held up in mid-division on outside, outpaced 2f out, plugged on late but no threat
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
chased leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, weakening when hampered entering final furlong
led early, chased leaders on outside, went 2nd 5f out, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened inside final 2f
soon led for 3f, handy 3rd, switched out tracking leader over 2f out, led travelling well entering final 2f, soon clear, very easily
mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner
held up towards rear, plugged on late, never on terms
steadied and switched right start, held up in rear, headway on inside when not much room and squeezed through over 1f out, kept on towards finish, just missed 2nd
held up towards rear, never involved
soon towards rear, pushed along on outside 3f out, soon ridden and weakened
slowly into stride, raced keenly, held up and always towards rear
held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish
raced wide chasing leaders and keen, led 5f out, joined over 2f out, headed entering final 2f, soon outpaced by winner, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, never going pace to reach leaders
KHUZAAM (NAP) has the most scope of these having found one too good at Yarmouth on his return from a lay-off. Improvement is also expected having his second start after wind surgery and Roger Varian’s colt gets the nod. De Vegas Kid has been in winning form in lesser company but is raised a further 6lb after scoring at Brighton while Trolius has been thereabouts at a similar level to this without threatening the winner. Exec Chef drops back in trip while Apex King debuts for new connections but Name The Wind is preferred on an earlier third over track and trip with his yard remaining in good form.
Exec Chef (IRE) 7-4fav (9-7) Steadied start, held up in 4th place, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, almost snatched modest 3rd post, 4th of 5, 6 1/2l behind Torcello (8-10) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (3) hvy in Sep.
Apex King (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Ran freely in mid-division early, took closer order on outer halfway, bumped and hampered entering straight, lost place and no extra, 15th of 16, 19 3/4l behind Laughifuwant (8-11) at Galway 7f hcp Yielding in Aug.
Name The Wind 4-1 (8-10) Keen in touch, no impression, last of 7, 2 1/2l behind War Glory (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (2) pol in Sep.
The Emperor Within (FR) 14-1 (9-10) Tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 4 3/4l behind Casanova (9-6) at Sandown 1m hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Khuzaam (USA) 9-4 (9-6) Tracked leaders, chased winner over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Scentasia (9-4) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (3) gf in Sep.
Lawmaking 6-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Sir Busker (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (3) pol in Sep.
De Vegas Kid (IRE) 9-1 (10-0) Towards rear, wide and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Brighton 1m hcp (4) gf in Aug beating Medieval (9-12) by 2l, 12 ran.
Graphite Storm 5-1 (9-7) In touch, headway when slightly hampered over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 7, 5 1/2l behind Sir Titan (9-0) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Trolius (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Close up centre, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Sawwaah (9-3) at Ascot 1m stks (3) sft in Oct.
Secret Art (IRE) 8-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 6 1/4l behind Zzoro (9-10) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Golden Wolf (IRE) 100-1 (9-1) Held up, never dangerous, last of 8, 10 3/4l behind Kuwait Currency (9-10) at Kempton 1m hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Chairmanoftheboard (IRE) 18-1 (9-7) Held up in last but in touch, never on terms, last of 5, 9l behind Scentasia (9-4) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (3) gf in Sep.
Dark Jedi (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 6 3/4l behind Top Rank (8-10) at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Kingston Kurrajong 12-1 (9-10) Held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 13, 9 3/4l behind Kaser (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
