slow into stride in rear, plenty to do 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish
towards rear, never on terms
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, never nearer
raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong
tracked leaders, switched right over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, readily
held up, pushed along over 2f out, never a factor
in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong, not trouble leaders
keen tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
always in rear
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never nearer
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
keen raced wide close up, ridden and weakened 2f out
close up, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong
unseated rider and ran loose to start, mid-division, ridden and headway on outer 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Wajaaha has only ever run on the all-weather and makes his handicap debut but would have an obvious chance on his recent Kempton form if taking to the surface. Deja had a sustained battle with Brisk Tempo when making most at Chester but the runner-up disappointed next time and a mark of 84 does no favours. Dubai Empire has been racing over much further and is unlikely to have the pace for this but DANCE KING is only 1lb higher than when scoring over track and trip on heavy ground a year ago and gets the nod. Armandihan beat three rivals easily on fast going here in August though will find this a different proposition but Dark Devil is 1lb lower than his last victory and has been running well enough to enter calculations.
Dance King 16-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway in centre 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, lost 3rd last strides, 4th of 17, 3 1/4l behind Awake My Soul (9-5) at York 1m 2f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
C Note (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Led after 1f until halfway, chased leader until pushed along over 3f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 17, 8l behind Awake My Soul (9-5) at York 1m 2f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Armandihan (IRE) 4-1jfav (9-9) Led, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Darksideoftarnside (9-7) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (3) hvy in Sep.
Lord Of The Rock (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) In touch, headway 3f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders, 4th of 14, 9l behind Collide (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Fast Dancer (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, unable to challenge, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Mr Reckless (9-5) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Stonific (IRE) 9-1 (9-10) Mid-division, headway when not clear run over 2f out, never dangerous, 12th of 14, 12 1/2l behind Epaulement (9-9) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Wajaaha (IRE) 6-4fav (9-5) Soon led, clear briefly 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, no impression on winner close home, 2nd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Keltie (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Deja (FR) 9-5fav (9-8) Led over 7f out, ridden over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, driven and all out, won at Chester 1m 2f stks (4) sft in Sep beating Brisk Tempo (9-1) by ns, 5 ran.
Dark Devil (IRE) 5-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon edged right, stayed on same pace final 100 yards, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Cornborough (9-3) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Framley Garth (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, ridden and hung right over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous after, 5th of 9, 12 1/4l behind Multellie (9-2) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Play It Cool (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 16, 16 1/4l behind Arrowtown (9-3) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Rayna's World (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Keen in rear, never a factor, 7th of 8, 31 3/4l behind Canford Heights (8-9) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Ghayyar (IRE) 12-1 (9-8) Behind, headway under pressure over 2f out, driven and kept on same pace from over 1f out, never reached leaders, 6th of 15, 7 1/2l behind Winged Spur (9-1) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Dubai Empire (FR) 7-1 (9-7) Tracked leading pair on inside, lost 3rd 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 5, 7l behind Dalileo (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Quoteline Direct 13-2 (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 11, 10 1/2l behind Daawy (9-4) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Ingenuity 10-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Glengarry (9-2) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Jo's Girl (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Loose before start, mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on well under pressure on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 15, 1 1/4l behind Bezos (9-0) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
