awkwardly away, behind, headway on inside under pressure over 1f out, edged left and stayed on same pace inside final furlong
prominent, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon hampered and lost 2nd, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
led until 3f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, led over 1f out, soon hung left, ridden and ran on inside final furlong
held up in touch, headway halfway, chased leaders over 1f out, edged left and weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders on inside, went 2nd entering final furlong, not much room on rail inside final furlong, held when hampered and snatched up near finish
chased leader until wide on bend 3f out, chased leaders, weakened well over 1f out
slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, keeping on same pace when hampered inside final furlong, never dangerous after
Nonrunner
Quantum Dot's win at Kempton came in a Class 7 event and he'll find this tougher raised 4lb. The veteran Invincible Lad finished a close-up fourth at Bath last time but he has to race off a 6lb higher mark on the all-weather and hasn't won since 2009 so VIRILE gets the vote. He went close when second here during the week ahead of Rat Catcher and may finally be ready to open his account. Fortinbrass has tumbled down the weights this year but has yet to show any benefit.
Invincible Lad (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 1 1/4l behind Catalinas Diamond (9-7) at Bath 5f hcp (6) gf in Sep.
Fortinbrass (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Stumbled start and went left, always behind, tailed off, last of 12, 31 1/4l behind Anieres Boy (9-2) at Beverley 5f hcp (6) gf in Oct.
L'Ami Louis (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, last of 7, 16 1/4l behind I'll Be Good (9-8) at Carlisle 5f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Virile (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on well, never reached winner, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Oil Strike (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Quantum Dot (IRE) 7-2fav (9-2) Made all, ridden 2 lengths clear over 1f out, always holding on, won at Kempton 5f hcp (7) pol in Feb beating Mossgo (9-4) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Rat Catcher (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Midfield, headway over 1f out, never able to challenge, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Oil Strike (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Chester Deelyte (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Mary Ann Bugg (9-6) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (7) pol in Oct.
Seraphima 50-1 (8-7) Steadied start in rear, never on terms, 9th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Kalon Brama (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Swendab (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Restless in stalls, awkwardly away, in rear, well beaten final 3f, eased final furlong, last of 9, 21 3/4l behind Silverrica (9-3) at Bath 6f hcp (5) gs in Sep.