held up in rear, pushed along and well beaten over 3f out
held up towards rear, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, just held
slowly into stride, took keen hold, soon in mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden and edged left 2f out, led towards finish, headed last strides
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, led last strides
led early, tracked leader, led again over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish
tracked leaders, not clear run and switched left over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no headway
took keen hold, soon led on outside, ran wide and headed over 3f out, well held after
in rear, ridden over 2f out, effort well over 1f out, no impression
prominent, ridden over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
mid-division, took keen hold, headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Guildenstern and Crystallize arrive in winning form but go straight back up in the weights and poor strike rates from both suggest a follow-up is unlikely. Katmai River landed a double over C&D last time with today's rival West Leake back in third-place though the latter is weighted to turn the tables today, while Eager To Bow has place claims on his seasonal reappearance. However, a chance is taken on handicap debutant STAND BY ME, who will appreciate today's longer trip and the presence of Richard Hughes in the saddle suggests a big run is expected.
Ensnare 20-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, well beaten over 2f out, 12th of 13, 21l behind Eastern Gift (8-11) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Eager To Bow (IRE) 3-1fav (9-4) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, never nearer, 5th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Daddy's Gift (8-12) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Oct.
Florio Vincitore (IRE) 14-1 (8-2) Led over 7f out, soon well clear, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Eastern Gift (8-11) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
West Leake (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, effort on inside 2f out, soon led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Katmai River (9-1) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
Katmai River (IRE) 2-1fav (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led inside final, soon pressed, ran on and always holding rival, won at Kempton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar beating Valmina (8-12) by hd, 6 ran.
Tudor Prince (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Took keen hold on outside, tracked leaders, every chance from over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 8l behind Patavium Prince (9-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Jonny Ebeneezer 20-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never troubled leaders, 7th of 10, 6l behind Loyal Royal (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Motty's Gift 5-1 (9-0) Slowly away, soon behind and outpaced, eased over 3f out, virtually pulled up, 11th of 12, well behind Ermyntrude (7-13) at Brighton 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Footstepsofspring (FR) 14-1 (9-5) Raced centre, chased leaders, merged with stands side halfway, soon ridden, kept on, one pace, 5th of 12, 5l behind Downhill Skier (9-3) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Oct.
Guildenstern (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead post, won at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar beating Louphole (8-11) by nk, 14 ran.
Crystallize 4-1 (9-1) Chased leaders on inside, led well over 1f out, strongly pressed final furlong, held on well, won at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Feb beating Royal Envoy (8-12) by nk, 12 ran.
Teen Ager (FR) 8-1 (8-11) Keen tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 1f out, 13th of 14, 13l behind Guildenstern (8-8) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Norcroft 10-1 (8-3) Behind, headway on inside over 2f out, soon hard ridden to chase leaders, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 12, 5l behind Angelena Ballerina (9-2) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-52 (6) fbs in Mar.
Stand Beside Me (IRE) 9-2 (9-13) Slowly away, pulled hard in last, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 11l behind Sound Amigo (8-12) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
