led, pushed along on near side rail over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, soon wandered, rallied gamely to lead again towards finish
steadied start, soon tracking leaders out wide, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra and held in 3rd final 100 yards
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, soon struggling to go the pace, weakened over 2f out
steadied start, held up last, ridden over 1f out, never on terms
prominent on rail, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced keenly, soon pressing winner, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish
Iconic Knight bids for a hat-trick of course and distance wins but is upped in class and MACS DILEMMA is preferred. The latter escapes a penalty having won an apprentices’ contest here last week and a good run in the previous race from the second Gilt Edge would further boost confidence. Biggles placed off today’s mark attempting to land a four-timer while Arcadian Nights scored here on his penultimate start.
Biggles 10-3 (8-12) Raced keenly, prominent, ridden over 2f out, 3rd and held final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Rhythm Master (9-11) at Newcastle 7f hcp (2) pol in Jun.
Spanish Star (IRE) 66-1 (9-12) In rear, pushed along off pace 2f out, headway final furlong, stayed on well final 100 yards, 4th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Out From Under (9-8) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Stockpyle 25-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 10th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Yaaser (8-8) at Doncaster 7f hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Arcadian Nights 33-1 (9-6) Dwelt, held up, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and edged right over 2f out, no impression and beaten over 1f out, last of 10, 13 1/4l behind Tarrabb (9-3) at Ascot 7f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Macs Dilemma (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Made most, ridden over 1f out, clear inside final 100 yards, ran on well, won at Chepstow 7f hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Gilt Edge (8-10) by 3 1/4l, 7 ran.
Iconic Knight (IRE) 12-1 (10-0) Handy, ridden and led narrowly over 1f out, stayed on well when challenged, did enough, won at Chepstow 7f hcp (6) gd in Aug beating Redredrobin (9-2) by nk, 9 ran.