settled in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong to take 2nd towards finish, not trouble winner
led after 2f, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on until weakened final furlong
in touch, lost place over 3f out on inside, switched right over 2f out, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders
led 2f, tracked leader afterwards, ridden to challenge and every chance 1f out, no extra and one pace final furlong
held up, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, led 1f out, gradually drew clear, pushed out
always behind, ridden 3f out, soon beaten
held up in rear, struggling over 2f out, never nearer
behind, ridden and effort 2f out, not quicken and weakened final furlong
in touch, led over 2f out, no extra when headed 1f out, lost 2nd towards finish
prominent until weakened quickly from 2f out
slowly into stride, held up behind, some headway inside final 2f, no impression over 1f out and weakened
LORD CHANCELLOR is given the vote to step up on his promising third at Leicester last month; Simon Grey and Sonning Gate are those that could give him most to think about. The usual Mark Johnston tactics were applied at Leicester where he raced on the pace for most of the journey while the second, the 85-rated Three Moons had shown a fair level of form in maiden company beforehand. Simon Grey ran a creditable race last time in what looked quite a decent contest. The soft ground there would not have been entirely in his favour at Newbury while Sonning Gate was noted doing all his best work in the closing stages on debut and with nominal improvement from first to second runs, he is a player. Fortuni is another that was never put into the contest on debut. He holds entries in both the English and Irish Derby and is worth monitoring in the market with further improvement certain to come but Lord Chancellor is the selection.
Fortuni (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Started slowly, held up in rear, headway 2f out, stayed on steadily from over 1f out, nearest finish, 5th of 13, 5l behind Raaeidd (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn (4) pol.
Great Bounder (CAN) 20-1 (9-3) Held up mid-division, effort 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 11l behind Laurie Grove (9-3) at Great Leighs 1m 2yo mdn (5) pol.
Lord Chancellor (IRE) 22-1 (9-3) Soon led, headed 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 3l behind Opinion Poll (9-3) at Leicester 1m 2yo mdn (4) gd in Oct.
Simon Gray 11-2 (9-3) Steadied start, held up towards rear, switched right and headway over 1f out, stayed on well, never able to challenge, 6th of 16, 11l behind Your Old Pal (9-3) at Newbury 1m 2yo mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Sonning Gate 66-1 (9-3) Started slowly, in rear, good headway 2f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 18, 5l behind Monitor Closely (9-3) at Newbury 1m 2yo mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Top Tinker 150-1 (9-0) Always rear division, 14th of 15, 19l behind Roman Republic (9-0) at Doncaster 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Oct.
Dulce Domum Dansili filly out of Enclave.
Eurotanz (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Started slowly, always behind, never a factor, 12th of 13, 16l behind Awfeyaa (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Oct.
Leceile (USA) 28-1 (8-12) Held up, pushed along 2f out, never near leaders, 6th of 9, 6l behind Double Act (9-3) at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol.
Ma Patrice 100-1 (9-0) Took keen hold, in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon struggling, 9th of 14, 16l behind Latin Tinge (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2yo fll mdn aut (6) pol in Sept.
Rockson (IRE) Rock of Gibraltar filly out of Opera Star.
