held up towards rear, headway between horses over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders
held up in mid-division on inside, headway between horses over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
chased leader, pushed along to challenge 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards
chased leaders on inside, ridden and went 2nd 1f out, led just inside final furlong ran on, caught post
steadied start, held up towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on same pace and no impression inside final furlong
chased leading pair, ridden approaching final furlong, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on inside final furlong, led post
slowly into stride, last pair, never involved
led, pushed along and joined 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
difficult loading, chased leaders, ridden edged left and kept on same pace inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, not clearest of runs inside final furlong, kept on, went 4th towards finish, not reach leaders
held up in rear, some headway on inside over 1f out, never dangerous
held up in mid-division on outside, wide on home turn, hung left and no impression over 1f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
DESERT STRIKE is worth sticking with in his current form. He scored over track and trip last time and won off a higher mark than today's at Wolverhampton in September. Diamond Lady has been thereabouts of late and has to come into the reckoning dropping down a grade while Head Space went close at Kempton on his penultimate start. Harrogate Fair finished just ahead of Salvatore Fury when third on his latest start but was behind the selection before that.
Diamond Lady 14-1 (8-9) Midfield, headway over 1f out, ran on, never nearer, 5th of 12, 3l behind Barracuda Boy (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Nov.
Head Space (IRE) 4-1 (9-1) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Strategic Force (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Desert Strike 16-1 (9-7) Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Thataboy (9-7) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Salvatore Fury (IRE) 7-4fav (9-0) Held up in touch, headway over 1f out, kept on well, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Fair Value (9-0) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Clear Praise (USA) 12-1 (9-4) Took keen hold in touch, stayed on under pressure closing stages, 5th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Dont Have It Then (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Soaring Spirits (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Prominent, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 7l behind Dont Have It Then (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Vincentti (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Raced stands side and led group, drifted to join others over 3f out, ridden and lost place over 1f out, last of 10, 9l behind Inciting Incident (9-4) at Goodwood 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Sep.
Ask The Guru 10-1 (9-3) Chased leaders on inside, weakened towards finish, 7th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Royal Acquisition (9-3) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Harrogate Fair 25-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Fair Value (9-0) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Temple Road (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, travelliong well over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd final 50 yards, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Welease Bwian (8-10) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Rocket Rob (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Outpaced in last pair, wide on bend halfway, never a factor, 11th of 12, 13l behind Stellarta (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Flighty Clarets (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Towards rear, ridden halfway, never a factor, last of 9, 22l behind Razin' Hell (8-13) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
