tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway under pressure over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led towards finish
pressed leader, lost place 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, lost place 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, outpaced 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace, never on terms
soon outpaced in rear, never dangerous
held up mid-division, smooth headway when carried left over 2f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on to challenge and every chance inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden and edged left over 2f out, kept on same pace, weakened final furlong
led, ridden 1f out, kept on when hard pressed inside final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish
Plenty with claims on the bare form but proven form in soft ground is in short supply. TADAAWOL gets the vote on that basis as he finished clear of the rest when runner-up in soft going at Salisbury on his debut. Richard Fahey has won two of the last four renewals and both Prying Pandora and Garcia have a shout if handling the underfoot conditions while Weekend Offender and Ian Fleming have both shown enough to make their presence felt. Great Order showed some promise at Newmarket on his debut but Linger was beaten a long way on fast going at Beverley last week.
Frankster (FR) 66-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Easy Code (9-5) at Pontefract 6f mdn stks (4) gd in Sep.
Garcia 11-2 (9-5) Dwelt, held up in rear, headway and switched left, over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Prince Hellvelyn (9-5) at Newcastle 6f mdn stks (6) gf in Jun.
Ian Fleming 8-11fav (9-0) Prominent, effort well over 1f out, kept on same final furlong, 2nd of 6, 2 3/4l behind It's The Ice (9-0) at Chester 1m mdn stks (4) gd in Sep.
Linger (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Dwelt, rear division, headway over 1f out, one pace and no impression, 8th of 10, 14l behind Column (9-5) at Beverley 7f mdn stks (4) gf in Oct.
On Fire 12-1 (9-5) Slowly away, held up behind, pushed along 3f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 12 1/2l behind Beast Mode (9-5) at Newcastle 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Aug.
St Dunstan (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression, 5th of 8, 8 1/2l behind Ambriel (9-0) at Ayr 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Sep.
Tadaawol 7-2fav (9-5) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd 100 yards out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Inn The Bull (9-5) at Goodwood 7f mdn stks (5) sft in Sep.
Timeless Art (IRE) 4-1fav (9-5) Chased leaders, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 16, 5 1/4l behind Taurean Star (9-5) at Ascot 6f mdn stks (4) gs in Sep.
Weekend Offender (FR) 2-1fav (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 2f out, soon every chance, kept on to take 2nd near finish, 2nd of 8, nk behind Constantino (9-5) at Ayr 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Sep.
Prying Pandora (FR) 11-4fav (9-0) In touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Ambriel (9-0) at Ayr 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Sep.
Never Give In 10-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, always behind, 7th of 8, 10 1/2l behind Reputation (9-5) at York 6f mdn stks (4) gf in Jul.
Great Order (USA) 2-1fav (9-0) Mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 4th near finish, not trouble leaders, 4th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Crazy Horse (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Sep.
Man Of La Mancha (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Behind, ridden inside final furlong, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Beatbybeatbybeat (9-0) at Redcar 7f mdn stks (5) gs in Sep.
