held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra close home
midfield, pushed along 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well
chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened 1f out
midfield, ridden to challenge over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
midfield, pushed along over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong
prominent, pushed along over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
towards rear, switched right and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
slowly away, always in rear
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
never better than mid-division
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, faded over 1f out
THE MENSTONE GEM has won two of four outings on Tapeta and gone close on the other occasions. He arrives on the back of a recent victory at Newcastle and another bold bid is expected. Box To Box has shown progressive form on Turf this year and ran well on his only previous outing here while Mercurius Power won over 7f at Newcastle in September and has switched yards. Scotch Mistress is also upped in trip while Daheer, Precision Storm and Splendent all return from lay-offs.
Society Red 50-1 (9-0) Off the pace in rear, never dangerous, 9th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Chichester (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Box To Box (IRE) 9-4jfav (9-1) Led, headed 9f out, tracked leader, ridden to lead again entering final 2f, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 5, 5 1/4l behind Cemhaan (9-10) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in Aug.
Civil Law (IRE) 25-1 (9-12) Handy, ridden and weakened well over 2f out, 9th of 10, 30 3/4l behind Amanzoe (9-4) at Ascot 1m 2f stks (3) gf in Aug.
Pillar Of Hope 12-1 (9-0) Prominent on outside, lost place over 2f out, soon well beaten, last of 10, dist behind Belloccio (9-12) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (2) pol in Oct.
Precision Storm 14-1 (9-7) Raced wide tracked leaders, joined leader 6f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 14 1/4l behind Cormier (10-2) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Diamond Ranger (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Off the pace and always towards rear, last of 16, 17 3/4l behind Titian (9-4) at York 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
The Menstone Gem (IRE) 15-2 (9-10) Led, pushed along over 3f out, headed over 2f out, ridden and sustained strong challenge inside final furlong, regained lead post, won at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Barenboim (9-4) by ns, 9 ran.
Daheer (USA) 18-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Jean Baptiste (9-4) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Mercurius Power (IRE) 13-2 (10-0) Chased leader on inner, ridden and briefly outpaced 2f out, headway final furlong, soon led, drew clear final 100 yards, won at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Sep beating Finery (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Amaysmont 33-1 (9-2) Handy in centre, merged with far side over 4f out, ridden 2f out, gradually faded, 8th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Awaal (9-9) at Redcar 1m hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Scotch Mistress 17-2 (9-8) Close up, ridden and headway over 2f out, edged left and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Harswell Duke (9-10) at Leicester 1m hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Splendent (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Edged right start, mid-division on outside, effort over 2f out, no impression on leaders from over 1f out, 5th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Maytree Respite (9-6) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
