chased leaders in 3rd, ridden 2f out, 3rd 1f out, 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home
rear of mid-division, headway into 4th and ridden 2f out, 5th 1f out, no extra
chased leaders in 4th, ridden under 2f out, headway to lead 1f out, stayed on well final furlong
mid-division on inner, 5th when short of room and switched right 2f out, ridden in 4th 1f out, soon 3rd, kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong
always behind, no impression straight, never a factor
mid-division on outer, ridden entering straight, weakened
led, ridden under 2f out headed 1f out, no extra final furlong
chased leader in 2nd, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
dwelt, always towards rear, never a factor
UK-based horses have won six of the last 10 renewals including the last four. No two-year-old has won this in that period though there's a stronger-than-usual contingent from the younger brigade this time. Archie Watson's Shumookhi won a Newbury Listed contest before tackling Group company at Doncaster and Ayr and once again showed really good speed on heavy going last time. Life Of Riley represents Karl Burke, who has had great success in Ireland this year, while Aidan O'Brien runs two juveniles. All The King's Men looks best of the youngsters after Sunday's Listed success at Navan though the three-year-old LOST TREASURE may prove best of the stable's entries after just failing to hold Medicine Jack at that latter meeting. The latter holds Hit The Bid on their run in the Prix de l'Abbaye and could be good enough as Encore d'Or, seven times a winner on the all-weather, steps up from victories in two tough handicaps and Equilateral is making his all-weather debut.
Encore d'Or 4-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Leicester 5f hcp (2) gd in Oct beating Mirza (9-2) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Equilateral 3-1 (9-0) Held up, headway far side of group halfway, chased leaders and every chance over 1f out, soon ridden, no extra and lost 3rd final strides, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Mr Lupton (9-1) at Newbury 5f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Sep.
Hit The Bid (9-10) 14th of 16, 6 1/2l behind Mabs Cross (9-7) at Longchamp 5f Grp 1 gs in Oct.
Lost Treasure (IRE) 2-1fav (9-5) Waited with, 12th approaching halfway, tight for room over 2f out, effort and stayed on well final furlong to lead close home, edged left and bumped rival near finish, headed at line, 2nd of 14, shd behind Medicine Jack (9-5) at Navan 6f lst stks (1) Yielding in Oct.
Amthaal 25-1 (9-2) Towards rear, 5th halfway, pushed along 2f out and 3rd briefly 1f out, ridden and no impression inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 3l behind Unfortunately (9-3) at Naas 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Sep.
All The King's Men (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Prominent, soon led, pushed along 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Navan 6f lst stks (1) Yielding in Oct beating Recon Mission (9-3) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Life of Riley 4-1fav (9-3) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 7 3/4l behind Dave Dexter (9-3) at Ayr 5f lst stks (1) hvy in Sep.
Fantasy (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Tracked leader over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 14, 8 3/4l behind Sergei Prokofiev (9-1) at Newmarket 5f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Oct.
Shumookhi (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Led narrowly, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Queen Of Bermuda (9-0) at Ayr 6f Grp 3 fll stks (1) hvy in Sep.
