close up, tracked leader going well 3 out, led narrowly 2 out, joined early flat, shaken up and in command final 100 yards, readily
mid-division, in touch when mistake 3 out, stayed on same pace from next
held up, steady headway to track leading pair soon after 3 out, challenged next, driven upsides early flat, readily held final 100 yards
behind, driven along after 6th, plugged on under pressure from 3 out
held up towards rear, plenty to do when hit 3 out, staying on when hit last, kept on flat
prominent, led 6th, mistake and narrowly headed 2 out, still chance last, outpaced by front pair flat
jumped slowly 1st, prominent, mistake and weakened 5th
led to 2nd, chased leader, hit next, weakened quickly 5th
led 2nd, headed 6th, weakend quickly before next
Kings Quay, Jamaaron and Fosroc are the three to look at here and Kings Quay is taken to follow up his debut success. A winner in selling class over hurdles three outings ago, Jamaaron ran respectably in better company at Stratford last time. That was an encouraging effort but under a penalty for his seller success he may struggle. Fosroc is of only limited ability on the Flat but he shaped promisingly to be third, albeit some distance behind the winner in selling class, on his hurdling bow. he may well be capable of better and can fight it out for a place at a nice price. Kings Quay was once rated 105 on the Flat and although not quite that force this summer, appears to be in a different class to his rivals here. That was underlined when he won on his hurdling bow in smooth fashion at Market Rasen. Kings Quay looks an interesting recruit to the winter game and he can rule here.
Kings Quay 5-4fav (10-10) Held up in touch and keen, headway 3 out, hit next, led after last, kept on, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gd in Aug beating Spuradich (10-11) by 4l, 6 ran.
Admiral Compton 8-1 (10-13) Held up, effort to track leaders 5th, 3 lengths 3rd when not fluent last, carried head high, weakened flat, 3rd of 7, 9l behind Changing Gear (11-2) at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (5) gd in Aug.
Art Modern (IRE) 2-1 (10-10) With leaders, led after 5th until 3 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last, 4th of 6, 19l behind Warpath (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f nov hdl (4) gf in Aug.
Batchworth Beau 150-1 (9-2) Held up, checked and short of room 4f out, soon beaten, 11th of 13, 24l behind Moonshine Bill (8-12) at Chepstow 1m 4f clm (6) gd (Flat).
Fosroc (USA) 20-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, weakened after 3 out, 3rd of 11, 30l behind Pips Assertive Way (10-7) at Stratford 2m nov sll hdl (4) gd in Jul.
Whitgift Rock 6-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, chased leaders 5th, challenging when bad mistake 3 out, soon faded, 4th of 6, 30l behind Hunting Lodge (10-7) at Huntingdon 2m 5f mdn hdl (4) gf in Jun.
Jamaaron 18-1 (11-3) Held up, headway approaching 5th, weakened after 3 out, 4th of 8, 23l behind Ellerslie Tom (11-7) at Stratford 2m nov hdl (3) gf in Aug.
Parish House (IRE) 50-1 (10-6) Chased leaders, hit 3rd, weakened next, 8th of 10, well behind Red Scally (10-12) at Bangor 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gf.
