held up in rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on same pace
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
prominent, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten
held up in touch, weakened well over 2f out
soon led, headed over 1f out, weakened quickly
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden clear
Nonrunner
DARCEY is taken to get back to winning ways, while both Cruikadyke and Equipe de Nuit are worthy of mention. The selection landed back to back victories at Newcastle and Ripon last month and was not discredited after finishing a decent third behind Whispering Spirit at Catterick last time out. The handicapper has dropped him four pounds in the weights and with that in mind he is difficult to oppose. Cruikadyke won well at Salisbury on his penultimate outing but disappointed in what looked like a tough handicap at Kempton last time out. This race will be more to his liking so any market moves should be noted. Equipe de Nuit is still winless in eleven outings but has shown enough to warrant respect. He was not beaten far at Kempton last time out and can once again be in the shake up. Darcey looks the form horse in the race and takes preference.
Roar of Applause 6-1 (9-4) Prominent, kept on from over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 7l behind The Scorching Wind (8-8) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Cruikadyke 14-1 (9-7) Prominent until ridden and weakened quickly over 2f out, last of 12, 10l behind Musleh (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug.
Cook's Endeavour (USA) 12-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakening when not much room entering final furlong, 11th of 12, 13l behind Regeneration (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Fajita 12-1 (8-3) Keen, held up in rear, ridden and outpaced 3f out, switched right and soon hung right over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd close home, 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Belle Des Airs (8-12) at Epsom Downs 7f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Private Equity (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 11l behind Geneva Geyser (9-0) at Great Leighs 6f 2yo mdn stks (4) pol in Dec.
Equipe de Nuit 9-1 (8-2) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened, 4th of 11, 9l behind Sunshine Always (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3yo clm stks (6) pol.
Darcey 10-11fav (8-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Whispering Spirit (8-0) at Catterick 7f 3yo clm (6) sft.
Everaard (USA) 7-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 10th of 11, 46l behind Lord Theo (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Aug.