held up in mid-division, headway far side of group chasing leaders 3f out, 2nd over 2f out, led inside final 2f, narrowly headed inside final furlong, rallied close home, just failed
outpaced in rear, ridden on outside and hung left over 1f out, kept on late, never troubled principals
chased leader who went clear 5f out, closer 3f out, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
prominent in chasing group, pushed along 3f out, switched left over 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong, headed and lost 2nd close home
tracked leaders on outside, closer and hung left 2f out, weakened quickly soon after
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, plugged on in well held 4th final furlong
held up towards rear, steady headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on gamely inside final furlong, led close home
led, went clear 5f out, reduced lead 3f out, soon pushed along, headed inside final 2f, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up towards rear and keen, some headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and weakened entering final 2f
slowly into stride, towards rear, some late minor headway
Tim Easterby turns PERFECT SWISS out again under a penalty after a convincing victory in a better-class handicap at Pontefract on Monday and a quick double looks on the cards. Sorbonne landed an apprentice race at Leicester so escaped a penalty for a better race here next time and very nearly made all. He's up 3lb but looks on the upgrade. Flying Moon is also penalised for completing a double at Hamilton but it shouldn't prevent a bold bid for a hat-trick while Mustaqbal has won around here and will enjoy the conditions so is no forlorn hope to add to his six career victories.
Perfect Swiss 9-2 (8-13) Tracked leaders, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) sft in Oct beating Noble Dawn (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Engles Rock (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon struggling and weakened from over 1f out, 11th of 13, 12 1/4l behind Bringitonboris (9-5) at Ayr 1m hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Risaalaat (IRE) 40-1 (9-12) Raced wide towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never a factor, 9th of 10, 18l behind Striding Edge (9-6) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Mustaqbal (IRE) 25-1 (9-8) Held up in rear, ridden along over 2f out, went left over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 7th of 13, 8 1/4l behind Bringitonboris (9-5) at Ayr 1m hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Sorbonne 10-1 (9-3) Disputed lead and went clear at a strong pace, led outright over 2f out, soon pushed along and kicked clear 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 13, nk behind Bringitonboris (9-5) at Ayr 1m hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Iconic Code 11-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway from 2f out, not clear run 1f out or inside final furlong, ran on, 5th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Dancing Rave (9-13) at Thirsk 1m hcp fll (5) gd in Sep.
Taramanda 33-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, keen, pushed along 3f out, edged right and some headway before 1f out, kept on, 5th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Dreamseller (9-8) at Musselburgh 1m hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Flying Moon (GER) 13-2 (8-12) In touch, headway over 2f out, effort over 1f out, ridden to lead towards finish, ran on (hand timed), won at Hamilton 1m hcp (5) gd in Sep beating Espresso Freddo (9-10) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Langholm (IRE) 15-2 (9-8) Led, headed halfway, weakened 2f out, 10th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Spanish Mane (9-8) at Leicester 7f hcp (6) gf in Sep.
Big City 10-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra final 100 yards, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Rocket Dancer (9-7) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
One Last Hug 28-1 (8-9) Close up, tracked leaders 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 14, 10 1/2l behind Card High (8-11) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Chinese Spirit (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, switched right over 2f out, soon ridden for effort, made no impression from over 1f out, 6th of 11, 10l behind Cassy O (9-9) at Ayr 1m hcp (5) gs in Sep.
