held up in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakened inside final 3f
slowly into stride, switched left and held up towards rear, never involved
behind most of way
raced keenly towards rear, headway when not clear run 2f out, not clear again and switched left to inside over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong and closed, not reach winner
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, plugged on final furlong, never going pace to get involved
wore hood to post, led, pushed along and headed over 3f out, ridden chased winner, ridden 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway and hung left over 1f out, plugged on final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
towards rear, no impression when not clear run on rail over 1f out
tracked leading pair, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out until inside final furlong, stayed on same pace in 3rd
chased leaders on inside, weakened over 1f out
soon tracking leader and keen, led over 3f out, went clear 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, reduced lead towards finish, all out
Toro Dorado finished in front of He's A Keeper when scoring over a shorter trip at Newcastle while Arabian King struggled at Kempton having earlier landed a hat-trick at Southwell. Sula Island has a shout on a recent second at Kempton and the less exposed Combine should figure again despite a 4lb rise for winning a lower grade contest over track and trip. KYLLACHY GALA started a big price in Class 3 company at Kempton last week but finished a creditable third and a similar effort should see him bang there at the finish once again.
Kyllachy Gala 20-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, held up last, headway on outside 2f out, stayed on into 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Myseven (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Battle Of Marathon (USA) 66-1 (8-7) Held up, nudged along over 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 9, 25 1/4l behind Tulip Fields (8-6) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Glan Y Gors (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden and weakened 2f out, 7th of 8, 7 3/4l behind Indigo Lake (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Toro Dorado 5-1 (9-12) Midfield, pushed 3f out, progress to chase leader entering final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind High Commissioner (9-11) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Inn The Bull (GER) 12-1 (11-8) Held up, jumped right 2nd, niggled along 6th, behind from 3 out, 5th of 6, 27 3/4l behind See The Sea (11-12) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Arabian King 12-1 (9-7) Held up, raced keenly, soon rear of mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on, 4th of 10, 4l behind Dubai Welcome (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Sula Island 40-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, headway and switched right over 1f out, driven and went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, no impression on winner, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Goldie Hawk (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp fll (4) pol in Oct.
Stamford Raffles 40-1 (9-2) Led, pushed along and weakened 2f out, last of 5, 10l behind Omnivega (9-10) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Combine (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders on inside, not clear run briefly and switched right inside final 2f, went between horses edging left over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Oct beating Burano Boy (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
King's Castle (IRE) 7-2jfav (9-6) Chased leaders on outside, went 2nd over 6f out until over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 7, 10 1/4l behind Highwaygrey (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
He's A Keeper (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Raced out wide in mid-division, rapid headway to lead 6f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final 150 yards, lost 2nd and weakened towards finish, 4th of 13, 1 1/4l behind Toro Dorado (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
