close up on outside, strong run on outer final furlong, finished well to 3rd, not able to reach leaders
held up towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten leaders
prominent, ridden to challenge 2f out, weakened final furlong
close up on inside, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
chased leaders, ridden to challlenge and hung left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders and wide, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in last pair, wide on bend 4f out and again entering straight, some headway final furlong but never troubled leaders
held up in touch, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, edged left, ran on well, ridden out
led, ridden and joined 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon no extra
held up in last pair, going well when not clear run from inside final 2f until squeezed through entering final furlong, stayed on to 2nd final 100 yards, unable to reach winner
chased leaders on outsde, ridden 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
Best One arrives in good heart and the handicapper has sensibly decided not to overly burden him following a five-furlong Kempton victory, but he's better off over that trip and is opposed here with MUSHY PEAS. David Evans' horse ran well when helping set a strong tempo at Kempton and deserves extra credit for his effort, one sufficiently impressive to suggest this small rise in the weights can be overcome with Martin Lane in the plate. Suhayl Star is a horse to watch this winter as he's become well-treated and loves it here while Richard Hughes has claims of adding to his tally aboard Durgan, who should improve for stepping up in trip. Hatman Jack wears a tongue-tie and is 7lbs below a win here last autumn and therefore hard to rule out in a race that isn't easy to predict.
Best One 11-2 (9-2) Slowly into stride, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase leader 1f out, soon hung right, led well inside final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 5f hcp (6) pol beating Sir Don (8-13) by nk, 11 ran.
Durgan 9-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, led narrowly inside final furlong, headed well inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd close home, 3rd of 13, 3/4l behind Final Rhapsody (8-9) at Bath 6f hcp 0-58 (6) gd.
Dualagi 7-1 (9-2) Mid-division on inside, staying on when hampered over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 7th of 12, 2 1/4l behind White Shift (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Sep.
Jonny Ebeneezer 5-1 (8-6) Mid-division, stayed on from over 1f out, 5th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Sunley Sovereign (8-2) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May '09.
Suhayl Star (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 15, 11l behind Doctor Hilary (9-10) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Jun.
Polemica (IRE) 28-1 (8-7) Raced stands side, in rear, merged with far side halfway, 14th of 15, 25l behind Bathwick Xaara (8-6) at Leicester 6f fll hcp (5) hvy.
Spoof Master (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 6l behind Best One (9-2) at Kempton 5f hcp (6) pol.
Itsthursdayalready 5-1fav (9-0) Pulled hard, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Ajara (9-1) at Wolverhampton 6f stks 0-55 (6) pol.
Bold Ring 10-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ridden out, won at Lingfield 7f app hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Posy Fossil (9-2) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Mushy Peas (IRE) 11-4fav (8-10) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 1f out, led narrowly entering final furlong, kept on under pressure, headed near finish, 2nd of 10, nk behind Embra (8-11) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-52 (6) pol.
Meydan Dubai (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Led until over 2f out, weakened rapidly inside final 2f, eased when no chance final furlong, last of 12, 14l behind Rosedale (9-1) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Hatman Jack (IRE) 100-1 (8-2) Led until over 3f out, remained prominent, effort over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 20l behind Bouncy Bouncy (8-6) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Sep.
