always behind and never a factor
steadied and switched left start, held up in last pair, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on in 3rd inside final furlong
raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, went 2nd turning in, closed steadily from 2 out, strong challenge final furlong, driven ahead near finish, joined post
mid-division, weakened final 2f
tracked leaders, went 2nd 15f out, led inside final mile, went clear over 3f out, ridden inside final 2f, reduced lead soon after, headed near finish, rallied gamely to force dead heat post
always rear-division, never involved
mid-division on inside, headway 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway towards inside inside final 3f, weakened inside final furlong
led until inside final mile, chased leader until pushed along turning in, weakened 3f out, tailed off
tracked leader over 1f, remained handy, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, soon hung left and kept on final furlong
Stargazer, a dual course and distance winner, has won from much higher marks but has run poorly the last twice. Solo Saxophone, eight times a winner shared between hurdles and the Flat, has only had one all-weather run and finished close up here. Spanish Kiss has looked a bit high since completing a soft-ground double but Raymond has won over shorter here and stays the trip. However, he could only finish fourth in the Northumberland Plate consolation race in June when MARGARET DUMONT finished second and the latter is taken to go one better even though she finished behind Monsieur Lambrays at Nottingham last time.
Solo Saxophone (IRE) 12-1 (10-0) In rear, ridden over 2f out, no extra soon after, last of 4, 34l behind Prince Imperial (9-8) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp (3) sft in Aug.
Stargazer (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) Held up in 5th on inside, pushed along over 2f out, never threatened, last of 6, 8 1/4l behind Byron Hill (9-0) at Nottingham 2m hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Spanish Kiss 4-1 (9-4) Wore hood to post, mid-division on inside, not clear run and switched left soon after, went 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 9 1/2l behind Graphite (9-5) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Ben Lilly (IRE) 9-1 (10-0) Close up, pushed along 10f out, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 4th of 6, 35l behind Platform Nineteen (9-5) at Beverley 2m hcp (3) sft in Jul.
Notation (IRE) 11-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, out wide, went 2nd after 3f, pushed along and lost 2nd 3f out, chased leaders, weakened and unbalanced over 1f out, 6th of 7, 4 3/4l behind Land Of Winter (9-4) at Ripon 2m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Raymond (IRE) 15-2 (10-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along 5f out, ridden over 2f out, chased winner approaching final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 5, 4l behind Roseabad (9-9) at Carlisle 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Margaret Dumont (IRE) 5-1 (9-13) Tracked leaders in 3rd, rider lost iron leaving stalls, retrieved it after 1f, ridden inside final 3f, lost 3rd 2f out, soon hung left and no headway, 4th of 6, 4 3/4l behind Byron Hill (9-0) at Nottingham 2m hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Monsieur Lambrays 9-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders in 4th on inside, closer in 3rd 2f out, going well when not clear run and switched right inside final furlong, stayed on late but never able to challenge, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Byron Hill (9-0) at Nottingham 2m hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Ravenscar (IRE) 3-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along 5f out, weakened over 2f out, 4th of 7, 26 1/4l behind Tynecastle Park (9-0) at Southwell 2m 2f hcp (3) pol in Apr.
Soros 11-2 (10-0) Close up, led 4f out, going well 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on, headed inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Arabian King (10-0) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (5) pol in Aug.
