led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final 100 yards
chased leader until over 8f out, lost place 3f out, well beaten over 1f out
mid-division, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on
chased leaders on outside, went 2nd over 8f out until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
driven along leaving stalls, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 3rd well inside final furlong
mid-division, headway from 2f out, chased winner 1f out, unable to get on terms, stayed on
steadied start, took keen hold in rear, ridden over 2f out, wide final bend, kept on final 100 yards, no impression
chased leaders, checked briefly final bend, ridden and unable to quicken from over 1f out, kept on same pace
towards rear, well beaten final 3f
SONNERIE POWER (NAP) won easily at Lingfield on his handicap debut. He’s been raised a hefty 10lb but the runner-up has won subsequently and Roger Varian’s charge has plenty of scope for further progress. Old Port hasn’t figured since winning at Newmarket in July and headgear is applied while White Moonlight steps up in trip after struggling over a mile at Ascot. Satono Japan is also upped in distance representing last year’s winning yard while Longsider is worth a second glance on his belated reappearance.
White Moonlight (USA) 9-2 (9-3) Kept wide early, raced keenly and soon led, switched right after 2f, pushed along and headed over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened rapidly over 1f out, 19th of 20, 16 3/4l behind Rising Star (9-1) at Ascot 1m hcp fll stks (2) gf in Jun.
Longsider (IRE) 11-2 (8-10) Tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, eased down and tailed off over 2f out, last of 12, dist behind Alounak (9-6) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in Jul.
Old Port (IRE) 5-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Wootton'sun (8-4) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Love Is Golden (IRE) 22-1 (9-4) Prominent, led after 1f, headed over 7f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 14, 24 1/4l behind Yorkshire Lady (9-5) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Satono Japan (JPN) 10-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders out wide, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden and no great headway, 4th of 7, 6 1/2l behind Eagle's Way (9-7) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Desert Emperor 15-2 (9-10) Mid-division, pushed along and headway over 3f out, ran on same pace, well held, 6th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Sophosc (8-11) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Silver Gunn (IRE) 14-1 (9-10) Keen raced wide, in touch, headway to track leaders 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Good Birthday (9-10) at Yarmouth 1m 1f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Sonnerie Power (FR) 5-2fav (9-9) Chased leaders, pushed along and came wide home turn, quickened to lead over 1f out, went clear inside last, eased towards finish, comfortably, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Sep beating Byker (9-4) by 3 3/4l, 9 ran.
The Trader (IRE) 150-1 (9-13) Mid-division, lost place over 8f out, well behind over 3f out, soon eased, last of 11, dist behind Omniscient (9-12) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
