held up towards rear, pushed along and unbalanced over 2f out, some laboured late headway, never on terms
sweating, tracked leader until led 5f out, led field far rail in home straight, ridden and headed entering final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, lost 2nd final strides
held up in rear, not clear run and switched out wide inside final 2f, some late minor headway, never near leaders
held up off the pace towards rear, driven along and no headway over 1f out
close 3rd on inside, switched out and went 2nd inside final 2f, soon challenging, ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon clear
raced keenly, led for 3f, chased leader until inside final 2f, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, just missed 3rd but never going pace to challenge
tracked leaders, edged right 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides, no chance with winner
never closer than mid-division
rearing in stalls, tracked leaders, ridden and no impression when hung right inside final 2f, hung left towards finish
Alablaq went up 8lb for scoring at Newbury but has continued to run well at a higher level than this. Global Esteem has won five races and is well up to this level at his best while Delorean started favourite for a Haydock handicap on the back on a victory there but ran poorly. This is the right trip and level for CELTIC EMPRESS, who won a course and distance handicap in August before finding Class 2 company and a 5lb rise too much for her at Ascot. Stately Home has had 17 starts but could still be improving judging by his latest run over track and trip while Mystery Fox, a winner over 7f on soft ground a year ago, would be a threat if the going eases further.
Alablaq (IRE) 17-2 (10-6) Held up, pushed along and headway 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 15, 7 1/4l behind Final Watch (10-8) at Ascot 7f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Global Esteem (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Chased leading trio, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened final furlong, 6th of 12, 7 3/4l behind Marlay Park (9-12) at Epsom 7f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Warning Sign (FR) 80-1 (9-6) Switched right start, in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on, never on terms, 8th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Island Bandit (8-8) at Sandown 1m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Star From Afarhh 40-1 (9-2) Disputed lead, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 17 1/2l behind Oscula (9-2) at Carlisle 7f lst fll stks (1) gf in Jun.
Mystery Fox (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, never in contention, last of 10, 10 1/2l behind New Kingdom (9-9) at Doncaster 7f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Delorean (IRE) 3-1fav (9-2) Raced wide in mid-division, closer 5f out, pushed along over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened inside final 2f, 9th of 14, 12 3/4l behind Helm Rock (9-10) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Celtic Empress 28-1 (9-0) Always behind, never on terms, 6th of 7, 8 1/4l behind Crystal Caprice (9-9) at Ascot 1m hcp fll (2) gs in Sep.
Stately Home (IRE) 12-1 (8-6) Held up in mid-division, good headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd final strides, 3rd of 12, 1/4l behind Vafortino (10-1) at Goodwood 1m hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Caribou 125-1 (10-2) Soon led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, chased leaders, hung right and weakened inside final 2f, last of 9, 9 1/4l behind True Courage (10-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
King Cabo (USA) 18-1 (9-5) Off the pace and always towards rear, never involved, 9th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Love Dreams (9-8) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Sep.
