reared start, raced stands side, in touch, switched to race centre over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, unable to quicken
raced stands side, in touch, switched to race centre over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
raced centre, led and overall leader, ridden 2f out, headed and one pace inside final furlong
The ground has probably gone against the Willie Jarvis-trained Bakhoor and a safer bet looks to be Brunelleschi, who gets the vote over Mr Cellophane. The last mentioned has run with credit with cut in the ground but his better form is on a faster surface so the John Jenkins-trained gelding may be best watched. Jane Chapple-Hyam's Methaaly has not progressed as much as may have been anticipated, while Siraj has done most of his racing on the all-weather and is probably best watched on his return to turf for the first time since August. Brunelleschi has won his last two starts on good ground in decent fashion, has form on a soft surface and he has every chance of completing a hat trick.
Mr Cellophane 5-2fav (8-9) Fly jumped start, held up, not clear run from 2f out, hampered over 1f out, not recover, last of 9, 6l behind Abwaab (8-11) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Brunelleschi 10-3fav (8-5) Raced stands' side, mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon hung left, ran on inside final furlong, won at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd beating Keyaki (9-7) by 3/4l, 18 ran.
Methaaly (IRE) 2-1fav (9-1) Tracked leader, effort 2f out, not quicken and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 10l behind Guilded Warrior (8-13) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Siraj 12-1 (8-9) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on never nearer, 6th of 14, 13l behind Whitbarrow (8-13) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Bakhoor (IRE) 11-2 (8-7) Held up in touch, improved over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on, won at Leicester 7f fll hcp (4) sft beating Yandina (9-0) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
