held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders 2f out, ran on under pressure to lead near line
held up in rear, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong without being a danger
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden, soon weakened
held up mid-division, ridden along 3f out, kept on final furlong to be nearest finish
slowly into stride, soon prominent, led over 1f out, weakened, headed near line
slowly into stride, always behind
prominent, chased leaders 2f out, ridden, one pace 1f out
keen in rear, held up until headway 2f out, ridden, ran on when slightly short of room inside final furlong
slowly into stride, never a danger
with leader, ridden 3f out, weakened quickly
slowly into stride, always behind
York Cliff has to the the choice in this fascinating seller, Moon Shot and Champion Lion also merit plenty of respect. The selection has been knocking on the door in recent weeks and deserves a victory. His latest effort was over course and distance when chasing home Lady Taverner, a repeat of that effort should be good enough this afternoon. Moon Shot appears to be returning to somewhere near his best form judging on a recent fourth behind here behind Sea Map, a placing could be on the cards. Champion Lion finished ahead of Moon Shot in that contest and our selection as well. York Cliff though appears to have improved since that run a and is expected to reverse the form. Giunchiglio is not out of this either on recent form, but York Cliff has the best overall profile here and gets the decision.
Regency Red (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 15, 6l behind Mostarsil (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f stk (7) pol.
Champion Lion (IRE) 7-2jt-fav (8-5) Held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, one pace final 2f, 5th of 12, 5l behind Tranquilizer (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 4f clm (6) pol.
Giunchiglio 6-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, soon one pace, 3rd of 12, 10l behind Rood Boy (9-5) at Southwell 1m 3f Stks (41-45) (7) fbs.
Harare 11-2 (8-13) Chased leaders, lost place after 3f, no danger after, 9th of 12, 9l behind Gem Bien (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol.
Moon Shot 12-1 (9-6) Held up in touch, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, faded closing stages, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Sea Map (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 4f sll (6) pol in Nov.
York Cliff 4-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, nk behind Lady Taverner (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Heathyards Joy 7-1 (8-9) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden, not much room over 1f out, ran on, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Super Dominion (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f stk (7) pol.
Castanza 12-1 (8-9) Ridden to soon lead, headed 5f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 11l behind My Girl Pearl (8-9) at W'hampton 7f clm (7) pol.
