 (9-3) Pulled hard, tracked leader, ridden to lead overall over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 17 3/4l behind Yorkidding (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 5f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Niblawi (IRE) 10-1 (9-10) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, not clear run and switched sharply left inside final 2f, soon ridden and hung left, 4th and one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 5l behind Wild Hacked (9-4) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Croquembouche (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Frontiersman (8-13) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Salmon Sushi 10-1 (9-3) Dwelt, held up, in last pair, ridden and weakened inside final 3f, 6th of 8, 14 1/4l behind Lord Ben Stack (9-12) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Dessertoflife (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Close up, chased leader 3f out, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 5l behind Sharja Queen (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp fll (2) gf in Oct.
Hardstone (USA) 12-1 (9-8) Tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 15th of 16, dist behind Nietzsche (8-10) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Engage (IRE) 2-1fav (9-1) In touch in rear, headway over 2f out, effort inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1l behind Daphne (8-9) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp fll stks (3) gs in Sep.
High Admiral 10-1 (8-13) Steadied start, held up 5th, unable to quicken 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 5 1/2l behind Khusoosy (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Slowfoot (GER) 33-1 (9-11) Held up, ridden and well behind over 2f out, last of 7, 20 1/2l behind Watersmeet (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
