held up mid-division, smooth headway approaching 4th, led and mistake 5th and rider lost iron, headed approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last
held up towards rear, headway 4 out, plugged on from next, one pace
led to 3rd, led again 4th, headed 5th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
chased leaders, mistake 4th soon lost place
held up towards rear and keen, went 4th approaching 3 out, chased winner approaching last, kept on and no impression
held up in touch, hampered on bend after 3rd, weakened approaching 4 out
held up mid-division and keen, chased leaders after 4 out, weakened approaching last
tracked leader, lost place approaching 4th
held up towards rear, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened
held up in rear and keen, headway after 4 out, challenged 3 out, soon led, clear approaching last, readily
close up on outer, took keen hold, in 3rd approaching 3 out, ridden 2 out, kept and no impression
close up, led 3rd, headed 4th, hit 4 out, weakened approaching 3 out, in 8th and well held when fell 2 out
held up in rear and keen, weakened 5 out, pulled up before 3 out, tailed off
DOMTALINE made a big impression at Chepstow and can follow up here. Paul Nicholls' French recruit was backed to the exclusion of anything else when making a winning debut and he can defy his winners' penalty. Also penalised are Kahfre, a Plumpton winner, and Jubail who was forced to work hard at Kempton last time out. Of more interest is Grandouet who comes from France with a big reputation and his trainer has a great record at the track; his 6lb penalty doesn't make life easy. This race was won by an outsider last year, so horses such as Meetings Man and the classy flat recruit Bonfire Knight shouldn't be discounted. Turf Trivia, Two Kisses and Whipperway are all respected.
Grandouet (FR) (10-12) won at Enghien(FR) 2m hdl sft in Apr beating Sivola Gambler (10-5) by 20l, 10 ran.
Jubail (IRE) Evensfav (10-12) Held up in touch, travelled well throughout, chased leaders after 3out, every chance after next, led last, strongly challenged, stayed on well, won at Kempton 2m juv hdl (3) gd beating Plan A (10-12) by nk, 8 ran.
Domtaline (FR) 3-10fav (10-12) Mostly tracked leader, dropped to 3rd briefly 2nd, challenged 4 out, led and not fluent next, went left 2 out, came clear before next, very easily, won at Chepstow 2m juv hdl (4) gs beating Fine Lace (10-5) by 25l, 9 ran.
Kahfre 6-4fav (11-5) Tracked leader, challenged 3 out, ridden last, kept on and every chance flat, just held, 2nd of 12, nk behind Joan D'Arc (10-5) at Huntingdon 2m juv hdl (4) gd.
Meetings Man (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Tracked winner, not fluent and went left 3rd, not fluent 5th, lost 2nd after 3 out, weakened before next, 10th of 14, 36l behind Architrave (11-6) at Market Rasen 2m 1f juv hdl (2) gd in Sep.
Turf Trivia 9-4fav (11-5) Always prominent on inside, led and not fluent last, soon ridden, kept on well towards finish, won at Kelso 2m juv hdl (4) gd beating Almutaham (10-12) by 4 1/2l, 10 ran.
Bonfire Knight 6-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 8l behind Willing Foe (8-11) at Doncaster 1m 2f stks 0-85 (3) gd in Sep (flat).
Dr Finley (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Mid-division, lost place after 3rd, hit 5th, soon ridden, weakened after 3 out, 8th of 14, 25l behind Architrave (11-6) at Market Rasen 2m 1f juv hdl (2) gd in Sep.
Maison Brillet (IRE) 6-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, hit 5th, some headway approaching 2 out, disputing 4th and held when bumped last, ridden and kept on same pace flat, 4th of 10, 9l behind Turf Trivia (11-5) at Kelso 2m juv hdl (4) gd.
Maoi Chinn Tire (IRE) 9-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Charlie Delta (8-2) at Kempton 6f clm stks 0-75 (5) pol in Sep (flat).
Two Kisses (IRE) 11-4fav (10-13) In touch, mistake 3 out, improved to chase winner when hit 2 out, every chance when not fluent last, no impression flat, 2nd of 14, 5l behind Architrave (11-6) at Market Rasen 2m 1f juv hdl (2) gd in Sep.
Whipperway (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, pecked 4th, led approaching 2 out, clear last, ridden out, won at Fontwell 2m 2f 3yo mdn hdl (4) gd in Sep beating Finch Flyer (10-12) by 14l, 10 ran.
Magic Millie (IRE) 3-1fav (10-6) Tracked leader until after 3rd, hit 4th, went 2nd approaching 3 out, weakened quickly soon after, 8th of 14, 33l behind Bring Sweets (10-9) at Wetherby 2m 3yo mdn hdl (5) gd.
