prominent, lost place 2f out, soon ridden, weakened 1f out
tracked leaders, challenged over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out until inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards
tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, soon behind
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to dispute 3rd inside final furlong, no impression with front pair
pressed leader, driven 2f out, lost place when ridden over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards
pressed leader, driven over 2f out, ridden and lost place over 1f out, no impression final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, no impression
tracked leaders towards far side, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
led narrowly, ridden over 1f out, headed narrowly final 110 yards, kept on, no extra towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to take narrow 3rd inside final furlong, no impression with front pair
tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led narrowly final 110 yards, edged right and kept on towards finish
prominent, driven 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
NonRunner
Soie D'leau beat Confessional in this last year and is 3lb lower but he’s proved hard to place this year. As well as the latter, Tim Easterby runs Copper Knight and MIDNIGHT MALIBU and Ben Curtis’ mount has been back to her best lately. She also has a very solid record over course and distance and, raised only 3lb for scoring at Epsom, shouldn’t be far away again. Holmeswood has improved at a rate of knots since dropped back to 5f but had to settle for a share of the spoils last time at York and is 5lb higher. Green Door has never won off a mark this high but is still preferred to stablemate Orvar.
Green Door (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Prominent, 3rd halfway, ridden in 2nd under 2f out, under pressure and no impression final 100 yards, 4th of 9, 1 1/4l behind Gorane (9-0) at Tipperary 5f lst stks (1) sft in Aug.
Copper Knight (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) With leader towards far side, led narrowly over 2f out, ridden and headed narrowly over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 19, 4 1/2l behind Holmeswood (8-13) at York 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Boom The Groom (IRE) 11-4fav (9-10) Stumbled and unseated rider start, at Epsom 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Holmeswood 9-2fav (8-13) Mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to challenge final 50 yards, dead heated post, won at York 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug beating Intense Romance (8-7), 19 ran.
Reflektor (IRE) 11-4fav (9-7) Mid-division on inside, ridden over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, no impression, eased, 11th of 12, 13 1/4l behind Guishan (9-4) at Chester 5f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Orvar (IRE) 4-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders in 3rd place, pushed along over 2f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Compas Scoobie (9-7) at Bath 5f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Monsieur Joe (IRE) 14-1 (9-10) Prominent, pushed along and weakened well over 1f out, 9th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Justice Lady (8-12) at Sandown 5f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Distant Past 11-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 8, shd behind Manshood (9-9) at Hamilton 6f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Soie D'leau 10-1 (9-4) Always towards rear, struggling over 1f out, last of 12, 13 1/2l behind Guishan (9-4) at Chester 5f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Confessional 8-1 (8-13) Raced wide close up, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, keeping on when short of room inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Powerallied (8-7) at Chester 5f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Mayleaf Shine (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and kept on under pressure inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 19, 4 1/2l behind Holmeswood (8-13) at York 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Midnight Malibu (IRE) 7-2 (8-9) Made all, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on, won at Epsom 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug beating Love On The Rocks (9-3) by 1l, 7 ran.
Aleef (IRE) 10-3fav (9-10) Hampered start, in rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 11 1/4l behind Tarboosh (9-4) at Ripon 5f hcp (3) gf in Sep.
