towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on
raced wide close up, ridden 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
close up, ridden 2f out, effort entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor
slowly away in rear, ridden and some late headway
raced wide keen in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Nonrunner
So It's War is usually thereabouts without winning and Light From Mars is a rare winner nowadays. Inaam was not beaten far when fourth at Newcastle on his penultimate start and Malaysian Boleh was a close-up third over 6f at the same track last time. Pick A Little won off a similar mark at Brighton in September but QORTAAJ is one of the least exposed and gets the vote having been narrowly beaten over 7f at Kempton on his latest start.
Personal Touch 22-1 (9-4) Prominent, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra closing stages, 5th of 9, 6l behind Spanish City (9-2) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Mr Christopher (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 14, 29l behind Dream Of Summer (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Perfect Alchemy (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, headway entering final furlong, never on terms, 6th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Baby Ballerina (8-10) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Oct.
Light From Mars 33-1 (8-13) Mid-division, on inside, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 6th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Ripoll (8-12) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Pick A Little 33-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace when short of room inside final furlong, no extra, 6th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Qaffaal (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Inaam (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Sunset Dream (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Malaysian Boleh 5-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders, 3rd of 11, 1/4l behind Caeser The Gaeser (9-3) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Doctor Bong 25-1 (11-7) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, last of 14, 18 3/4l behind Teversham (10-5) at Leicester 7f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Qortaaj 40-1 (8-11) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd place near finish, 3rd of 13, 3/4l behind Veeraya (8-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Spryt (IRE) 50-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders, 5th of 7, 9 3/4l behind Fort Bastion (9-10) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (6) pol in Nov.
Arize (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Led, headed 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, eased, last of 10, 13 1/4l behind Baby Ballerina (8-10) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Oct.
So It's War (FR) 9-2 (9-5) Held up in touch, headway over 3f out, chased leader over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Southern Gailes (9-2) at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Oct.