raced mid-division, hard ridden 2f out, soon beaten
behind, effort and hard ridden 2f out, never dangerous
led, hard ridden and strongly pressed 2f out, narrowly headed 1f out, rallied well under pressure towards finish
pulled hard in touch, behind final 2f
took keen hold, mid-division, no headway final 2f
took keen hold, held up in rear, driven on inside, stayed on under pressure from 2f out, not paced to trouble leaders
took keen hold, chased leading pair, ridden 2f out, soon beaten
took keen hold, in touch on outside, ridden and no impression final 2f
keen, held up towards rear, no headway final 2f
raced in 4th, switched left and effort on wide outside 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, hard driven final furlong to hold on near finish
held up last, headway on outside approaching final furlong, ran on to take 3rd inside final furlong
Torrid Kentavr gets the call in the finale, with Parnassian, Distant Country and Lifted Way just three more with claims. This is not the easiest of getting out stakes as there are plenty more in with a shout in this Flat v Jump boys encounter, including El Chaparral, Milady's Pride and Cherished Number, but Torrid Kentavr, a narrow winner at Newcastle on his reappearance, will come on for the run and should make a bold bid to follow up. Robert Winston gave him a good ride last time, and a season hurdling has obviously not blunted his edge. A small rise is unlikely to stop the northern raider from being involved in the finish, with Frankie Dettori booked to ride. Parnassian ran on well to be nearest at the finish when second over seven furlongs on his return at Kempton and should get a strong ride from Richard Johnson, while Distant Country won well at Lingfield last time and has Ryan Moore in the plate. Tony McCoy, who collected 12 months ago aboard Lifted Way, ride Pat Chamings ' charge again, but does not look to have an outstanding chance of repeating the feat. For the winner we return to Torrid Kentavr.
Parnassian 16-1 Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, never nearer, 3rd of 17, 3l behind Flint River at Kempton 7f hcp gs.
Retirement 14-1 Chased stand side leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 12th of 20, 15l behind Soyuz at Doncaster 7f app hcp (D2) gs in Nov.
Lifted Way 9-1 Led until narrowly headed 2f out, chased leader to over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 14th of 15, 12l behind Armagnac at Sandown 7f hcp (D2) gd in Sept.
Balearic Star (IRE) 25-1 Always prominent, led over 1f out, ran on, won at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-80 (D) gs in Aug beating Mount Hillaby by 1 1/2l, 16 ran.
Voice Mail 6-1 Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 5l behind Omaha City at Lingfield 1m hcp (E3) pol in Oct.
Torrid Kentavr (USA) 7-1 Held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Newcastle 1m hcp sft beating Double Vodka by 3/4l, 15 ran.
The Player 11-1 Pulled hard in mid-division, weakened 3f out, 12th of 14, 9l behind Carry On Doc at Epsom 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (D) gd in Aug.
El Chaparral (IRE) 7-2 Towards rear, some headway 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 13, 11l behind The Gaikwar at W'hampton 1m 1f amt clm stk (G4) pol in Mar.
Cherished Number 9-2 Always in rear, 8th of 9, 18l behind Sorbiesharry at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp pol.
Milady's Pride 11-2 Tracked leaders, led over 3f out, stayed on well, won at Yarmouth 1m fll hcp sft in Mar beating Miss Polaris by a nk, 7 ran.
Distant Country (USA) 9-4jt-fav Held up towards rear, smooth headway 2f out, led well inside final furlong, readily, won at Lingfield 1m clm (E3) pol in Mar beating Best Before by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Jools 8-1 In touch, losing place when hampered over 2f out, soon behind, 12th of 13, 16l behind Sir Haydn at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp pol.
Alfridini 12-1 In touch, tracked leader 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, 6th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Kew Green at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (D2) pol in Feb.
Fuel Cell (IRE) 8-1 Prominent, led over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 14, 9l behind Arabie at Bath 1m 2f hcp gd.
