held up in mid-division on inside, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
led until over 2f out, lost 2nd 2f out, hung left and weakened quickly over 1f out
held up, headway on outside chasing leaders over 8f out, weakened inside final 3f
chased leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, clear when hung right inside final furlong, stayed on well
held up in rear, headway between horses over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong
mid-division, headway when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
raced keenly, held up in last pair, good headway on outside tracking leaders 6f out, weakened quickly inside final 3f, soon behind
raced keenly in mid-division, towards rear when hampered on rail over 2f out, headway on inside when clipped heels and stumbled over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, not pace of winner
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 3f out, went 2nd 2f out until over 1f out, weakened final furlong
CHARLIE D has gradually improved in handicaps and got his head in front over track and trip last month. He may well shrug off a 4lb rise with any further progress. Escape Clause attempts this longer trip for the first time having finished runner-up over 1m2f on his only start of the year so far, though that was back in June, while Cry Wolf’s earlier double came over longer trips. Gowran maiden winner Aircraft Carrier looks a likely improver back over 1m4f today with headgear fitted on only his second start for John Ryan while Sebastian's Wish has his first start after wind surgery.
Play It Cool (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Keen tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 16th of 17, 23 3/4l behind Deja (9-2) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Primogeniture (IRE) 9-1 (11-6) Tracked leader until 3rd, chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 4 out, 5th of 9, 17 1/2l behind Lazarus (11-6) at Huntingdon 2m (5) gd in Nov.
Sebastian's Wish (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 4f out, soon challenged, ridden to lead narrowly over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 4, 13 1/2l behind Theglasgowwarrior (9-11) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Tommy Docc (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) Dwelt, raced wide towards rear, outpaced 5f out, eased 3f out, tailed off, 9th of 11, dist behind Victoria Drummond (9-2) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Cry Wolf 7-2 (10-2) Tracked leaders, driven over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Sassie (9-2) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Aircraft Carrier (IRE) 16-1 (8-0) Towards rear, struggling over 5f out, 9th of 10, 9 1/2l behind Lucky Deal (8-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
All My Love (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden over 3f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders, 5th of 11, 18l behind Victoria Drummond (9-2) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Charlie D (USA) 4-1 (8-7) Mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on to lead inside final 100 yards, edged right near finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Oct beating Vale Do Sol (9-10) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Escape Clause (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Missed break, behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, took 2nd near finish, not pace to reach winner, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Alfred Richardson (9-3) at Wetherby 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Tan Arabiq 7-1 (9-2) Headway to lead after 2f, pushed along and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 22 3/4l behind Fire Leopard (9-12) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Qayed (CAN) 8-1 (9-3) Held up in last pair, ridden 3f out, never threatened leaders, 6th of 8, 23l behind Sacred Path (8-12) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Jul.
