held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, switched left to near side rail well over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, almost snatched 2nd, nearest finish
raced keenly, tracked leaders, travelling well over 1f out, led inside final furlong, shaken up and came clear final 100 yards, readily
led, joined 2f out, soon headed, weakened and not pushed final furlong
reluctant and led to post by rider, slowly into stride, off the pace towards rear, short-lived effort and driven 2f out, soon beaten, eased when no chance final furlong
difficult loading, slowly into stride, behind, some late headway, never on terms
raced keenly, pressed leader, challenged 2f out, soon led, ridden over 1f out, edged right and headed inside final furlong, no chance with winner but held on for 2nd
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway in centre of course 2f out, ridden over 1f out, chased leaders and kept on inside final furlong pressing for places but no chance with winner
awkwardly away, soon in mid-division but off the pace, pushed along over 2f out, no headway
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
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Humidor made just about all the running when successful over 5f here at the start of the month. Deeds Not Words and Elusivity were behind but George Baker's eight-year-old may struggle to get to the front today from his draw in the centre of the track and is better over the minimum nowadays. Major Jack has to be a serious contender given he was only beaten a head on his reappearance at Ascot and is just a couple of pounds higher. Ashpan Sam likes it here and won off a higher mark at Epsom a year ago so is another for the short-list but ZANETTO's recent third at Newmarket looks the best recent form on offer and he can confirm running at HQ with Secretinthepark to land this.
Ninjago 33-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, not clear run and switched right well over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten, 9th of 26, 6l behind Speculative Bid (8-9) at Ascot 7f hcp (4yo+) (2) gf.
Ruwaiyan (USA) 14-1 (9-8) Always towards rear, 21st of 22, 20l behind Eastern Impact (9-5) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gf.
Ashpan Sam 25-1 (9-10) Led, ridden over 1f out, soon headed and weakened, 12th of 18, 9l behind Jamaican Bolt (9-0) at Doncaster 6f hcp 105 (2) gs in Oct.
Humidor (IRE) 9-2fav (9-7) Made virtually all, ridden and edged right over 1f out, ran on, won at Goodwood 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gd beating Long Awaited (9-1) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
York Glory (USA) 25-1 (9-0) Towards rear stands' side, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 25th of 27, 14l behind Louis The Pious (9-4) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Zanetto 11-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, ran on, 3rd of 22, 1 1/4l behind Eastern Impact (9-5) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gf.
Secretinthepark 8-1fav (9-1) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 8th of 22, 3 1/2l behind Eastern Impact (9-5) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gf.
Major Jack 6-1 (9-1) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, travelling well when hanging right and not clear run well over 1f out until switched left and squeezed through over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, not quite get up, 2nd of 13, hd behind Basil Berry (9-8) at Ascot 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
Smoothtalkinrascal (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Chased leaders on rail, switched left approaching halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 5l behind Iffranesia (9-4) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
Elusivity (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, never involved, eased when no chance inside final furlong, last of 11, 9l behind Humidor (9-7) at Goodwood 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
Deeds Not Words (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 4l behind Humidor (9-7) at Goodwood 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
Slip Sliding Away (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Steadied start, held up in last pair, some headway on wide outside and edged left over 1f out, never threatened, 5th of 8, 7l behind Bushcraft (9-6) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
