prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, lost place over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened final 75 yards
behind, well adrift over 3f out until ran on inside final furlong, finished well
held up, pushed wide over 3f out, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
took keen hold, prominent on inside, bumped badly and lost place 4f out, ran on final furlong, unable to get on terms, eased close home
prominent, took keen hold, hampered and lost place 4f out, soon trapped wide, well beaten after
prominent, led inside final furlong, soon headed, not pace of winner
ridden away from stalls, prominent, not much room and lost place over 4f out, no impression after
Secret Missile won as he liked at Chelmsford two weeks ago and can go close again, despite a 6lb higher mark. But this is a very competitive affair with Normal Equilibrium hinting at a revival at Leicester last time. He beat Dynamo Walt at Chelmsford in the spring and that one went on to score twice at the same track in the summer. El Viento was only beaten half-a-length in a big field at Doncaster last month but was earlier behind the in-form COMPTON HEIGHTS at Ayr and meets Keith Dalglish's charge on worse terms. The latter has also secured the inside berth so can record victory number four for the year as this may be too tough for Desert Command and Desert Strike and Judicial has a bit to prove at present.
Normal Equilibrium 16-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Demora (8-10) at Leicester 5f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Astrophysics 66-1 (9-7) Raced far side chased leader until weakened 2f out, 11th of 12, 13 1/4l behind Arctic Feeling (8-12) at Catterick 5f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Dynamo Walt (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway towards inside 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Doctor Sardonicus (8-13) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
El Viento (FR) 14-1 (8-0) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, driven and ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 18, 1/2l behind Easy Road (9-3) at Doncaster 5f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Judicial (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, last of 16, 20 1/2l behind Indescribable (9-0) at Goodwood 5f hcp stks (3) gd in Jul.
Compton Heights 8-1fav (9-2) Chased leaders centre, led over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Ayr 5f hcp (4) gd in Sep beating El Viento (9-1) by 1l, 24 ran.
Dark Side Dream 25-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden and weakened entering final furlong, 15th of 18, 8 3/4l behind Indescribable (8-13) at York 5f hcp stks (3) gf in May.
Desert Command 9-2 (9-7) With leader until led over 1f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, faded towards finish, 5th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Emjayem (8-11) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Desert Strike 16-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, lost 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Elis Eliz (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Secret Missile 33-1 (9-1) Made all, clear over 2f out, ridden and ran on, unchallenged, won at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Oct beating Elis Eliz (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 12 ran.
