led, headed 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong, not reach winner
went right start, chased leaders to halfway, soon behind
with leaders, ridden and outpaced 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders going well, headway to lead well over 1f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong
soon outpaced and behind
chased leaders, driven over 2f out, never able to challenge
bumped start, behind, headway 2f out, ridden to chase leader final furlong, no extra
tracked leaders, led 2f out, soon headed, ridden and every chance 1f out, kept on
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never troubled leaders
with leaders to over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
mid-division, lost pace over 2f out, never on terms
Some familiar names line up for this Listed race including the evergreen Quito, who came back to form on the sand recently, but the vote goes to The Kiddykid who gets the vote ahead of Obe Gold. The selection held his form well last term, including on a soft surface, and is taken to confirm last season's Duke Of York form with Steenberg meeting the Mark Tompkins-trained gelding on the same terms. Fire Up The Band is strictly held by Les Arcs on running at Lingfield last time and is probably better over the minimum anyway, while Reverence is less exposed than most but needs to improve significantly to trouble the selection. Pivotal Flame has gone well fresh in the past and is another to consider along with Captain Hurricane, although the latter's stable could be in better form. Obe Gold has an obvious chance with the yard of Mick Channon in good form but the vote goes to The Kiddykid in the hope that he can reproduce his early season form of last year.
Fire Up The Band 7-2 (9-6) Chased leader, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Les Arcs (8-12) at Lingfield 5f stk (2) pol.
Quito (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) Behind, headway over 1f out, ran on to take 2nd well inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 10, 3l behind Bayeux (8-8) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Captain Hurricane 40-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, in touch, switched right after 1f, ridden when hampered over 2f out, soon weakened, 14th of 15, 17l behind Cape Of Good Hope (9-4) at York 6f Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun.
Continent 14-1 (8-12) Held up outside, never a factor, 13th of 18, 27l behind Borderlescott (8-9) at York 6f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Oct.
Les Arcs (USA) 5-2 (8-12) Held up, headway and bumped over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 5f stk (2) pol beating Fyodor (8-12) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Obe Gold 6-1 (9-6) Tracked leading pair, every chance 3f out, one pace, 6th of 10, 5l behind Candidato Roy (9-3) at Nad Al Sheba 6f hcp gd.
Orientor 25-1 (9-8) Held up, ridden well over 1f out, no response, 9th of 10, 9l behind Bayeux (8-8) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Pivotal Flame 16-1 (8-12) Keen, held up in touch, improved over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on one pace, 7th of 15, 10l behind Le Vie Dei Colori (9-0) at Newmarket 7f Grp 2 (1) gs in Oct.
Reverence 2-1fav (8-5) Tracked leader far side, driven to lead overall well over 1f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Doncaster 5f hcp 0-100 (2) hvy in Oct beating King's Gait (9-0) by 3 1/2l, 21 ran.
Steenberg (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Raced stand's side, tracked leaders, effort over 3f out, weakening when not much room over 1f out, 9th of 12, 15l behind Enforcer (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 1f Grp 3 (1) gs in Oct.
The Kiddykid (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Soon pushed along in rear, never dangerous, 10th of 12, 13l behind Welsh Emperor (8-12) at Newmarket 6f Grp 3 (1) gs in Oct.
Tom Tun 7-1 (8-11) Led stands side group, ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 13, 12l behind Presto Shinko (8-11) at Doncaster 6f lst stk (1) sft in Nov.
Coconut Squeak 15-2 (8-9) Slowly into stride, towards rear far side, pushed along halfway, stayed on towards finish, 5th of 13, 11l behind Presto Shinko (8-11) at Doncaster 6f lst stk (1) sft in Nov.
Indian Trail 9-2 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 8th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Bygone Days (9-2) at Haydock 6f hcp (2) gs in Sept.
