slowly away, always in rear
tracked leaders, pushed along when short of room over 2f out, weakened final furlong
keen tracked leader, ridden and weakened 2f out
in touch, wide and headway 5f out, led 3f out, ridden 2f out, ran on
dwelt towards rear, wide and headway over 1f out, ran on, not reach leaders
in touch, wide and headway when edged left over 2f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong
held up, pushed along and headway 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
led 4f, tracked clear leader, not clear run 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 2f out, one pace and lost 2 places inside final furlong
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never nearer
always towards rear
raced wide, took keen hold close up, led after 4f, soon clear, reduced lead 4f out, headed 3f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, pushed along 3f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
A leading amateur partners SIR JOSEPH SWAN and the latter beat Master Grey when scoring at Salisbury earlier. He placed over today’s trip at Kempton last time and gets the vote ahead of Fen Tiger, who scored over 1m4f at Leicester in June and steps up in distance. Iconic Mover finished runner-up at Kempton recently with Bird For Life and Tulane well behind while Percy's Prince won at the same track last autumn though hasn’t raced since April.
Final Choice 80-1 (9-6) Started very slowly and lost at least 8 lengths, well behind, reminders and struggling 5f out, tailed off, last of 10, dist behind Bug Boy (9-1) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Sir Joseph Swan 11-4 (9-4) Mid-division, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden in 4th over 1f out, ran on, no impression, 3rd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Flying Standard (9-9) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Percy's Prince 150-1 (11-1) Towards rear, ridden 3 out, no impression, 4th of 6, dist behind Name In Lights (11-8) at Kempton 2m (4) gd in Apr.
Master Grey (IRE) 15-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 5, 21l behind Mujid (10-2) at Ffos Las 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Bird For Life 11-1 (9-6) Pushed along in rear early, pushed along 3f out, headway 2f out, stayed on steadily, never nearer, 3rd of 14, 7 1/2l behind I Doubt That (9-9) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Fen Tiger (IRE) 18-5 (10-5) Towards rear, pushed after 3f out and made headway, every chance when ridden before final furlong, stayed on well but always held by winner, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Percy Prosecco (10-8) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Kalaya (IRE) 16-1 (10-7) Tracked leader, lost place and niggled along after 3rd, pushed along in last before 4th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 2 out, at Lingfield 2m 3f (5) gs in Nov.
Tulane (IRE) 2-1fav (9-9) Raced wide tracked leaders, led 6f out, headed 3f out, chased winner, ridden and kept on one pace, lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 11, 4 1/4l behind Double Legend (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 5f stks (6) pol in Aug.
Iconic Mover 28-1 (9-1) Front mid-division, pushed along and headway over 2f out, led well over 1f out, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on but soon held by winner, 2nd of 14, 3 1/4l behind I Doubt That (9-9) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Yaazaain 12-1 (10-8) In rear, ridden after 5 out and struggling, tailed off, last of 11, dist behind Red Maple (10-8) at Market Rasen 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Blue Beret 11-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 9, 7 1/2l behind Myriad (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Affair 25-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 19 3/4l behind Smith (9-7) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Alioski 14-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, headway to dispute lead final furlong, soon outpaced and no extra close home, 5th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Typewritten (9-9) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
