led, pushed along halfway, headed 2f out, chased leader until turning in, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up in mid-division, smooth headway out wide over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon clear, ran on strongly
held up in mid-division, kept on in modest 4th final furlong
soon squeezed through on inside chasing leaders, pushed along over 2f out, not much room turning in, soon squeezed through and went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner and lost 2nd towards finish
raced keenly chasing leaders, went 2nd 5f out, led 4f out, hung left and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
off the pace in last pair, never a factor
slowly into stride and went right start, off the pace towards rear, headway out wide over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on into 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
off the pace and always towards rear, never involved
slowly into stride, always behind
chased leader until halfway, chased leaders pushed along over 2f out, hung left and ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
None of these have looked like winning so far though Dancing Gypsy ran well at Ascot between moderate attempts and Mohatu can only improve after a poor effort at Newcastle on his debut. Silky Smooth showed little improvement at Chelmsford last time but BALMAHA shaped much better at Kempton last month without threatening the winner and the Hannon filly gets a speculative vote to improve further. Overactive is preferred to Boucle of the newcomers.
Dancing Gypsy 14-1 (9-7) Led, headed over 4f out, pushed along 2f out, lost place over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, no extra, 8th of 14, 9 1/2l behind Lajooje (9-7) at Newbury 6f mdn stks (4) gd in Sep.
Good Karma 12-1 (9-7) Off the pace and always towards rear, 12th of 16, 18 1/4l behind Novus (9-2) at Newbury 6f mdn stks (4) sft in Oct.
Jimmy Lifestyle 28-1 (9-5) Held up in mid-division, no impression over 1f out, 12th of 13, 9 1/2l behind Dagmar Run (9-7) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Mohatu 3-1 (9-7) In rear, pushed along 2f out, never nearer, 6th of 10, 11 1/2l behind Flight Plan (9-7) at Newcastle 7f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Mr Boson 33-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden and hanging left over 2f out, one pace and no impression over 1f out, 5th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Irregular Warfare (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Optik (IRE) 80-1 (9-7) Slowly away, always in rear, 12th of 13, 14 1/2l behind Like A Tiger (9-7) at Kempton 1m stks (4) pol in Nov.
Overactive Awtaad gelding out of Hyperactive.
Silky Smooth (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Held up in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 10, 11 1/2l behind Nails Murphy (9-4) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (4) pol in Nov.
Ski Jump (IRE) 28-1 (9-7) In touch, ridden 2f out, no impression, 6th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Mukeedd (9-7) at Newcastle 7f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Balmaha (IRE) 100-1 (9-2) Pressed leader, lost 2nd and edged left inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2 places close home, 5th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Five Towns (9-2) at Kempton 7f fll stks (4) pol in Oct.
Boucle Mondialiste filly out of Benaras.