dwelt towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden 3f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
raced wide in touch, headway to track leaders 6f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
close up, pushed along over 5f out, weakened over 3f out
led after 2f, headed 5f out, tracked leader until pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up, pushed along 6f out, soon lost place
led 2f, tracked leader, weakened quickly 5f out
in touch, headway 5f out, tracked leaders 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
close up,tracked leader over 3f out, ridden to lead 2f out, driven out, gamely
slowly away towards rear, switched to outer 6f out, soon outpaced
outpaced, never near leaders
towards rear, good headway over 4f out, ridden 3f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression towards finish
dwelt raced wide held up, headway 5f out, pushed along to track leaders 3f out, one pace final furlong
held up, pushed along 9f out, weakened 5f out
Stand Guard’s 28 wins on the all-weather is a record and six of those successses have come here. But he’s having his first start since February and SERENITY NOW is preferred. The latter went close over track and trip off a 6lb higher mark back in May and is also preferred to My Renaissance, who won over fences last month and landed a double on the Flat here at the start of the year. Topamichi debuts on the Fibresand on only his third start for Mick Appleby and Gold Merlion is another who can figure if taking to the surface.
Serenity Now (IRE) 40-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, reminders over 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, plugged on final furlong, 4th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Bolder Bob (9-0) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
My Renaissance 6-1 (10-13) Slowly into stride, mid-division, outpaced over 4f out, plugged on final 2f, no impression, 5th of 16, 9 1/2l behind Decima (10-9) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in Sep.
Topamichi 8-1 (8-11) Behind, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Maestro Mac (8-13) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Stand Guard 8-1 (9-9) Held up in 5th, outpaced over 2f out, plugged on again inside final furlong, not pace to get involved, 7th of 10, 3l behind Tractive Effort (8-4) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Lord Franklin 40-1 (8-0) Chased leader, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 15, 11 1/4l behind Compton Mill (8-12) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
London Glory 10-1 (8-11) Held up in mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 18 1/2l behind Buonarroti (9-6) at Ayr 1m 7f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Gold Merlion (IRE) 7-1 (9-11) Led 2f, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, hampered entering final furlong, went 2nd near finish, 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Kohinoor Diamond (9-1) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Aumerle 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 15 1/4l behind The Detainee (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Mister Showman 9-4 (11-1) Tracked winner, ridden and outpaced by front pair when not fluent 2 out, no chance in modest 3rd after, 3rd of 4, 29l behind Blue Comet (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 5f (4) gd in Jul.
Bob's Boy 14-1 (9-5) Slowly away, held up in rear, ridden and well held on outside well over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Miss M (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Treble Strike (USA) 33-1 (9-8) Chased leaders on outside, led after 2f, ridden and headed over 3f out, chased leader until hung right over 2f out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 17 1/2l behind St Andrews (9-3) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Eugenic 7-4fav (9-3) Held up in mid-division, headway into 3rd over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 12 1/2l behind Altaira (9-1) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Star Ascending (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression when lost place inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Hussar Ballad (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Rupert Boy (IRE) 40-1 (9-9) Mid-division, weakened 2f out, 14th of 16, 21l behind Bigbadboy (9-9) at Beverley 1m hcp (6) gd in Aug.
