held up towards rear, smooth headway from 4f out, soon chased leader, edged left and every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
held up in rear, headway over 5f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out
chased leader after 2f, ridden to lead over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, driven out
held up, headway over 4f out, soon ridden, weakened well over 1f out
went right start, led after 2f, headed 10f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out
held up mid-division, ridden 6f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, ridden 6f out, weakened over 3f out
keen, held up mid-division, headway 7f out, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace
hampered start, in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, short of room inside final furlong, kept on one pace
led, headed after 2f, lost place 8f out
pulled hard, chased leaders, led 10f out, soon clear, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
Historic Place, Indian Pipe Dream and Diamond Circle are the three for the shortlist here and preference is for Historic Place. John Gosden¿s Indian Pipe Dream is in fine form as are the other runners from the yard and he has won two of his last three starts. Those wins came at Haydock and Sandown and despite going up the handicap he will go well. Diamond Circle is another runner in form. He won well here last time and is lightly raced. He is open to further improvement and is progressive. Historic Place though gets the vote. His only career win came in a bumper at Ascot last year but his second to Colloquial last time at Newbury came in a competitive handicap. He is well treated at the moment and Historic Place can land his first race on the Flat.
Fortune Island (IRE) 18-1 (8-8) Held up, headway over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 21st of 34, 28l behind Sergeant Cecil (9-8) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gs.
Harlestone Grey 33-1 (10-0) Held up, effort over 4f out, soon weakened, virtually pulled up over 1f out, last of 9, well behind The Nawab (8-2) at York 2m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) sft.
Indian Pipe Dream (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden to lead over 2f out, driven out, won at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (3) gs in Sept beating Hiddensee (9-2) by a nk, 17 ran.
Diamond Circle 16-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, rallied and led again over 1f out, ridden out, won at Newmarket 1m 6f 3yo hcp (4) sft beating Chocolate Caramel (9-2) by 1l, 17 ran.
Linens Flame 14-1 (9-2) Prominent, weakened over 4f out, soon eased, tailed off, 12th of 13, well behind Toldo (8-10) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
High Point (IRE) 100-1 (7-12) Behind, headway over 4f out, kept on same pace, 12th of 34, 14l behind Sergeant Cecil (9-8) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gs.
Historic Place (USA) 11-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, slightly short of room well over 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, not trouble winner, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Colloquial (9-13) at Newbury 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Desert Island Disc 20-1 (8-2) In touch, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace, 7th of 12, 5l behind Sirce (8-13) at Bath 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gs.
Establishment 100-1 (7-12) In touch, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened, 26th of 34, 41l behind Sergeant Cecil (9-8) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gs.
Master Cobbler (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along when hampered on outside rail over 1f out, not recover, 4th of 14, 7l behind Grasp (7-12) at Bath 2m 1f 3yo hcp (5) gs.
Queen of Iceni 4-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, challenged going well 3f out, led over 2f out, stayed on well, won at Goodwood 1m 6f 3yo mdn (5) gd beating A Thousand Smiles (8-9) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
