held up, towards rear, not clear run, on inside 3f out until switched right chasing leaders over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with very easy winner
tracked leaders, on outside, pushed along 5f out, weakened over 2f out
tracked leading pair, led inside final 4f, ridden and headed over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened quickly over 1f out
held up, towards rear, last and struggling 4f out, some late moderate headway
held up, in rear, smooth headway on wide outside tracking leaders 3f out, 2nd 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, very easily
mid-division, pushed along 4f out, headway chasing leaders 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden in 5th over 1f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, not clear run, on inside and switched right 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went modest 3rd final 100 yards and closed on 2nd, no chance with winner
led until well over 3f out, chased leader until 3f out, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
tracked leader, tracked new leader 3f out, led over 2f out until 2f out, hung left and weakened quickly over 1f out
tracked leaders, led 2f out until ridden over 1f out, no chance with winner when lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened into 4th final 100 yards
slowly into stride, soon given early reminders in mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, no threat after
Free Bounty has gone close again since winning over track and trip in September but is now 9lb higher and CAVALIERI makes more appeal. He has been raised only 3lb after scoring by four lengths at Newcastle and is also preferred to Lady Of Yue. The latter was beaten only a head over 2m at Yarmouth on her penultimate start while Balancing Time was placed over today’s trip at Kempton recently and headgear is applied for the first time today. Formerly trained in Ireland, Elusive Cowboy is another to note stepping up in distance.
Voice Control (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, mistakes 3rd and 5th, not fluent 4 out, led after next, mistake 2 out, soon headed, kept on well under pressure closing stages, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Late Night Lily (11-5) at Huntingdon 2m 4f (4) gd in Oct.
Night Generation (GER) 50-1 (10-8) Rear of mid-division, ran wide and well beaten over 3f out, 10th of 12, 21 1/4l behind Safira Menina (10-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Halling's Wish 7-2jfav (10-6) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Delagoa Bay (9-4) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Burning Desire (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Led, soon clear, not fluent 4 out, headed before 2 out, weakened quickly, tailed off, last of 7, 34 3/4l behind Herons Heir (11-7) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Cavalieri (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Raced wide, tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, led 2f out, pushed clear, eased inside final furlong, won at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Alsacienne (9-5) by 4 1/2l, 7 ran.
Elusive Cowboy (USA) 8-1 (9-12) Disputed lead, headed after about 5f, closed up approaching straight, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 11, 3l behind Hint Of Frost (9-12) at Tipperary 1m 4f hcp gf in Aug.
Lady Of Yue 10-1 (10-10) Pressed leader, short of room when every chance over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Alberta (11-9) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Hiorne Tower (FR) 11-2 (9-11) Led, clear over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Delagoa Bay (9-4) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Free Bounty 6-4fav (9-2) Soon led, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Next Train's Gone (9-3) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Balancing Time 10-11fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, quick move on outside into 3rd 10f out until 7f out, chased leaders, ridden and went 2nd again well over 1f out, one pace and no chance with winner, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Multigifted (8-12) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Par Three (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 11f out, ridden over 6f out, led over 4f out, headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 6th of 11, 33 1/2l behind Abrahams Blessing (8-8) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
