dwelt towards rear, never a factor
dwelt held up, ridden and kept on final furlong, never nearer
keen tracked leaders, led over 1f out, soon clear, ran on
in touch, ridden and kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders
tracked leader, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace
raced wide soon close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong
held up, wide into straight 2f out, headway 1f out, stayed on to go 4th, never nearer
in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, pushed along over 2f out, no impression
dwelt, always in rear
always in rear
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong
L'Astre De Choisir was all out to win at Windsor last week and carries a penalty here, while Songburst struggled when sent off favourite upped to 1m4f last time but had won over today's trip at Kempton before that. Rasheed is also a Kempton winner though he's returning from an absence after three poor efforts on turf so TAROOQ makes more appeal. Richard Fahey's charge was having his first start start for three months when fifth at Wolverhampton last time and Lee Topliss' claim allows him to race off only a 1lb higher mark than when scoring on the Polytrack earlier this year.
Councellor (FR) 66-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 11l behind Dialogue (8-13) at Wolverhampton 7f clm stks (6) pol.
Hurricane Spirit (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, never in contention, 8th of 9, 17l behind Santefisio (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sep.
Tarooq (USA) 3-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders on inside, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression well inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 5l behind Totally Ours (10-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Aug.
L'Hirondelle (IRE) 16-1 (9-10) Held up in touch, ridden and switched left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Count Bertoni (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
Songburst 5-1fav (9-4) Stumbled badly start then hampered, mid-division, pushed along 5f out, headway over 3f out, hung left 2f out, lost place over 1f out, eased, 13th of 15, 23l behind Countess Comet (9-7) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
L'astre De Choisir (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, led well over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, held on well, won at Windsor 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf beating Tap Dance Way (9-5) by nk, 10 ran.
Great Shot 16-1 (8-9) Mid-division on inside, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, no chance after, plugged on closing stages, 6th of 11, 9l behind Sour Mash (9-7) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Sep.
Montegonian (USA) 8-1 (9-3) Pulled hard, held up in 6th, weakened over 3f out, 7th of 8, 25l behind Area Fifty One (8-10) at Bath 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
Rasheed 10-1 (9-1) Took keen hold, held up in mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 13th of 14, 13l behind Master Mylo (10-0) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jun.
The Which Doctor 22-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, always in rear, last of 17, 29l behind Imaginary World (9-1) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sep.
Blue Deer (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Outpaced throughout, last of 10, 10l behind Numeral (9-2) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
Beauchamp Yorker 33-1 (9-4) Restless in stalls, soon chased leader, reminder halfway, driven and lost 2nd 2f out, weakened rapidly over 1f out, 9th of 11, 15l behind Qenaa (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Aug.
