held up towards rear, hampered over 3f out, soon injured and pulled up
tracked leaders, led 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
held up in mid-division, headway over 3f out, chasing leaders when not much room and squeezed through over 2f out, ridden to lead and edged right over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner entering final furlong, lost 2nd final strides
held up in last trio, headway over 2f out, one pace when slightly hampered inside final 2f, stayed on same pace under pressure inside final furlong, no impression
stated slowly, held up well in rear, hampered over 3f out, switched left and headway on wide outside 2f out, edged right inside final 2f, quickned to lead entering final furlong, soon clear
raced wide in mid-division, headway on wide outside chasing leaders over 4f out, 3rd over 3f out, ridden and hung right over 2f out, weakened entering final 2f, soon beaten and hampered
mid-division until lost place and towards rear 12f out, pushed along over 4f out, headway under pressure over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
led, pushed along 5f out, headed 4f out, weakened over 3f out, soon lost touch, tailed off and eased
tracked leaders, lost place over 4f out, outpaced when hanmpered over 3f out, stayed on again final 2f, no threat
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway into mid-division 12f out, headway under pressure over 2f out, never reached leaders and weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, steady headway 5f out, not much room and squeezed through over 3f out, went 3rd over 2f olut, ridden inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, weakening when hampered over 3f out, soon behind, tailed off
held up and behind, steady headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, 4th and one pace final furlong
held up last, never figured
held up towards rear, never involved
held up in mid-division, headway over 4f out, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd 1f out, rallied into 2nd post, not pace of winner
chased leader, weakened quickly over 3f out
in touch on inside, badly hampered over 3f out, kept on again inside final furlong, 6th and held when eased close home, not recover
tracked leading pair, losing place when hampered over 3f out, rallied on inside and plugged on again final furlong
No sign of a winning favourite in the last 10 renewals and this year's running is as open as ever. Lieutenant Miller made the frame last year off a 7b lower mark while Perfect Heart made a winning return at Doncaster but would prefer softer going. Ballinderry Boy won over 2m here in October but has been raised 13lb since and Body Language has also taken a hike in the weights since finishing runner-up in the Cesarewitch trial at Newmarket in September. Suraj has slipped down the handicap but hasn't won since 2012 and neither has Sir Graham Wade. Plinth, Agreement and Sardinia have all won over timber this year and Domination also has a chance, while Villa Royale and Sizzler should both go well. But a speculative vote goes to the lightly-raced ASBAAB, who should stay and could go well at a big price if allowed an easy lead under Paul Hanagan.
Sir Graham Wade (IRE) 8-1 (9-12) Led, ridden and headed narrowly over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 10l behind Seaside Sizzler (9-1) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Apr.
Villa Royale 16-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, led 4f out, hung left from over 2f out, stayed on gamely final furlong, ridden out, won at York 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gd in May beating Eagle Rock (9-3) by 2l, 17 ran.
Sizzler 9-2 (9-7) Pressed leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, no impression final furlong, 4th of 13, 9l behind Angel Gabrial (9-3) at Ripon 2m hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Apr.
Lieutenant Miller 10-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway under pressure on outside over 3f out, led inside final 2f, headed inside final furlong, soon ridden, no impression with winner when lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 33, 3 1/2l behind Scatter Dice (8-8) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Domination 12-1 (9-10) Held up in rear, 11th halfway, no impression straight, 10th of 12, 11l behind Edge Of Sanity (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m 4f hcp in May.
Body Language (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Held up in last trio, stayed on final 2f, went 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 6l behind Dare To Achieve (9-0) at Hamilton 1m 4f listed hcp 0-110 (1) gs in May.
Ballinderry Boy 3-1 (9-4) Took keen hold tracking leader, ridden and lost 2nd over 2f out, faded over 1f out, 6th of 7, 8l behind Cafe Society (9-3) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in May.
Asbaab (USA) 20-1 (9-7) Led after 2f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 14, 38l behind Mighty Yar (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May.
Perfect Heart 11-8fav (9-12) Chased leaders, went 4f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, kept on strongly, eased towards finish, won at Doncaster 2m hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Apr beating Bob's World (9-2) by 4l, 9 ran.
Plinth (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Settled in rear of mid-division, no impression from early straight, kept on one pace, 11th of 16, 11l behind Ancient Sands (9-2) at Naas 1m 4f hcp sft in Oct.
Suraj 11-2fav (9-12) Held up in last pair, headway far side over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final 2f, 6th of 17, 6l behind Villa Royale (9-10) at York 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gd in May.
Waterclock (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) Always towards rear and never a factor, 15th of 17, 21l behind Suegioo (9-4) at Chester 2m 3f hcp (4yo+) (2) gd in May.
Sohar 9-2 (9-10) Held up well in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, ran on, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Poyle Thomas (9-8) at Newmarket 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.
Gabrial's King (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Dwelt, in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 4l behind Number One London (8-9) at Goodwood 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Agreement (IRE) 4-5fav (9-5) Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden to lead entering straight and asserted 1f out, driven out and stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Galway 1m 4f 3yo mdn hvy in Aug beating Stepping Down (9-0) by 5l, 5 ran.
Another Cocktail 8-1 (9-6) In touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 6th of 10, 10l behind Beacon Lady (8-9) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Apr.
Sardinia (IRE) 16-1 (9-12) Rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, pushed along in last under 4f out, ridden and no impression entering straight, last of 12, 20l behind Edge Of Sanity (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m 4f hcp in May.
Ray Ward (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Held up, came centre straight, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 9th of 14, 3 1/2l behind De Rigueur (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gd in May.
Brockwell 7-2fav (8-13) In touch, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong, 4th of 11, 6l behind Noble Silk (8-13) at Haydock 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in May.
Cullentry Royal 25-1 (9-3) Held up in 9th, ridden and progress early straight, led 150 yards out, kept on under pressure, won at Leopardstown 1m 6f hcp in Mar beating Silk Hall (7-10) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
