prominent, ridden to challenge 2f out, faded final furlong
close up, pressed leader 3f out, ridden 2f out, drifted right over 1f out, regained momentum final furlong, kept on
held up in touch, pushed along to hold place 3f out, ridden and challenged over 1f out, pressed leader close home, just failed
midfield, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong without troubling leaders
held up in midfield, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong
slowly away, pushed into midfield 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly away, nudged along towards rear, ridden and no impression well over 2f out, one pace
led, narrow advantage 3f out, ridden over 1f out, drifted right when running on final furlong, held on
pushed into prominent position on outer, ridden 3f out, lost ground over 2f out, no extra
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway on inside over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong, nearest finish
very slowly away, detached in last, ridden well over 2f out, weakened 2f out, eased
Upstate New York and SERMON are closely matched on handicap ratings. But the latter has his first start since September having been gelded subsequently and the latter is preferred. Tom Dascombe’s grey drops back down in trip and was beaten only a neck here on his only previous outing on the all-weather. Baraajeel looks a likely improver on the back of a modest debut fifth here and Blue Cable can also finish closer having debuted at Lingfield back in January but Kingsholm makes more appeal having struggled in soft ground last time.
Baraajeel 9-4 (9-2) Raced keenly, pressed leader, every chance over 1f out, lost 2nd and weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 5 3/4l behind Jilbaab (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in May.
Bernard Spierpoint 66-1 (9-2) Raced keenly, prominent, led over 6f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 16 3/4l behind Al Salt (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Jul.
Cupid's Beau 12-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Magical Journey (8-11) at Beverley 5f stks (5) gf in Sep.
Flip Mode 200-1 (9-2) Chased leaders on outside, hung left and lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Beauty Choice (9-2) at Chepstow 6f stks (5) sft in Jul.
Kingsholm (IRE) 17-2 (9-2) Close up, pushed along and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 18l behind Zezenia (8-11) at Haydock 7f stks (5) sft in Jul.
Momentum Swing 9-4 (9-5) In touch, outpaced 2f out, behind over 1f out, last of 6, 11 1/4l behind Cool Sphere (9-5) at Lingfield 5f stks (5) pol in Aug.
Send In The Clouds 150-1 (9-2) Started very slowly, outpaced, 13th of 14, 24l behind Tinker Toy (9-2) at Salisbury 7f stks (5) gf in Jul.
Sermon (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Led, headed over 2f out, soon beaten, 5th of 6, 5 1/4l behind King Ragnar (9-7) at Leicester 7f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Upstate New York (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Raced far side group, took keen hold, tracked leaders, no extra from under 2f out, last of 26, 35 3/4l behind Stone Circle (9-5) at Curragh 6f stks gd in Sep.
Blue Cable 16-1 (9-0) In touch, pushed along 2f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Badri (9-5) at Lingfield 6f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Midwinter Dreams (IRE) Slade Power filly out of Winterwell.
