held up in rear, headway centre over 2f out, chased leaders 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
held up towards rear, pushed along 5f out, headway centre over 2f out, stayed on under pressure to 3rd inside final furlong
pulled hard in rear, stayed on past beaten and eased down horses inside final furlong, never a factor
took keen hold, chased leaders, quick move on outside to avoid loose horse and in lead halfway, brought field to stands side in straight, ridden and hung left inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leader until halfway, close 3rd until weakened over 2f out
always towards rear, pushed along over 6f out, struggling and no chance after
mid-division on inside, ridden over 4f out, soon lost place
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, stayed on strongly, driven out
close up, ridden over 3f out, losing place when not much room over 2f out
stumbled and unseated rider leaving stalls
raced wide, chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
led until headed halfway, chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out until 3f out, hung left and weakened over 2f out
close up in 4th, pushed along 5f out, soon lost place
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway on stands rail over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten
mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, switched right to rails inside final 2f, ridden and flashed tail over 1f out, stayed on to 2nd inside final furlong, kept on
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Hawk Mountain had Deauville Flyer and Dazinski behind when successful in this 12 months ago but is 11lb higher now and closely matched with Itlaaq on C&D running last month. The latter will do well to follow up that victory off a 6lb higher mark but there are possibilities about Plato if first-time blinkers have the desired effect while Seaside Sizzler has been knocking on the door again lately. Winning hurdler Alazan also has to be interesting tackling 2m for the first time on the level, while the lack of a recent run isn't usually a barrier to success for a Sir Mark Prescott runner and Tuscan Gold won twice last year. Bow To No One is capable of making the frame again off her current mark and Mountain Hiker is usually thereabouts but Mark Johnston may hold the key to this finale. Exemplary is well drawn for a front-runner and has Silvestre De Sousa back in the plate but COMEDY ACT is still capable of winning a race like this and may appreciate the ground more. At the likely odd, he gets a tentative vote.
Itlaaq 16-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, headway 3f out, went 2nd going well over 2f out, hit on nose by rival jockeys whip over 1f out, led inside final furlong, shaken up, edged left close home, held on, won at York 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul beating Eshtyaaq (8-4) by hd, 13 ran.
Deauville Flyer 12-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, ridden over 4f out, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 18, 5l behind Tactician (9-5) at York 1m 6f listed hcp 0-110 (1) gd in Jul.
Braveheart Move (IRE) 20-1 (9-10) Tracked leader, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 13, 11l behind Barren Brook (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jul.
Hawk Mountain (UAE) 4-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along and headway over 3f out, no impression, 7th of 10, 9l behind Ile De Re (9-5) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
Plato (JPN) 9-2 (9-13) Mid-division, pushed along 5f out, ridden over 3f out, outpaced 2f out, driven and stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Bollin Judith (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Seaside Sizzler 14-1 (9-3) Soon in mid-division, steady headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, chased winner and hung right over 1f out, driven upsides and every chance inside final furlong, outbattled and no extra final 50 yards, 2nd of 19, 3/4l behind Hollins (8-10) at Goodwood 2m 5f hcp 0-95 (2) gd in Jul.
Exemplary 9-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 18l behind Ile De Re (9-5) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
Dazinski 16-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway when not clearest of runs entering final 2f, soon no impression on leaders, 9th of 19, 14l behind Hollins (8-10) at Goodwood 2m 5f hcp 0-95 (2) gd in Jul.
Alazan (IRE) 2-1fav (9-11) Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd over 4f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Saint Helena (8-6) at Ffos Las 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul.
Tuscan Gold 11-8fav (9-5) Made all, hard driven well over 1f out, ran on strongly, won at Kempton 2m 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Sep beating The Starboard Bow (8-12) by 3 1/2l, 6 ran.
Comedy Act 18-1 (9-9) Close up, ridden 3f out, weakened 1f out, 8th of 10, 16l behind Bollin Judith (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Denton (NZ) 16-1 (9-13) Prominent, weakened quickly over 2f out, tailed off and eased, last of 12, well behind All Action (9-13) at Ascot 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.
Sea Change (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 14, 1l behind Hendersyde (9-11) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Bow To No One (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, headway to mid-division 8f out, lost place and rear again 6f out, switched to wide outside over 3f out, headway over 2f out, stayed on to 4th and hung right over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 19, 7l behind Hollins (8-10) at Goodwood 2m 5f hcp 0-95 (2) gd in Jul.
Magicalmysterytour (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) In rear, ridden over 2f out, some late headway, never a factor, 6th of 9, 10l behind Keys (9-1) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Jul.
Chilly Filly (IRE) 8-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Set To Music (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Mountain Hiker (IRE) 17-2 (9-12) Set steady pace, quickened over 2f out, soon 2 lengths clear, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 9, 6l behind Keys (9-1) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Jul.
