went right from stalls but lost no momentum and soon midfield, chased leaders down centre from 2f out, ridden before 1f out, kept on in fifth final furlong
prominent, pushed along 2f out, briefly disputed second 1f out, soon dropped to third, kept on but not pace of front pair near finish
never better than midfield
midfield, chased leaders from 2f out, ran on to take second inside final furlong, kept on but not chance with with winner
prominent on far rail, pushed along when outpaced before 2f out, found little and weakened quickly inside final furlong
keen when disputed early, led clearly before 2f out, pushed along when asserted inside final furlong, always in command near finish, comfortably
dwelt, towards rear, struggling before halfway and never in contention
always outpaced, detached before halfway, never in contention
keen early soon disputing, headed inside 2f out, dropped to fourth inside final furlong, kept on
towards rear, outpaced before halfway and soon struggling, weakened from 2f out
prominent, pushed along before 2f out, found little and gradually weakened thereafter
Spanish Rock is penalised for an earlier victory at Redcar with Ottoman Force behind and the latter has subsequently placed over the minimum trip. Shelbourne, Tsunami Spirit and Al Saif all ran well over today’s trip last time while Briar Rose and EZRA CEE drop down from 7f with the latter preferred after placing at Newmarket on his debut.
Spanish Rock (IRE) 11-10fav (9-11) Fly-jumped start and slowly away, in rear early, soon recovered to go midfield, went third and chased leaders from 2f out, ridden before 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never recovered from slow start, 3rd of 11, 6 3/4l behind Ingleby Ivy (8-11) at Ripon 6f stks (5) gd in Sep.
Al Saif (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Held up off the pace towards rear, some late headway near side, never threatened, 5th of 12, 2 3/4l behind James's Delight (9-2) at Newbury 6f stks (4) gs in Jul.
Berry Clever 66-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, always in rear, well beaten over 1f out, last of 10, 9 1/4l behind Son Of Man (9-4) at Yarmouth 6f stks (4) gs in Sep.
Ezra Cee (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Held up tracking leaders near side of group, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression when lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd, 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Broadway Act (9-2) at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (4) gf in Sep.
Ottoman Force 9-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, kept on, no match for winner, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Pals Battalion (9-4) at Beverley 5f stks (5) sft in Sep.
Tsunami Spirit 14-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, still going well 2f out, driven on inside rail over 1f out to challenge, faded into 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Olympic Candle (9-10) at Kempton 6f stks (2) pol in Sep.
Zaltalla (FR) 25-1 (9-4) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 10, 6l behind Son Of Man (9-4) at Yarmouth 6f stks (4) gs in Sep.
Clancy Unfortunately colt out of Starbound.
Shelbourne (IRE) 9-4 (9-7) Led, brought field near side in home straight and bagged rail, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Act Of Violence (9-7) at Catterick 6f mdn stks (5) sft in Sep.
Briar Rose 6-4fav (9-2) Front mid-division, pushed along 3f out, no headway when hampered over 1f out, ran on one pace, 6th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Aljadel (9-2) at Lingfield 7f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Aug.
Majolica 33-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 9, 16 1/4l behind Desert Raider (9-10) at Chelmsford City 7f (6) pol in Sep.
