held up in last pair, pushed along and outpaced 4f out, moving poorly and eased over 1f out, pulled up inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, chased leader until inside final furlong, stayed on same pace in 3rd
steadied start, held up in last pair, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, no chance after
chased leaders in 4th until halfway, raced in 5th, ridden 2f out, effort on inside and stayed on same pace inside final furlong
held up in touch in 5th, went 4th halfway, went 3rd over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, unable to quicken and headed towards finish
tracked leader until inside final mile, tracked leaders, not clear run from 2f out until switched right over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, soon shaken up, stayed on to lead towards finish
tracked leading pair, went 2nd inside final mile, ridden to lead well over 1f out until over 1f out, chased leader until inside final furlong, weakened soon after
A winner at Southwell last month, ST IGNATIUS had scored over track and trip before that. He ran below par in a higher grade handicap last time but is fancied to come out best back in this lesser company. Noguchi landed a couple of claimers on the all-weather last year but hasn't raced since June and Salisbury winner Dunhoy is another returning from a lengthy absence. Oratorio's Joy is 4lb higher than when winning over a shorter trip here last month and may figure, but Lexington Bay's best form of late has been over 2m.
Dunhoy (IRE) 10-1 (9-10) Held up in last pair and well off the pace, plugged on inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 6th of 10, 10l behind Good Evans (8-0) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
St Ignatius 11-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, driven and outpaced on outside over 4f out, soon ridden, no chance with leaders, weakened 2f out, 4th of 7, 11l behind Masterful Act (9-9) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (0-90) (3) fbs.
Noguchi (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 27l behind Continuum (9-3) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
Lexington Bay (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Blue Wave (9-6) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs.
Oratorio's Joy (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Broke well, soon chasing leaders, effort over 2f out, soon no impression, 4th of 7, 8l behind Blue Wave (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Lilac Tree 10-3fav (8-12) Keen led early, tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 8l behind Silverware (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Arr' Kid (USA) 9-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, reminders 5f out, lost place 3f out, 7th of 8, 21l behind Sunblazer (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Palus San Marco (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden and well beaten over 2f out, 8th of 10, 12l behind Modernism (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
