close up, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened
prominent, led over 2f out, soon pushed along, headed over 1f out, no extra and lost 2nd place near finish
held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace
led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, faded inside final furlong
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd near finish, no chance with winner
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up mid-division, lost place 3f out
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up mid-division, effort over 2f out, never dangerous
held up towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, never dangerous
slowly into stride, held up mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
prominent, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
held up mid-division on outer, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, headway over 3f out to track leaders on bit, led over 1f out, soon clear
held up towards rear, ridden and switched right over 1f out, never dangerous
Nonrunner
Huge fields are certainly the order of the day here and this is another very tricky puzzle to solve. Ile De Re won the Chester Cup and Northumberland Plate off higher marks in 2012 but the grey has had his problems since. Gabrial's King, Very Good Day and Lady Kashaan all ran in the Cesarewitch. There wasn't much between the trio but Novirak makes more appeal having finished third in a Listed race at Newmarket last month. Almagest has only gone up a couple of pounds since a narrow victory at Ripon while the three-year-olds Spectator and Last Echo make some appeal from the foot of the weights. The latter steps up in trip but Cam Hardie's claim will aid her cause. Linguine has already won here this year and stays this trip but the lightly-raced NORWAY CROSS is more progressive and can follow up her recent win at Windsor off a 5lb higher mark.
Ile De Re (FR) 33-1 (9-13) Held up in touch, pushed along 4f out, soon lost place, 10th of 12, 17l behind Swivel (8-12) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Sep.
Ardlui (IRE) 16-1 (9-10) Close up, ridden 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Old Town Boy (9-1) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
Gabrial's King (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Never better than mid-division, 16th of 33, 16l behind Big Easy (8-7) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gd.
Linguine (FR) 22-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 14l behind Mount Logan (8-10) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp 105 (2) gd in Sep.
Novirak (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, plugged on same pace, 3rd of 5, 11l behind Pallasator (9-3) at Newmarket 2m Listed stks (1) gd in Sep.
Saved By The Bell (IRE) 11-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders, 6th of 11, 4l behind Old Town Boy (9-1) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
Almagest 3-1fav (10-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on to lead post, won at Ripon 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug beating Sir Frank Morgan (9-11) by hd, 8 ran.
Very Good Day (FR) 66-1 (8-10) In touch, driven over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 17th of 33, 16l behind Big Easy (8-7) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gd.
Norway Cross 2-1fav (9-5) Held up in last pair, steady headway over 3f out, soon tracking leading pair, ridden over 2f out, strong challenge inside final furlong, stayed on to lead final 100 yards, won at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) sft beating Tobacco Road (9-10) by 1l, 8 ran.
Zipp (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) In rear, ridden 3f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 8th of 13, 12l behind Queen Of Ice (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 4f fll lst stks (1) gd in Sep.
Lady Kashaan (IRE) 50-1 (8-8) In touch, driven and lost place 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 20th of 33, 20l behind Big Easy (8-7) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gd.
Zeus Magic 20-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, pushed along over 4f out, 10th before straight, no impression in 13th and one pace from over 1f out, 15th of 21, 12l behind El Salvador (9-5) at Curragh 2m hcp.
Ambleside 25-1 (9-10) Held up, always towards rear, 12th of 13, 32l behind Ebony Express (9-10) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) sft.
Moontime 14-1 (9-0) Keen early, tracked leader, driven when hung left over 2f out, ridden and lost place over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 10l behind Wrangler (9-1) at Haydock 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) sft in May.
Allnecessaryforce (FR) 14-1 (8-7) Held up in mid-division, headway near side over 1f out, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 15, 3l behind Wadi Al Hattawi (9-5) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gs in May.
Intense Tango 4-5fav (9-3) Held up in rear, went 4th and ridden over 2f out, no impression until stayed on well inside final 100 yards, unable to get on terms, 4th of 5, 2 3/4l behind Ryeolliean (8-7) at Newcastle 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep.
Spectator 6-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind William Of Orange (8-13) at Haydock 1m 6f 3yo hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Last Echo (IRE) 7-4fav (11-7) Prominent, led and came towards stands side rail over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 9l behind My Lord (10-13) at Goodwood 1m 4f am hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Min Alemarat (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders on inside, lost place 4f out, eased over 3f out, tailed off, virtually pulled up, last of 24, well behind Farquhar (8-5) at Newmarket 1m 4f her hcp 0-105 (2) gd.
Cool Sky 11-1 (9-13) Held up in rear but in touch, under pressure over 4f out, soon weakened, last of 5, 16l behind English Summer (9-6) at Chester 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug.
