took keen hold, tracked leader, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
took keen hold, led briefly, soon steadied into mid-division, hedaway and switched left 3f out, soon chasing leaders, led inside final furlong, headed last stride
chased leaders, edged left over 1f out, weakened final furlong
soon led, headed entering final furlong, no extra towards finish
held up towards rear, never involved
slowly into stride, held up in rear, never on terms
towards rear, never on terms
always towards rear
chased leaders, every chance inside final furlong, kept on
took keen hold tracking leaders, weakening when hampered approaching final furlong
started slowly, behind, steady headway on inside 4f out, chased leaders over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led final stride
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, hung left from over 2f out, weakened final furlong
took keen hold in mid-division on outside, headway and went prominent 6f out, pushed along and lost place 3f out, rallying edging left and plugging on when not much room final furlong, hampered and eased towards finish
held up towards rear, headway on wide outside and hung left from over 1f out, kept on well in closing stages, nearest finish
Not surprisingly this generally goes to a jumps trainer and may do so again. Amanto won on the Flat in Germany and though his form over timber since joining Paul Nicholls has been disappointing he looks on a low enough mark back on the level. Dan Emmett scored over this trip at Thirsk last August though hasn't run since Hexham in April but The Ducking Stool is running well over shorter trips and has won over 1m6f so should have no problems staying. MEDBURN CUTLER (NAP) looks the one to be on as though his two victories over the trip at Chepstow in the summer were in lower grade handicaps he's run well in better class events than this over the past few weeks and doesn't look badly treated. Arcamante is just 1lb higher than his victory over the trip at Catterick in May and is another to consider.
Laugharne 50-1 (9-2) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 12, 12 1/4l behind Eton Rambler (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Bohemian Rhapsody (IRE) 5-1 (10-0) Midfield, outpaced over 4f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never a threat, 5th of 9, 17 1/4l behind Call It On (9-8) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
The Quarterjack 25-1 (9-7) Held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 8, 19 1/4l behind Castle Combe (10-0) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Arcamante (ITY) 12-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Rock On Bollinski (9-5) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Dan Emmett (USA) 5-1 (11-8) Held up in touch, went 3rd before 2 out, weakened before last, 5th of 12, 24 1/4l behind Central Flame (11-12) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Coup De Grace (IRE) 11-4fav (9-12) Bumped start, held up in mid-division, ridden 3f out, no impression final 2f, 8th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Valid Reason (9-7) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Albonny (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Held up in 6th, headway on outside over 1f out, 4th and one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 3l behind Gavlar (9-5) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Four Nations (USA) 18-1 (9-11) Dwelt close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Devon Drum (10-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Medburn Cutler 25-1 (11-1) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, kept on well, never able to challenge, 4th of 16, 2 1/4l behind Bold Runner (11-4) at Goodwood 2m hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Admiral Miller 66-1 (9-12) Raced wide early, chased leaders, headway to lead over 8f out, headed over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Clowance One (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
The Ducking Stool 10-1 (9-10) Held up behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd towards finish, not reach front pair, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Captain Swift (9-9) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Sep.
Amanto (GER) 3-1fav (10-11) Chased leaders on outside, took keen hold, ridden after 3 out, 3rd and beaten before next, soon weakened, 3rd of 5, dist behind Dragon's Den (11-1) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (3) hvy in Feb.
Ivanhoe 10-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 16, 12 1/4l behind Bold Runner (11-4) at Goodwood 2m hcp (4) gs in Oct.
The New Pharaoh (IRE) 9-2fav (9-12) Held up mid-division, headway 5f out, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, ridden and about a length up when veered left and crashed through the rails, at Catterick 2m hcp (6) sft in Oct.
