awkward leaving stalls, held up in last pair, switched left 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never able to challenge
held up towards rear, switched left over 2f out, headway to well held 2nd inside final 2f, never able to challenge
tracked leading pair, went 2nd 3f out, hard ridden 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out
steadied and switched right start, held up towards rear on rail, not much room and squeezed through over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders
in touch on outside, headway to chase leaders halfway, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, under pressure halfway, weakened 3f out
chased leaders on rail, ridden 2f out, faded over 1f out
held up and behind, headway under pressure to well held 4th inside final furlong
made all, drew clear over 1f out, stayed on well, unchallenged
chased winner until 3f out, stayed well there until weakened over 1f out
towards rear on outside, headway to chase leaders halfway, weakened over 1f out
always in rear
Lenkiewicz hasn't handled cut in the ground particularly well in the past and was outclassed in the October Stakes when last seen. Kurtanella has failed to build on promise she showed as a juvenile, En Fuego won a maiden two starts ago but was very disappointing on handicap debut, whilst the mark of Sard still needs to drop further to make her tempting. Touch Tone may get competitive despite being 6lb higher than her last winning mark but Imperial Delight offers little appeal as he prefers quicker ground and doesn't particularly act on soft as demonstrated by a less-than-inspiring effort here last time. First Cat runs from the top of the weights and his only win came at this course so could be capable of another good run. Burghley needs to drop further in the weights to look appealing having failed to perform since a winning debut. Spa's Dancer won on the artificial off this sort of mark but our preference is for KINGS BAYONET with Tom Queally in the saddle. He is 3lb higher than a narrow loss to Rough Rock at Folkestone when going off as favourite and looks well placed to go one better.
First Cat 16-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, switched left and headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders inside final furlong, outpaced to 4th close home, 4th of 13, 3/4l behind Brick Red (8-11) at Ascot 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Sep.
Imperial Delight 6-1 (9-5) Close up centre, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out, eased when no chance final furlong, 12th of 13, 16l behind Mirza (9-5) at Salisbury 6f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Sep.
Kings Bayonet 9-4fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, looking for gap and nowhere to go from over 1f out, got through near finish, ran to go 2nd, unlucky, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Rough Rock (8-6) at Folkestone 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sep.
Spa's Dancer (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, edged left and ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Red Gulch (9-0) at Newbury 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sep.
En Fuego 16-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden and edged right over 2f out, soon weakened, 13th of 15, 34l behind Red Gulch (9-0) at Newbury 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sep.
Burghley 7-2 (9-2) Close up, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, last of 5, 6l behind Sailorman (9-7) at Epsom Downs 7f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep.
Touch Tone 5-1 (9-1) Switched right soon after start, held up in rear, tried to switch left when not much room over 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 3l behind Sakhee's Pearl (9-1) at Kempton 7f fll hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Kurtanella 10-1 (8-13) In touch in 5th, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, rallied insid efinal furlong, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind My Kingdom (9-8) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep.
Sard 15-2 (9-7) Raced wide in touch, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 6, 12l behind Chat De La Burg (8-10) at Epsom Downs 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Sep.
Lenkiewicz 100-1 (8-10) Mainly behind, 11th of 12, 13l behind Rainfall (9-2) at Ascot 7f fll lst stks (1) gs in Sep.
Perfect Ch'i (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten, 9th of 11, 13l behind Snow Magic (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sep.
Water Gipsy 16-1 (9-4) Always in rear, 10th of 12, 7l behind Vintage (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
