made all, ridden over 1f out, hung left approaching final furlong, hung left again and battled on gamely inside final furlong, driven out, unchallenged
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased winner throughout, ridden over 1f out, carried left approaching final furlong, looked reluctant to go through with effort when carried left briefly and out-battled inside final furlong
mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, weakened final furlong
mid-division, weakened over 2f out
chased leading pair, ridden and one pace when dropped to 4th inside final furlong
held up in last pair, never involved
held up in last trio, ridden and struggling over 2f out, never on terms
steadied and switched right start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with leading duo
Soldier In Action has never won beyond 1m6f on the Flat but has won a hurdle and ran well enough behind stablemate Titi Makfi over a trip too short here last time to merit consideration. Royal Reserve has been going well here lately but is another who probably has his stamina to prove while Suegioo’s losing run stretches back to 2014. LORD GEORGE has not had the best of luck this year but has run some fine races in defeat. A tongue-tie is tried today and he wouldn’t be winning out of turn. After winning at Nottingham at the start of the month, St Mary's wasn’t disgraced in a Listed race at Saint-Cloud nine days later and should also be in the firing-line.
Soldier In Action (FR) 16-1 (9-4) Raced wide close up, pushed along 3f out, stayed one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Titi Makfi (8-8) at Kempton 1m 4f lst stks (1) pol in Nov.
Rock Steady (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Held up in touch, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 10l behind Dance The Dream (9-3) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Lord George (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 3 3/4l behind Joshua Reynolds (8-9) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Boite (IRE) 17-2 (11-2) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 5 out, outpaced 3 out, ran on closing stages, never a threat, 3rd of 10, 5 1/4l behind Gilt Shadow (11-2) at Ayr 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Every Chance (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Mid-division, weakened 2f out, 10th of 14, 11 1/4l behind La Casa Tarifa (8-0) at Newcastle 1m 2f stks (3) pol in Oct.
St Mary's (8-12) 6th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Against Rules (8-12) at Saint-Cloud 1m 7f lst stks sft in Nov.
Suegioo (FR) 6-1 (9-2) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Dominating (8-7) at Pontefract 2m 2f stks (2) sft in Oct.
Continuum 33-1 (10-0) Dwelt in rear, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 6th of 9, 23 1/2l behind Golden Birthday (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Royal Reserve 20-1 (9-6) Dwelt towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Ply (9-10) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
