prominent, shaken up over 2f out, soon weakened
took keen hold, never better than midfield
led, pushed along over 3f out, headed over 2f out, ridden and sustained strong challenge inside final furlong, regained lead post
prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened and dropped to rear inside final furlong
prominent, shaken up over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly away, in rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, faced strong challenge inside final furlong, headed post
midfield, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
towards rear, shaken up over 3f out, headway over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong
midfield, shaken up over 2f out, kept on and went third inside final furlong, no match for first 2
Freak Out had slipped back down to a winning mark and scored here last month. But BARENBOIM was having his first outing after wind surgery when winning with plenty in hand over track and trip last week and may well defy a penalty given the ease of that success. The Menstone Gem landed an amateurs race at Newmarket in September and is 8lb higher while Tilsitt finished in front of Arch Moon when runner-up at Ayr and is not out of this.
Tilsitt (FR) 10-1 (10-1) Front mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, went 2nd 110 yards out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 12, 1 3/4l behind First Impression (10-0) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Freak Out (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Oct beating Love Your Work (9-11) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
The Menstone Gem (IRE) 28-1 (10-4) Made most near side, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (4) gd in Sep beating Masque Of Anarchy (10-5) by 1 1/2l, 20 ran.
Arch Moon 12-1 (9-9) Towards rear, pushed along well over 2f out, stayed on steadily, not pace to challenge, 4th of 12, 3 1/4l behind First Impression (10-0) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Grand Libya 3-1jfav (9-5) Raced keenly in 3rd, went 2nd over 7f out, led inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened into 3rd final 110 yards, lost that placing final strides, 4th of 9, at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Barenboim 9-2 (10-0) Held up in rear, pushed along and made eye-catching headway to chase leaders 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on readily, won at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Bearwith (9-13) by 4 3/4l, 12 ran.
Cabinet Maker (IRE) 17-2 (9-8) Raced wide in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 8th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Double Time (9-11) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Hezmie (IRE) 150-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along well over 2f out, stayed on, never on terms, 9th of 11, 3 1/4l behind The Cookstown Cafu (9-2) at Pontefract 1m hcp (4) gs in Oct.
My Little Queens (IRE) 3-1fav (10-0) Held up, headway on outside 3f out, soon ridden and outpaced, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Kalahari Prince (9-7) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Oct.