made all, ridden inside final furlong, ran on
always prominent, hard ridden 2f out, stayed on towards finish, not able to reach winner
mid-division, one pace final 2f
towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, weakened soon after
chased winner, ridden and chance over 1f out, no extra in 3rd close home
steadied start, towards rear, some late headway, never dangerous
behind, some late headway, never dangerous
behind, still last 3f out, headway on outside over 1f out, not able to reach leaders
mid-division, weakened over 2f out
OPUS DEI sets the standard but there must be slight concerns about supporting him at a short price given that he's twice missed out on a maiden success by narrow margins and been tried in blinkers and cheekpieces. He also makes his debut for a new yard on the back of a break but is the obvious choice to pick up a modest contest. Drumcliffe Dancer makes the journey from Ireland and has place claims on the figures but Luisa Tetrazzini makes more appeal in the bid for minor honours having posted some consistent performances around here of late. Ironwud wouldn't need to be anything out of the ordinary to make a winning debut so needs a market check whilst it may well be worth forgiving Tsar Bomba a poor run on heavy ground and his earlier efforts put him in the picture.
Hidden Destiny 9-2fav (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Liberty Trail (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol.
Hyden (IRE) 50-1 (9-6) Towards rear for most, never a factor, 9th of 14, 6l behind An Saighdiur (9-5) at Dundalk 6f mdn stks pol in Oct.
Opus Dei 16-1 (9-2) Chased leaders on outside, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, held near finish, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Pose (9-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
Ruler's Honour (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Went left start, tracked leaders, switched left to challenge over 1f out, soon ridden, held when short of room inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Wallis (8-12) at Kempton 6f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Oct.
Cheshire Lady (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Took keen hold, in touch, ridden over 2f out, went 3rd 1f out, 3rd of 12, 5l behind Polly Floyer (8-12) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol.
Crimson Queen 40-1 (8-12) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 14, 6l behind Ritual (9-3) at Leicester 6f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
Drumcliffe Dancer (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 17, 18l behind Gracchus (8-13) at Leopardstown 7f hcp 50-75 gd in Jul.
Jemimaville (IRE) 66-1 (8-8) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 16, 2 3/4l behind Sharp Shoes (8-12) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-55 (6) hvy.
Luisa Tetrazzini (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Started slowly, well behind, headway and switched left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not clear run and switched left well inside final furlong, ran on, 4th of 12, 1l behind Liberty Trail (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol.
Orpen Lady 16-1 (8-4) Chased leader, every chance 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 11l behind Namir (9-4) at Bath 5f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Aug.
Ironwud Compton Place gelding out of Millybaa.
Rabbie Burns 33-1 (9-3) Led, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 20l behind Entitled (8-12) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol.
Tsar Bomba (USA) 7-1 (9-7) Held up, stayed center and led this trio 5f out, soon no chance with stands side, 13th of 14, 45l behind Franki J (9-5) at Yarmouth 7f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) hvy in Oct.
