went left start, in touch in mid-division, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, not clear run towards finish, ran on, went 3rd close home
prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, held close home
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
not much room start, held up in rear, headway on inside entering final furlong, unable to challenge
in touch in mid-division, raced freely, ridden on outside 2f out, never dangerous
slowly into stride, always in rear
chased leaders on outside, driven and edged left entering final furlong, kept on
Axel Jacklin looks the pick of Mark Johnston's pair as he's been racing in better company though has disappointed since a neck defeat at Newmarket in May. SMART ILLUSION made all to land a Musselburgh nursery and was having his first all-weather start when just failing to hang on at Kempton. He's certain to take some catching and has the beating of Pesci, seven lengths behind at Musselburgh, though Richard Fahey's charge showed improved form when tackling this surface for the first time three weeks ago. Tom Dascombe has his horses in fine form and Swift Justice could show some improvement for the fitting of a visor.
Axel Jacklin 6-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 8 1/2l behind Wild Edric (9-5) at Chester 6f stks (4) sft in Sep.
Smart Illusion (IRE) 15-8fav (9-8) Edged right start, soon led, headed over 4f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind So Hi Class (9-8) at Kempton 7f (6) pol in Sep.
French Twist 15-2 (9-6) Always towards rear, last of 11, 17l behind Ghost Queen (9-6) at Catterick 7f (5) gf in Oct.
Swift Justice 16-1 (9-5) In touch, pushed along halfway, weakened 2f out, 10th of 11, 13l behind Ghost Queen (9-6) at Catterick 7f (5) gf in Oct.
Pesci (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on for 2nd, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Diva D (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f (6) pol in Sep.
Peters Pudding (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 7 3/4l behind Headland (9-7) at Salisbury 7f (5) gf in Sep.
Klipperty Klopp 25-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 3 1/4l behind Fighting Spirit (8-8) at Newcastle 7f (6) pol in Oct.
Emily's Rose (FR) 33-1 (8-9) Slowly away pushed along in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Muthhila (9-10) at Wolverhampton 6f (6) pol in Aug.
Dark Panther (IRE) 9-2 (8-10) In touch, under pressure halfway, weakened over 1f out, 18th of 19, 11 1/4l behind Chitra (9-3) at Redcar 6f (6) gd in Sep.