awkwardly away, soon tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, edged left and kept on towards finish
raced keenly, held up behind, ridden over 2f out, never reached leaders, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, driven over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, never on terms
soon led, ridden when hard pressed over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on, no extra in 4th final 110 yards
soon prominent, driven over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, not pace of front pair inside final 50 yards
tracked leaders, headway 3f out, soon challenged, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left and headed inside final furlong, kept on, held towards finish
restrained start, held up in rear, outpaced over 2f out, never a threat, weakened inside final furlong
raced keenly, led early, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, lost place over 1f out, one pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 4f out, soon lost place, behind final 2f, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, soon tracked leaders, driven and outpaced 2f out, gradually weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, soon no impression, weakened inside final furlong
We Are The World won at Wolverhampton last month but was well beaten off only a 2lb higher mark last time. Betjeman was beaten a length over a longer trip at Chelmsford recently and Glorious Army steps up in trip for his handicap debut along with Brisk Tempo. Of those returning to action, Nottingham winner Ship Of The Fen remains 6lb higher but drops in class while KNIGHTLY SPIRIT was placed over today’s trip in soft ground at Goodwood in September. Handicapping for the first time on his return, Roger Varian’s colt gets the nod to open his account.
Ship Of The Fen 5-4fav (9-3) In touch, ridden 3f out, soon beaten, 6th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Lynwood Gold (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 1f (4) gf in Oct.
We Are The World 4-1 (9-1) Held up in touch, went 2nd over 4f out, pushed along 3f out, weakened final furlong, last of 5, 12 1/4l behind Casey Jones (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Glorious Army 6-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Sha La La La Lee (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Apr.
I'm A Star (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Led early, tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 13, 9l behind Corelli (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Brisk Tempo (FR) 10-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 13, 10 1/4l behind First Contact (9-9) at Doncaster 7f stks (5) sft in Mar.
Knightly Spirit 7-2 (9-5) Raced wide in touch, headway over 6f out, tracked leader over 5f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, keeping on one pace when bumped inside final fiurlong, 3rd of 11, 4 1/4l behind Setting Sail (9-5) at Goodwood 1m 2f mdn stks (3) sft in Sep.
French Flyer (IRE) 13-8fav (9-9) Led, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Trumps Up (9-9) at Thirsk 1m stks (6) gf in Sep.
Betjeman 3-1 (9-5) Prominent, pushed along over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 4th of 7, 3/4l behind Blame Me Forever (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Love Rat 8-1 (8-11) Led, pushed along 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 6, 12 1/4l behind Litigation (8-6) at Southwell 1m stks (5) pol in Mar.
Cracker Factory 12-1 (9-2) Prominent, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, no impression on winner 1f out, no extra inside final 100 yards, 4th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Elegiac (9-2) at Newcastle 1m stks (4) pol in Nov.
Spark Of War (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Led until over 2f out, soon lost place, 6th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Moqarrar (9-2) at Newcastle 7f stks (4) pol in Oct.
