slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, went 3rd and edged left inside final furlong, stayed on
held up in rear, switched left and headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out
towards rear, switched left and some headway over 1f out, no impression, well beaten final furlong
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
held up towards rear, some headway on outside 2f out, never dangerous
in touch in mid-division, driven and effort over 2f out, soon edged left, weakened inside final furlong
led, headed 10f out, chased leader until over 3f out, went 2nd again entering final furlong, stayed on
held up rear of mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression, well beaten over 1f out
in touch, ridden on outside 3f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, raced freely, led 10f out, clear 6f out until over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon beaten
NOBLE MASQUERADE has gained both of his Turf victories on this track and loves fast ground so he did well on soft going here a fortnight ago. He isn't conceding too much weight and can get back on the winning trail. Pride Of Nepal was in winning form on fast going here in August having scored twice earlier in the year while Tessy Lad had a couple of runs over hurdles after scoring at Wolverhampton in October. Saligo Bay had been better known as a hurdler before a good run at Epsom last month, though could find the ground a bit lively, while Lexington Knight has had his last seven runs at Wolverhampton.
Noble Masquerade 4-1 (9-8) Tracked leader, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra in 3rd, weakened into 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 6 1/4l behind Splendent (9-6) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (4) sft in May.
Saligo Bay (IRE) 15-2 (8-10) Tracked leaders, pushed along to lead over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Sir Rumi (9-9) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Silverscape 11-1 (8-13) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and some headway 2f out, beaten 1f out, 5th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Real Dream (9-8) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in May.
Party Island (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Soon led, headed 10f out, tracked leaders, dropped to rear 5f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off, 6th of 7, dist behind Duke Of Verona (9-8) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Apr.
Reina Del Mar (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never involved, 7th of 9, 8 1/2l behind Eagle Court (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in May.
Tessy Lad (IRE) 11-5fav (11-0) Mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders 3 out, went 3rd and one pace before next, 3rd of 10, 16 1/4l behind Tying The Knot (11-0) at Hereford 2m mdn (4) sft in Jan.
Lexington Knight (IRE) 4-1 (9-8) Dwelt, raced wide towards rear, very wide bend 2f out, ridden and ran on towards finish, not reach leaders, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind The Thunderer (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Pride Of Nepal 7-2 (9-7) Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, ran on well approaching final furlong, kept on but always held, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Sausalito (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Down To The Kid (IRE) 7-1 (9-10) Raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden inside final 3f, weakened quickly soon after, 13th of 14, dist behind Dundory (9-9) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Vitalline 16-1 (10-0) Keen, in touch, shaken up 2f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Haku (9-9) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
