mid-division, outpaced 3f out, ridden and no impression when not much room over 1f out
mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on well final furlong
always behind
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
behind, effort over 2f out, ridden and outpaced when edged right over 1f out, no impression
always behind
tracked leaders, headway to lead over 5f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, driven and headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on well under pressure final furlong to go 2nd post
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, nearest finish
led, headed over 5f out, chased leader, lost place over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, no extra final furlong, lost 2nd post
tracked leader, led 2f out to over 1f out, ridden and no extra final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
MARMOOQ makes most appeal here and he gets the vote over Resentful Angel and The Grey One. It was a good effort last time from Marmooq who got his head in front at Lingfield last month when he beat Chanrossa. That was his first run over 1m2f but he saw it out well and there may be a little more to come from him over this trip. Resentful Angel and The Grey One were separated by less than a length at Wolverhampton last Friday and with The Grey One a 1lbs better off at the weights today, there should be little between them again. The draw would be a slight negative for Lilac Moon but she did go close here on her only previous try at this venue. New World Order's last win came over this course and distance but he has since been a bit disappointing and his overall strike-rate on the all-weather means he can't be a confident choice. Squad is a consistent sort on the turf but he has yet to even be placed in three starts on the all-weather. We will therefore stick with Marmooq as our choice to lead them home.
Criterion 10-1 (9-10) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 18l behind Inchpast (9-9) at Ripon 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Giant Sequoia (USA) 2-1fav (9-8) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 13, 17l behind Crazy Chris (9-8) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Meydan Dubai (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 16l behind Mr Willis (8-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Shannersburg (IRE) 28-1 (9-8) In touch until lost place on bend 5f out, no chance after, 7th of 9, 8l behind Truly Asia (9-5) at Bath 1m app hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct.
Aflaam (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, behind, pushed along and struggling from 4f out, 11th of 12, 6l behind Burma Rock (9-6) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Squad 5-2fav (8-11) Held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, kept on to go 3rd well inside final furlong, never dangerous, 3rd of 9, 10l behind Dove Cottage (9-8) at Folkestone 1m 4f hcap (5) gs in Oct.
The Dial House 5-2 (9-2) Led and raced off the inside rail, clear advantage 5f out, reduced lead over 2f out, weakened and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 13l behind Satwa Gold (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo clm stks (6) pol in Nov.
Resentful Angel 7-4fav (9-6) Held up, headway 4f out, not clear run over 2f out, not much room when squeezing through well over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f app hcp (6) pol beating The Grey One (9-4) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
The Grey One (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Steadied start, held up, took keen hold, not clear run over 3f out, headway when not much room over 2f out, again troubled passage well over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed, unable to quicken towards finsh, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Resentful Angel (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f app hcp (6) pol.
Lilac Moon (GER) 7-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to go moderate 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 10l behind Chookie Hamilton (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Marmooq 16-1 (9-3) Unruly stalls, held up mid-division, pushed along and improved approaching 2f out, driven and ran on strongly final furlong, edged left and led post, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Nov beating Chanrossa (8-13) by hd, 14 ran.
Siena Star (IRE) 11-1 (9-7) Raced wide, in touch, tracked leader 8f out until over 1f out, 8th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Marmooq (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Nov.
Divinatore 16-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, some late headway, never on terms, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Mr Hichens (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
New World Order (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Pressed winner, ridden 2f out, ran on towards finish, just held, 2nd of 12, nk behind Thunderstruck (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
