tracked leaders, in 5th, on inside, headway chasing leaders in 4th 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened soon after
made all, shaken up over 1f out, came clear final furlong, unchallenged
raced keenly, chased winner until over 1f out, chased leading pair, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, no impression final furlong, lost two places towards finish
held up, in last trio, pushed along over 2f out, headway when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
held up, towards rear, headway on outside 3f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
hood removed late and slowly away, behind, hung left over 1f out, switched right and ran on strongly inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd close home
chased leaders, on inside, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, held up, in last pair, pushed along over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten
Silvery Moon landed a bit of a gamble at Ayr last week but that was on soft ground and he steps up a couple of grades here. Takatul will be fancied to bounce back from a first defeat in four in a conditions race at Ascot and goes on the short-list, though has a length-and-a-half to find with Gratzie on only 3lb better terms. In The Red only found one too good on a belated reappearance at Leicester, though some rain wouldn't have come amiss. Redcar winner WEEKEND OFFENDER ran well off this mark when fourth at York last month. He encountered traffic problems that day and could go close in this with a clear run. All of Alfred Hutchinson's wins have come on left-handed tracks but he'll do well to give weight to the three-year-olds.
Alfred Hutchinson 20-1 (9-10) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Daily Bulletin (8-9) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (2) pol in Sep.
Above N Beyond 9-4fav (8-13) Raced centre, overall leader until ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 5, 7 3/4l behind Oh This Is Us (8-9) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Sixth Sense (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Mid-division, lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 23 3/4l behind Normandy Barriere (8-13) at Doncaster 6f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Silvery Moon (IRE) 5-1jfav (9-9) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Ayr 1m hcp (4) sft in Sep beating Father Bertie (9-9) by hd, 14 ran.
Gratzie 8-1 (9-0) Close up, headway to track leader over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Great Order (8-12) at Ascot 1m stks (3) gf in Sep.
Takatul (USA) 6-4fav (8-12) Close up, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Great Order (8-12) at Ascot 1m stks (3) gf in Sep.
Weekend Offender (FR) 25-1 (8-7) Switched left start, held up towards rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, not much room and squeezed through 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, went 4th and one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 17, 3 3/4l behind Arcanada (9-6) at York 1m hcp stks (2) gd in Aug.
Worlds His Oyster 10-1 (8-6) Close up, short of room and lost place 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, went 4th near finish, 4th of 8, 4 1/4l behind God Willing (8-13) at Newmarket 1m hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Holy Grail (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) With leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Heir To A Throne (9-4) at Redcar 1m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
In The Red (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Noble Peace (8-9) at Leicester 7f hcp (3) gs in Sep.
