mid-division on outside, headway and in touch over 4f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out until inside final furlong, one pace
tracked leader, led over 6f out, driven 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, lost place towards finish
mid-division on inside, headway over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on, headed towards finish
mid-division, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders
led, headed over 6f out, chased leader, lost place 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden inside final 2f, not clear run 1f out, went 2nd and ran on well final 100 yards, led towards finish
held up in rear until headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never reached leaders, nearest finish
tracked leaders, lost place over 6f out, behind 4f out
dwelt, towards rear, headway 5f out, chased leaders on outside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to chase leading pair well inside final furlong, no impression
mid-division, close up on outside 7f out, lost place over 3f out, soon behind
NOGUCHI won a claimer at Wolverhampton a week ago and a 3lb rise is negated by his amateur's allowance. Two In The Pink scored over a mile here a fortnight ago and can figure if staying the longer distance but Estibdaad has yet to figure over further having won at 1m2f here on his latest start. Automotive was placed at Wolverhampton last month under today's rider and looks best of the remainder.
Noguchi (IRE) 11-2 (8-9) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f 4yo clm stks 0-70 (5) beating Arashi (9-4) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Two In The Pink (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden and headway on outside over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Jumbo Prado (8-12) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Automotive 16-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, hampered on inside over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never nearer, 4th of 11, 5l behind Coillte Cailin (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6).
Todd 16-1 (8-0) Chased clear leader, closer in 5th 6f out, ridden and no impression in 6th 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 9, 6l behind Money Spider (8-10) at Limerick 2m hcp 60-90 gf in Jun.
El Bravo 33-1 (8-9) Led 4f, chased leader, pushed along over 5f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 16l behind Oratorio's Joy (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) in Dec.
Estibdaad (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Prominent, hard driven on outside entering straight, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on, hard pressed towards finish, joined post, just held on, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol deadheating with Precision Five (9-6), 12 ran.
Bennelong 8-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden and struggling over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no threat, 8th of 12, 8l behind Gracefilly (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Medal of Valour (JPN) 25-1 (9-9) Led early, tracked winner until ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 12l behind Pivotman (10-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f am hcp 0-75 (5) in Dec.
Stag Hill (IRE) 25-1 (10-7) Dwelt, held up behind, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 13, 16l behind Brockfield (10-9) at Beverley 1m 2f am hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Sep.
Swords 66-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 6f out, chased leaders over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 15l behind Mazij (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (0-55) (6).
