tracked winner throughout, challenged over 1f out, soon ridden and every chance, held towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, outpaced and lost touch 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
tracked leaders, driven and outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong
made all, ridden over 1f out, held on well final furlong
held up towards rear, headway into mid-division halfway, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace
mid-division on inside, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up behind, effort when not clear run well over and approaching final fulong, ran on well, not reached leaders
First-time up may be the best time to catch PLYMOUTH ROCK and Jeremy Noseda's runner is preferred to Absinthe and Kidlat. The selection was a winner on his debut at Windsor in June before running two fair races in defeat in handicap grade. Both of those runs suggested that this mark of 83 is manageable and he should run well from a fair draw. Mount Hadley steps up in trip and is edging down to what looks a fair mark, Cluain Alainn is unexposed on these shores and needs close attention in the market as he drops down the weights, whilst Absinthe is yet to win but he is afforded respect on this seasonal return despite a climbing handicap perch. Kidlat has been gambled on recently and came up trumps at Wolverhampton last time but this looks tougher, Trafalgar Square is back to a winning mark and ran ok at Lingfield last time, whilst Taaresh and Cupid's Glory both run this track well and are considered accordingly. Aphrodisia is not ruled out either in a competitive opener, but the nod goes to Plymouth Rock.
Plymouth Rock (IRE) 5-2fav (9-1) Tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along on inner 3f out, stayed on under pressure into 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Fanditha (8-12) at Goodwood 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep.
Mount Hadley (USA) 5-1 (9-6) Raced wide in touch, effort and every chance over 1f out, no extra and lost 3rd post, 4th of 9, 5l behind Salerosa (8-6) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Nov.
Cluain Alainn (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Tracked leader until over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 5, 11l behind Cashpoint (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Mar.
Absinthe (IRE) 11-4fav (9-1) Tracked leader, led on wide outside 2f out, wandered left and right under pressure over 1f out, kept on well until headed last 75 yards, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Hanoverian Baron (9-3) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Sep.
Kidlat 4-1 (9-0) Soon led, made rest, held on well, ridden out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Mar beating Sarwin (8-6) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Trafalgar Square 25-1 (8-7) Dwelt, in rear, ran wide into straight 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, never dangerous, 4th of 6, 2 1/2l behind Island Sunset (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Taaresh (IRE) 7-1 (8-6) Prominent in slowly run race, tracked leader over 3f out, led 2f out, ridden and in command over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Kempton 1m 2f hcap (4) pol in Mar beating Buddy Holly (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Cupid's Glory 13-8fav (8-10) Held up in touch, hard ridden and effort 1f out, not run on, 4th of 8, 2l behind Alfie Tupper (8-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f clm stks (6) pol in Mar.
Aphrodisia 3-1fav (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up, never dangerous, 6th of 10, 5l behind Castleburg (8-8) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
