always prominent, led approaching 2f out, ridden and ran on
raced wide towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms
close up, lost place after 2f, in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
dwelt, held up, pushed along and headway 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
raced wide close up, headway to press winner 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong
towards rear, pushed along and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish
in touch, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on to chase winner inside final furlong
in rear, never on terms
slow into stride, pushed along and soon track leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
close up, pushed along and lost place over 3f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, kept on
led, pushed along and headed approaching 2f out, weakened final furlong
rider removed hood late and slowly away, in rear, never on terms
MILITRY DECORATION arrives off the back of winning over 1m6f at Southwell but was beaten less than a length over track and trip before that when ahead of Gustav Holst and Arabescato. He looks worth sticking with in his current form despite a 4lb rise. September Power failed to threaten the selection when third at Southwell but Byron Hill returns to the all-weather with a shout while Stiletto gets a different combination of headgear in the hope of improvement.
Mukha Magic 6-1 (10-2) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 6, 4 3/4l behind Blazeon Five (9-10) at Southwell 2m 2f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Byron Hill (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Mid-division out wide, headway chasing leaders when mistake 8th, soon lost place and towards rear, pushed along and outpaced after 4 out, weakened after next, 7th of 11, dist behind Churchills Boy (11-4) at Plumpton 2m 5f mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Phoenix Aquilus (IRE) 7-1 (10-2) Raced in mid-division, ridden along over 3f out, soon beaten, last of 8, 10 1/2l behind Haku (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Militry Decoration (IRE) 7-1 (9-13) Held up, headway 3f out, soon switched left, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Sharp Distinction (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Arabescato 10-3 (10-2) Held up off the pace in 5th, headway on inside chasing leaders turning in, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 6 1/4l behind Smith (9-8) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Thibault 8-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2 out, kept on without troubling leaders, 4th of 8, 16 1/4l behind Quinta Do Mar (12-1) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
First Emperor 20-1 (9-8) Held up, soon towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace, 10th of 14, 7l behind Manbehindthemoney (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Sep.
September Power (IRE) 4-1fav (9-12) Close up, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Militry Decoration (9-13) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Clearance 12-1 (11-10) Slowly away, held up in rear, outpaced when not fluent 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out, at Leicester 2m hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Pleasure Garden (USA) 66-1 (11-0) Close up, led 2nd, shaken up and headed 3 out, ridden along next, weakened, 5th of 8, 19 1/4l behind Maclaine (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) gd in Nov.
Stiletto 11-2 (9-9) In touch, ridden to hold position 5f out, disputed lead 1f out, headed and weakened final 110yds, 5th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Wannabe Brave (9-4) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Gustav Holst (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Led, pushed along and wide home turn, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 2 3/4l behind Smith (9-8) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Ballet Blanc 50-1 (9-0) Raced wide keen, tracked leaders, ridden to lead after 5f, driven clear, eased and headed 9f out, weakened and eased 6f out, detached, (rider mistook winning post), last of 10, dist behind Blazeon Five (10-0) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
