chased leaders, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened last half furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, soon hanging left, switched right and still hung left over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on to lead close home
steadied start, held up in mid division, headway on outside 3f out, challenged 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, not quicken and headed close home
towards rear, pushed along halfway, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on one pace inside final furlong
led to post, steadied start, held up ridden well over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not able to reach leaders
chased leaders, headway 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken towards finish
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
chased leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
held up in rear, switched left from well over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never nearer
led until ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
dwelt and not much room after start, mid-division, weakened well over 2f out
An open start to proceedings where Conry is sure to be popular and his all-weather record isn't quite as bad as first glance suggests as he was only beaten a length and a half into seventh here in September. Just Timmy Marcus, Lord Of The Dance and Desert Falls all have claims, a visor may help Suzhou pull a little more out of the bag whilst it would be no surprise to see a big run from the very well handicapped William Morgan on his first run on the all-weather. KING'S CAPRICE gets the nod though with his high draw of no concern for one that is usually held-up; he's well handicapped and wasn't beaten far last time over this course and distance but he has yet to win in fifteen starts on the all-weather so can only be recommended each-way.
Hobson 25-1 (9-2) Steadied start, in rear, outpaced 4f out, never a factor, 8th of 11, 16l behind Another Try (8-12) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Sep.
Conry (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, not much room well over 1f out, soon switched left, kept on to take 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Cara's Request (9-7) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-80 (4) sft.
Lord of The Dance (IRE) 11-2 (9-8) Tracked leaders, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Star Links (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.
William Morgan (IRE) 5-1 (8-7) Dwelt, held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 5l behind Just Five (8-13) at Leicester 7f clm stks (5) hvy in Oct.
King's Caprice 14-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 6th of 11, 1 1/2l behind The Happy Hammer (8-12) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.
Just Timmy Marcus 7-1 (9-5) Dwelt, held up in touch and keen, went 2nd over 2f out, every chance well over 1f out, soon edged right, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Star Links (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.
Know No Fear 9-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, never near leaders, 6th of 11, 7l behind Pipers Piping (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-62 (6) pol.
Desert Falls 13-2 (9-0) Soon chased leaders on inside, chased winner over 2f out, no impression final furlong, 2nd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Mottley Crewe (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Suzhou 25-1 (9-2) Mid-division on outside, ridden 3f out, chased leaders under pressure over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression, 7th of 11, 5l behind Annes Rocket (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Mrs Batt (IRE) 25-1 (8-2) Soon led on stands side, driven along over 2f out, headed under pressure inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 30, 1 1/4l behind Boynagh Joy (9-6) at Curragh 7f hcp 50-75 in Oct.
Compton Micky 25-1 (8-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 5l behind Takajan (9-0) at Southwell 6f app hcp 0-55 (6) fbs in Oct.
