slowly away, always behind, tailed off final 3f
mid-division, pulled hard, ridden over 2f out, no headway
made all, quickened 2f out, ridden over 1f out, all out towards finish, always going to hold on
mid-division, struggling over 2f out
held towards rear, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never near leaders and soon no impression
prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up, headway over 5f out, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, raced keenly, ridden 2f out, edged right over 1f out, one pace
tracked winner, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, soon hung right, closed inside final furlong, always held
always towards rear
mid-division, not clear run on inside over 2f out, soon switched left and headway, ran on to go 3rd entering final furlong, not much room towards finish
DAHAAM can shed his maiden tag here at the main expense of Robust Wish and Midfielder. The selection hails from a yard who continue in good form and he has not done a lot wrong so far. He ran well when chasing home Get A Grip over this course and distance last month and from a good draw he can go one better. Robust Wish was well beaten on his debut here, but he showed dramatic improvement to chase home Kings Bayonet at Wolverhampton last time and if he can build on that then he would have a big chance. Midfielder is an interesting newcomer from the John Gosden yard who have a good strike-rate with their juveniles this season, so he has to be considered. Red Intrigue is making her all-weather debut but she will have to improve on what she has shown so far if she is to get competitive. We will stick with Dahaam as the one to beat.
Another Character (USA) Giant's Causeway colt out of Mambo Halo.
Christmas Coming 20-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, stayed on well final furlong, 4th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Confucius Fortune (8-13) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Sep.
Dahaam 8-11fav (9-3) Led, ridden, headed 2f out, chased winner, hanging right after, well held when eased near finish, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Get A Grip (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn stks (4) pol in Sep.
Dauntsey Park (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) Led main group in centre until over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, 9th of 11, 13l behind Hunting Tartan (9-3) at Chepstow 7f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Sep.
Dynamic Drive (IRE) Motivator colt out of Biriyani.
Ibn Hiyyan (USA) 12-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, edged left and weakend 1f out, last of 8, 9l behind Dashing Doc (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2yo mdn (4) gd in Aug.
Midfielder (USA) Smart Strike colt out of Quiet Weekend.
Monterey (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 9, 24l behind Hot Prospect (9-3) at Sandown 1m 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sep.
Rakhapura (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, some headway halfway, weakened 2f out, 10th of 13, 6l behind Bathwick Gold (9-3) at Leicester 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Sep.
Robust Wish (USA) 16-1 (9-3) Behind, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Kings Bayonet (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn stks (4) pol in Sep.
Sefton Park 66-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out, last of 11, 18l behind Magician's Cape (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn (5) gs in Sep.
Jennerous Blue 100-1 (8-11) Slowly away, in rear when ran green and wide into straight, never on terms, 10th of 14, 10l behind Muwakaba (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) pol in Sep.
Red Intrigue (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden, one pace in 5th when hung right and bit slipped over 1f out, soon eased, 8th of 12, 13l behind Subtefuge (9-0) at Warwick 7f 2yo fll mdn (5) gf in Sep.
