steadied start, held up in last pair, headway on outside chasing leaders over 4f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
pulled hard in mid-division, pulled way up to lead 5f out, headed just inside final 2f, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
led until 5f out, chased leaders, rallied into 2nd and every chance briefly just inside final furlong, soon outpaced and no chance with winner
pulled hard towards rear, headway on wide outside chasing leaders over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders on inside, outpaced 2f out, kept on
mid-division on inside, dropped towards rear over 5f out, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, driven to lead inside final 2f, headed and not pace of winner entering final furlong, soon one pace in 3rd
steadied start, held up in rear, good headway between horses led inside final furlong, soon clear, easily
Cross My Mind went close again at Windsor having won over track and trip before that but is upped in class today. King's Proctor finally showed some improvement for a slide down the weights when beaten less than a length at Lingfield and looks a threat while Grecian Spirit ran well at Newmarket on his handicap debut back in May and has had a wind operation since. But FORMULA ONE has won a novice race over today’s trip and, with further progress expected now handicapping, Hugo Palmer’s Frankel colt gets the nod.
Zabeel Star (IRE) 25-1 (9-8) Reluctant to leave stalls and slowly away, always in rear, 12th of 15, 10 3/4l behind Archi's Affaire (9-8) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Atkinson Grimshaw (FR) 13-2 (9-9) In touch, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden and one pace when edged left over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 16, 5 1/4l behind Arrowtown (9-3) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Desert Ruler 14-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 15, 9 1/4l behind Archi's Affaire (9-8) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
King's Proctor (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Pushed along leaving stalls, in rear and took a few furlongs to pick up bridle, headway over 1f out, soon went 3rd, stayed on to close final 100 yards, 3rd of 5, 1/2l behind Oasis Fantasy (9-12) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Formula One (IRE) 11-4 (9-9) Mid-division on outside, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Midi (9-9) at Newcastle 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Aug.
Lopes Dancer (IRE) 25-1 (9-9) Tracked leader until over 10f out, in touch, lost place over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out, last of 7, 25 1/2l behind Great Beyond (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Ad Libitum 16-1 (8-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 3f out, no impression, 5th of 7, 5 1/4l behind India (8-0) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Grecian Spirit 12-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, stayed on one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 3/4l behind He's Amazing (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in May.
Cross My Mind (IRE) 6-4fav (9-5) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway and effort over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1/4l behind Carp Kid (9-0) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
