midfield, pushed along over 2f out, weakened and dropped to rear from over 1f out
led, pushed along 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
midfield, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, pushed along over 2f out, kept on one pace
slowly into stride, recovered to race in midfield, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, pushed along to challenge leader 3f out, weakened from over 1f out
prominent, pushed along 3f out, headway to lead inside final furlong, headed close home, kept on
in rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway to chase leaders from over 1f out, no extra final 110yds
in rear, pushed along when outpaced over 2f out, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, held on
in rear, pushed along over 2f out, some headway to midfield over 1f out, one pace final furlong
midfield, pushed along over 2f out, made no impression
prominent, pushed along over 2f out, weakened and dropped to rear from 2f out
None of these have form on testing ground. Lumacho has won three of his last four starts having fallen victim to Destiny's Spirit on the other occasion. The latter also beat subsequent Wolverhampton winner Kanawha at Yarmouth. Ffos Las third Secret Note finished in front of Friday Already and drops down in trip while ESPIRITO drops down in class. The latter’s best efforts at Sandown earlier in the year give him as good a chance as any while handicap debutants Golden Bullet and Rajwaan race over the minimum trip for the first time.
Lady Beano (IRE) 80-1 (9-2) Raced near side, tracked group leaders and mid-division overall, pushed along halfway, weakened soon after, 17th of 21, 9 1/4l behind Dramatised (9-2) at Ascot 5f Grp 2 fll stks (1) gf in Jun.
Thunder Star 16-5 (9-9) Raced keenly, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final 110 yards, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Just Janet (9-5) at Southwell 6f fll (5) pol in Sep.
Lumacho (IRE) 7-4fav (9-12) In touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Southwell 5f (6) pol in Oct beating Kodi Dancer (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Golden Bullet 66-1 (9-2) Held up in mid-division, headway far side of group inside final 2f, soon chasing leaders, stayed on inside final furlong, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Couplet (9-2) at Haydock 6f mdn fll stks (4) gs in Sep.
Friday Already (IRE) 11-4 (9-7) Prominent, took keen hold, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 2 1/2l behind It's Chico Time (9-5) at Ffos Las 6f (5) gs in Sep.
Premier Option (IRE) 10-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, weakened final 2f, last of 10, 14 1/4l behind Prairie Falcon (9-0) at Ayr 6f (2) gd in Sep.
Espirito 125-1 (8-11) Raced in centre, off the pace and always towards rear, 13th of 18, 11 1/4l behind Amichi (8-11) at Newmarket 6f stks (2) gd in Aug.
Rajwaan 22-1 (9-7) Went right leaving stalls, prominent, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 6 1/2l behind Lajooje (9-7) at Newbury 6f mdn stks (4) gd in Sep.
Destiny's Spirit 7-2 (9-2) Prominent, ridden to lead 2f out, just held on, won at Yarmouth 5f (6) gs in Sep beating Lumacho (9-8) by hd, 8 ran.
Secret Note (IRE) 9-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, outpaced over 2f out, edged left and kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 5, 1 3/4l behind It's Chico Time (9-5) at Ffos Las 6f (5) gs in Sep.
Kanawha 5-1 (9-8) Pressed leader, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Wolverhampton 5f (6) pol in Oct beating Alainn Tu (9-1) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Arewenearlyhome (IRE) 66-1 (9-7) Off the pace in mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 13, 10 3/4l behind Simple Man (9-7) at Nottingham 5f mdn stks (4) gf in Sep.
