took keen hold, soon settled in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after
tracked leaders on inside, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
took keen hold, held up in touch, wide on bend halfway, headway on inside over 1f out, plugged on into modest 4th inside final furlong, kept on
held up in last pair, headway on wide outside into 3rd and hung right over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up in last pair, smooth headway between horses over 3f out, led on bit over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well
soon tracking leader, led over 9f out, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly well over 1f out
soon tracking leading pair, challenged travelling well 3f out, every chance 2f out, soon ridden and went 2nd, kept on same pace final furlong
led until over 9f out, chased leader, awkward at intersection inside final 6f, pushed along and every chance 2f out, soon lost 2nd, ridden chasing leading pair until over 1f out, weakenened final furlong
Nonrunner
LE ROUQUIN just failed to land a hat-trick when second at Kempton last time. He makes more appeal than Perceived, a winner in soft ground, and gets the nod. Yorkindred Spirit was still beaten a long way when third at Lingfield last month and Divine Law showed no improvement when well beaten at Nottingham on his reappearance. Wolverhampton winner Bold Appeal may fare better on his comeback while Hawkmeister was dropped 3lb after finishing fourth over a shorter trip here in August.
Divine Law 14-1 (9-4) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, stayed on one pace and no impression over 1f out, 4th of 8, 9l behind Lahayeb (8-8) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Apr.
Hawkmeister (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Pressed leader, pushed along 4f out, ridden to lead narrowly 2f out, headed over 1f out, no impression in 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 5l behind Shalimah (8-11) at Goodwood 1m 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Aug.
Bold Appeal 11-4fav (8-8) Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 7, 12l behind Stec (8-11) at Doncaster 1m 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Oct.
Le Rouquin (FR) 7-4fav (9-4) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, led inside final furlong, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Buckleberry (9-1) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Apr.
Open The Red 16-1 (9-5) Tracking leaders after 1f, went close up from 4f out, weakened entering final furlong, 10th of 12, 18l behind Heatstroke (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn stks (4) pol in Oct.
Yorkindred Spirit 4-1 (9-0) Tracked winner, pushed along and not quicken 2f out, ridden hung left and lost 2nd over 1f out, soon weakened and no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 5, 15l behind Simple Verse (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Perceived 6-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, outpaced from over 1f out, 6th of 11, 6l behind Peace Prize (8-13) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Apr.
Philba 9-1 (8-3) Slowly away keen in touch in rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 20l behind Rotherwick (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Nov.
Fanny Again 33-1 (9-0) Always behind, 6th of 9, 6l behind Engaging Smile (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) pol in Nov.
