in rear, some headway under pressure final 2f, kept on final furlong, never nearer
held up towards rear, under pressure over 3f out, soon beaten
tracked leader, ridden and lost touch over 3f out, kept on again final furlong, never dangerous
held up behind and wide, ridden 3f out, soon beaten, one-paced
held up towards rear, behind over 3f out, soon tailed off
held up towards rear, steady headway over 2f out, stayed on well to inside final furlong, pushed out
prominent, headway 3f out, led over 2f out, hard ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied well inside final furlong to regain 2nd close home
soon led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
dwelt, chased leaders until ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up in rear, steady headway 3f out, led over 1f out, hard ridden, lost 2nd close home, no extra towards finish
held up in touch and wide, under pressure over 3f out, eased over 1f out, tailed off (wore cheek pieces)
prominent, effort and every chance over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out, one-paced
held up mid-division, lost touch over 3f out, eased and tailed off final 2f
A competitive line up for this prestigious event and the TEAMtalk vote goes to Nysaean who has plenty going for him. Richard Hannon's colt will relish the testing conditions and showed he would be a force at this level when an impressive five-length Listed winner at Deauville in August. The son of Sadler's Wells has been absent since but goes well fresh and this bold front runner will take plenty of pegging back. Scott's View has improved by over three stones this year having collected no less than eight wins but needs to progress again on his first venture into Pattern company. The Whistling Teal has struggled to make an impact in this grade during the current campaign but German challenger Subiaco has winning form in the mud and has to be respected. Warrsan is a most consistent performer but is untested on ground this testing and is best watched.
