prominent, ridden and weakend over 2f out
held up and keen, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
hed up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway well over 1f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, no extra well inside final furlong
soon outpaced, behind
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden halfway, never on terms
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up, ridden 3f out, headway over 2f out, stayed on to lead towards finish
outpaced, behind
in touch, one pace final furlong, no impression
held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on well, nearest finish
towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, led entering final furlong, kept on, headed towards finish
led, ridden over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, soon weakened
pushed along towards rear and soon outpaced, headway over 1f out, stayed on, never dangerous
towards rear, pushed along halfway, kept on from over 1f out, never on terms (hand timed)
Skhilling Spirit gets the vote here ahead of Coleorton Dancer and The Kiddykid. The selection has ground conditions to suit and he has been running well enough of late to give him a leading chance today. He looks to be on a handy mark and he is the percentage call. Coleorton Dancer is another that has ground conditions to suit and he did have a number of today's rivals behind him when finishing a close fourth behind Fonthill Road at Ayr last time. He is sure to be thereabouts at the finish. The Kiddykid was one of those behind Coleorton Dancer last time and it will be a surprise if he is able to reverse those placings today. Hogmaneigh is surely better than he showed in the Ayr Gold Cup last time so it would be no surprise to see him bounce back today, but for the winner we will stick with Skhilling Spirit.
The Kiddykid (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Raced stands side, prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 11th of 23, 3l behind Fonthill Road (9-2) at Ayr 6f hcap (2) gs in Sept.
Andronikos 16-1 (9-8) Behind stands side, ridden and not much room over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 23, 1 1/2l behind Fonthill Road (9-2) at Ayr 6f hcap (2) gs in Sept.
Indian Trail 25-1 (9-8) Held up, effort halfway, never dangerous, 16th of 19, 11l behind Fantasy Believer (8-13) at York 5f hcap (2) gd in Sept.
Out After Dark 33-1 (9-2) Chased leaders stands side, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 23, 1 1/2l behind Fonthill Road (9-2) at Ayr 6f hcap (2) gs in Sept.
Hogmaneigh (IRE) 9-2fav (8-10) Chased leaders stands side, ridden and not much room over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 13th of 23, 4l behind Fonthill Road (9-2) at Ayr 6f hcap (2) gs in Sept.
Obe Brave 17-2 (9-3) In touch, ridden over 2f out, not quicken and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 16, 8l behind Al Qasi (8-13) at Ascot 6f 3yo hcp (2) gs in Sept.
Mecca's Mate 12-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Stanley Goodspeed (8-1) at Haydock 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Sept.
Pacific Pride 12-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 7l behind Bygone Days (8-9) at Hamilton 6f stk (2) gs in Sept.
Skhilling Spirit 7-1 (9-3) Slowly away, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner and hung left inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 5l behind Army of Angels (9-7) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Sept.
Coleorton Dancer 25-1 (8-10) Mid-division stands side, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, 4th of 23, 1 1/2l behind Fonthill Road (9-2) at Ayr 6f hcap (2) gs in Sept.
Rising Shadow (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Stanley Goodspeed (8-1) at Haydock 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Sept.
Fictional 9-2 (9-4) Behind, ridden halfway, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 5th of 10, 7l behind The Jobber (9-5) at Leicester 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Sept.
Wyatt Earp (IRE) 12-1 (8-7) In touch on far side, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, one pace, 5th of 18, 3l behind All Ivory (8-10) at Ascot 7f hcap (2) gs in Sept.
River Falcon 7-1 (8-12) Dwelt, towards rear, ridden along halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Sierra Vista (9-3) at Haydock 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Sept.
Knot In Wood (IRE) 3-1fav (8-9) Slowly into stride and towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 12, shd behind Stanley Goodspeed (8-1) at Haydock 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Sept.
Inter Vision (USA) 11-2 (9-2) Chased winner, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Phluke (8-11) at Chester 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Sept.
Dhaular Dhar (IRE) 5-1fav (9-4) In touch, ridden over 2f out, ran on to lead last strides, won at Catterick 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd beating Gifted Gamble (9-4) by a shd, 13 ran.
Ingleby Arch (USA) 50-1 (8-12) Behind stands side, never dangerous, last of 23, 21l behind Fonthill Road (9-2) at Ayr 6f hcap (2) gs in Sept.
Sir Xaar (IRE) 66-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, soon ridden and weakened quickly over 1f out, 11th of 13, 8l behind Sleeping Indian (9-2) at Newbury 7f lst stk (1) gd in Sept.
Mr Wolf 11-2 (8-9) Led, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Philharmonic (8-9) at Beverley 5f stk (3) gf in Sept.
