towards rear, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish
close up, headway to chase clear winner approaching final furlong, one pace and lost 2nd inside final furlong
tracked leader, led over 1f out, quickened clear, comfortable
raced wide tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly away soon recovered and in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear, pushed along 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
keen tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide towards rear, ridden and headway inside final furlong, nearest finish
held up, pushed along 2f out, never a factor
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
NonRunner
Goring won over 7f on All-Weather Championships day here in April and is only 3lb higher, though hasn’t raced since June. Alrajaa goes for the four-timer having already won on Polytrack at Chelmsford and Kempton but this is no easy task for the Gosden three-year-old as he is giving weight to some battle-hardened performers. ALEMARATALYOUM won an optional claimer at Goodwood in September and was then a fair third at York, when he was probably a shade keen. He’d been going well at Chelmsford previously and has won on Tapeta so won’t be inconvenienced by a switch back to this surface. Ptarmigan Ridge has placed over a mile but is better over 6f and 7f. Star Of Southwold is a prolific winner but needs forgiving a poor run at Chelmsford when last seen. Three Saints Bay may do best of the O’Meara pair on this track.
Wait Forever (IRE) (9-4) 6th of 7, 4l behind Anda Muchacho (9-6) at San Siro 1m Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Jun.
Goring (GER) 25-1 (10-0) Never nearer than mid-division, 9th of 11, 10 3/4l behind War Glory (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (2) pol in Jun.
Alrajaa 6-4fav (9-0) Chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon asserted, clear inside final furlong, readily, won at Kempton 1m hcp (2) pol in Oct beating Kuwait Currency (9-7) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Alemaratalyoum (IRE) 4-1fav (9-4) Raced keenly, chased leader until inside final 2f, 2nd again well inside final furlong until dropped to 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 15, 2 1/2l behind Crownthorpe (8-12) at York 1m hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Charles Molson 33-1 (9-2) Dwelt always in rear, 12th of 13, 7l behind War Glory (9-8) at Lingfield 7f hcp (2) pol in Oct.
So Beloved 66-1 (8-13) Held up in mid-division, kept on from 2f out, never dangerous, 7th of 20, 6 1/2l behind Escobar (9-6) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) hvy in Oct.
Universal Gleam 11-1 (9-10) Dwelt, held up in rear, some headway on outside over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 11 1/4l behind Give It Some Teddy (9-0) at Redcar 1m hcp (2) hvy in Oct.
Bubble And Squeak (9-1) 4th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Dariyza (8-11) at ParisLongchamp 1m 1f lst stks hvy in Oct.
Ptarmigan Ridge 7-1 (8-8) In rear, headway entering final furlong, stayed on, nearest finish, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Alaadel (8-12) at Haydock 6f hcp (2) sft in Sep.
Apex King (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, 9th of 14, 11 1/2l behind Khuzaam (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Three Saints Bay (IRE) 12-1 (9-8) Led, 2 lengths clear 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 3 3/4l behind Blown By Wind (9-0) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Star Of Southwold (FR) 9-2 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 8th of 9, 8 3/4l behind Bin Battuta (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Sep.
