held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to chase leaders final furlong, always held
prominent, driven over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, no impression final furlong
tracked leaders, driven and outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
soon pressed leader, ridden inside final 2f, lost place 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened and eased inside final furlong
behind, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not reach winner
mid-division, not clear run over 2f out, soon driven and outpaced, ridden and kept on under pressure inside final furlong, no impression
tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, led inside final 2f, soon ridden stayed on well
mid-division, headway 3f out, challenged over 2f out, soon ridden and every chance, kept on, no extra and held when lost 2nd towards finish
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, never on terms
mid-division, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, weakened final 100 yards
tracked leaders, challenged 3f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra and lost place inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, outpaced over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, never a threat
Withdrawn
Grand Inquisitor, a previous course winner, again ran well over track and trip last time off this mark. He shouldn’t be far away again while, at the other end of the handicap, Miss Pacific also has place claims. Fastar is still creeping up the weights but remains in good heart and Call Me Grumpy scored over 7f here in June, though has not progressed as expected since. DIRECTORSHIP has finished behind Grand Inquisitor the last twice but Patrick Chamings’ veteran has a decent chance of turning the tables today as he now competes off a lower mark than when second at Ascot and Leicester in the spring and likes the uphill finish here. Palmerston and Sea Shack also have a squeak.
Grand Inquisitor 8-1 (9-11) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Al Nafoorah (9-5) at Sandown 1m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Sir Plato (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, driven and lost place over 3f out, behind when eased inside final 2f, tailed off, 7th of 8, 32 1/2l behind Fujaira Bridge (9-6) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Ready (IRE) 40-1 (9-7) Held up from stalls, brought up the rear from halfway, well behind before last furlong, last of 9, 18 1/4l behind Shifting Star (8-6) at Windsor 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Top Beak (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 11th of 13, 10 3/4l behind Glorious Forever (9-6) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Blaze Of Hearts (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Always prominent, led over 2f out, ridden out, won at Yarmouth 1m 1f hcp (5) gf in Aug beating Stosur (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Badenscoth 6-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Mudallel (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Directorship 33-1 (9-7) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Al Nafoorah (9-5) at Sandown 1m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Fastar (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, under pressure over 2f out, soon hung left, eased closing stages, 6th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Whip Nae Nae (9-7) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Call Me Grumpy (IRE) 2-1fav (9-8) Tracked leaders, challenged over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, not pace of winner final 50 yards, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Multicultural (9-4) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Derek Duval (USA) 11-2 (8-10) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong, last of 7, 6 1/2l behind Zymyran (8-9) at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Ogbourne Downs 25-1 (10-12) Held up in rear on outside, ridden 4th, some headway next, weakened 3 out, 8th of 10, 32 1/4l behind Mcgroarty (11-5) at Worcester 2m (4) gd in Aug.
Sea Shack 7-2 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 12, 2l behind Mazyoun (9-8) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Music Major 13-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, driven over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Selection (9-9) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Miss Pacific 15-8jfav (8-6) Slowly into stride, chased leaders in 4th, effort over 2f out, every chance when hung lleft over 1f out, faded final furlong, 3rd of 5, 3 1/4l behind Stellar Surprise (9-1) at Yarmouth 1m hcp fll (4) gs in Aug.
Palmerston 12-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, effort towards far side over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, held near finish, 5th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Mon Beau Visage (10-4) at Redcar 1m hcp (4) gf in Aug.
