mid-division, headway under pressure over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, led 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon rallied, ran on, just failed
tracked leaders, pushed along over 6f out, weakened over 3f out
led until 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, hard ridden to lead inside final furlong, all out, just held on
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, kept on well
steadied start, pulled very hard in rear, headway to join leader over 8f out, weakened over 2f out
in touch, weakened over 4f out
HESKA made the frame in a tougher contest when third over track and trip and may come out best racing off the same mark today. Miss Crystal also has a shout stepping back up in distance but Moccasin has yet to show any improvement for a slide down the weights. El Bravo went close at Musselburgh back in September, Anjuna Beach was narrowly beaten over track and trip last time and Front Run is the least exposed making his debut for Marco Botti.
El Bravo 25-1 (10-4) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 7th of 17, 11l behind Gift Of Silence (10-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f am hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.
Moccasin (FR) 10-1 (9-2) Midfield, not clear run over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 8l behind Street Artist (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5).
Ruggero 33-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened, last of 4, well behind Fractal (9-4) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep.
Miss Crystal 25-1 (8-7) Soon led, headed 2f out, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 4l behind Polar Eyes (8-13) at Newbury 1m 2f flls hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct.
Thane Of Cawdor (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on and no impression, 9th of 13, 7l behind Cataria Girl (9-8) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (0-65) (6) pol.
Heska (IRE) 6-1 (8-4) Tracked leader, ridden to lead entering final 2f, soon edged left, headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Kalaatah (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4).
Front Run (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along in 8th entering straight, no impression and kept on one pace, 9th of 13, 14l behind Vivat Rex (9-5) at Galway 1m 4f mdn stks gd in Sep.
Anjuna Beach (USA) 50-1 (9-4) Mid-division, took keen hold, headway over 4f out, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Well Owd Mon (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6).
Giant Sequoia (USA) 17-2 (9-7) Held up behind, headway on outside over 3f out, soon outpaced, ridden and weakened 1f out, 9th of 10, 9l behind Star Anise (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) in Oct.