held up off the pace in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, edged right and stayed on into 2nd inside final 150 yards, no chance with easy winner
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no chance with winner, lost 2nd inside final 150 yards, one pace in 3rd
raced wide early, went 2nd over 10f out, ridden over 3f out, lost 2nd inside final 3f, weakened over 2f out
took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
steadied start, held up in detached last, never a factor
held up in last trio, ridden and headway on outside over 1f out, edged right and went modest 4th inside final furlong
tracked leader over 1f, tracked leading pair, 2nd again inside final 3f until 2f out, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong
held up in touch, smooth headway on inside into 2nd 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed clear inside final furlong, rider dropped right rein nearing finish, easily
tracked leaders, outpaced when hung right over 2f out, no danger after
NonRunner
Cliff Face missed out on hat-trick when second in an amateurs’ race at Catterick in August. Course winner POWER GAME is preferred with a couple of runs in September under his belt and Josephine Gordon taking 3lb off his back for this. Sunblazer was well beaten over 2m last time but had been thereabouts over today’s trip before that while Plymouth Sound was placed at Salisbury before failing to figure over track and trip last time. Prince Of Arran is not badly treated on his earlier course wins but has not raced since June.
Sunblazer (IRE) 10-1 (9-11) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, no impression, 10th of 12, 20l behind Life Less Ordinary (9-9) at Ascot 2m hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Noble Gift 16-1 (9-5) Pressed leader until led over 7f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 11 1/2l behind Fabricate (9-3) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Luv U Whatever 25-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Top Tug (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Apr.
Power Game 4-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Great Hall (9-6) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Slowfoot (GER) 100-1 (9-0) Steadied start, held up, never dangerous, 13th of 14, 24 1/2l behind What About Carlo (9-5) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Energia Fox (BRZ) 9-1 (9-11) Raced wide, headway to join leader after 2f, led narrowly over 7f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 12, 26 3/4l behind Machine Learner (9-2) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Black Night (IRE) 200-1 (9-4) Mid-division, pushed along over 5f out, weakened over 2f out, 14th of 16, dist behind Duretto (9-4) at Newbury 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) gs in Oct.
Prince Of Arran 10-1 (9-6) Raced centre steadied start close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 15 1/4l behind Silent Attack (9-6) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Cliff Face (IRE) 11-10fav (10-5) Mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, soon challenged, every chance inside final furlong, ridden and held final 100 yards, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Neuf Des Coeurs (9-11) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Plymouth Sound 7-1 (9-3) Last to break, held up, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, never involved, 5th of 6, 4 1/4l behind Charlie Bear (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
