took keen hold in touch, ridden over 3f, wide into straight, soon lost place, beaten
led, pressed over 1f out, headed, no extra 1f out
tracked leader, ridden to lead 1f out, headed final half furlong, no extra close home
started slowly, mid-division, chased leaders 2f out, every chance 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, not troubled leaders
prominent, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
prominent, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd near finish, not reached leaders
towards rear, ridden, headway over 1f out, led final half furlong, ran on
behind, ridden over 2f out, no progress, soon weakened
started very slowly, in rear, headway over 1f out, not clear run entering final furlong, ran on well, nearest finish
started slowly, towards rear, not clear run over 1f out, kept on one pace
Nonrunner
Figaro Flyer can come out on top over Northern Boy, Tanforan and Rabbit Fighter, with Jools another worth a mention. Figaro Flyer was successful at Wolverhampton last time, and although he has yet to score over seven furlongs, the way that he picked up late to score suggests that he will relish the move up. Northern Boy was campaigned over further by previous connections, but since joining Mick Easterby he has done well over today's trip, and gained a deserved victory at Wolverhampton last time. Tanforan also scored on his last outing, when scraping home from Rabbit Fighter, but is now even better off at the weights, and should maintain that form at least. Jools is a course-and-distance winner, and bounced back to form here 16-days ago. He can also go well, but in a wide-open contest it is Figaro Flyer that is the pick.
Vanadium 3-1fav (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 8l behind Blackmalkin (9-3) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Figaro Flyer (IRE) 9-4fav (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon not clear run briefly, edged left and led well inside final furlong, driven out, won at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Tag Team (8-12) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Mistral Sky 16-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway on inside well over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 13, 1/2l behind Norcroft (8-13) at W'hampton 6f app hcp (5) pol.
Northern Boy (USA) 13-2 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, soon ridden, ran on inside final furlong to lead close home, won at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Four Tel (9-1) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Takitwo 8-1 (9-6) Held up, towards rear, headway 3f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace final 2f, 8th of 14, 7l behind Titan Triumph (9-7) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Tanforan 8-1 (8-4) Mid-division, headway 2f out, ran on under pressure to lead well inside final furlong, won at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol beating Rabbit Fighter (8-0) by a shd, 11 ran.
Looks Could Kill (USA) 15-2 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on until weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 7l behind Jools (8-8) at Kempton 7f app hcp (6) pol.
Krakatau (FR) 16-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 10, 11l behind Prince Noel (7-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Rabbit Fighter (IRE) 7-1 (8-0) Outpaced in rear, headway 3f out, hung left over 1f out, soon led, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 11, shd behind Tanforan (8-4) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Jools 9-2 (8-8) Held up, ridden and progress 2f out, soon led, stayed on well, won at Kempton 7f app hcp (6) pol beating Silver Snipe (8-2) by a nk, 7 ran.
Penny Glitters 250-1 (8-6) Held up, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 5th of 6, 5l behind Welsh Emperor (9-0) at Leicester 7f stk (4) gs in Oct.
Piccolo Diamante (USA) 14-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, behind, headway under pressure on inside over 1f out, driven final furlong, ran on to lead final strides, won at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (6) pol beating Drum Dance (8-9) by a hd, 11 ran.
Buzzin'boyzee (IRE) 9-1 (8-1) Raced wide, tracked leaders, lost place halfway, in rear 3f out, eased over 1f out, last of 7, 20l behind Jools (8-8) at Kempton 7f app hcp (6) pol.
Confidentiality (IRE) 4-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on strongly to lead well inside final furlong, won at Lingfield 1m app hcp (6) pol beating Almahaza (9-3) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
