tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd near finish, not reach leaders
slowly into stride, behind and outpaced, ridden and stayed on into mid-division final furlong, never nearer
dwelt, always in rear
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, stayed on well
towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous
led, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, edged left and kept on inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2 places near finish
mid-division, wide entering straight, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to chase leaders inside final furlong, no impression
slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd near finish, not reach winner
with leader, lost place over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
mid-divsion, headway on inside over 2f out, soon ridden to chase leaders, one pace when not much room inside final furlong, never on terms
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
Balayage will go close if improving on a debut third at Kempton earlier in the month and Souk Al Tahab has claims on his recent fourth at the same track. Sir Keltic Blue could also figure but ERSHAAD gets the speculative vote in a wide-open contest after finishing runner-up on last month's introduction at Kempton. The newcomer Houdini is a half-brother to the prolific all-weather winner Six Wives and is not out of this either.
Ershaad (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Of fthe pace in 6th, headway into 4th but still off the pace halfway, shaken up and closed over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd post, no impression on winner, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Brazen Spirit (9-5) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn stks (4) pol in Nov.
Houdini Pivotal colt out of Regina.
Jubilee Spirit 10-3fav (9-4) Towards rear, ridden and some headway 2f out, no impression, well beaten 1f out, 7th of 11, 14l behind Mighty Warrior (9-7) at Newcastle 6f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Sep.
Luis Vaz De Torres (IRE) Tagula colt out of Tekhania.
Mildmay Arms 50-1 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along and faded final furlong, 11th of 12, 11l behind Nuno Tristan (9-5) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Sir Keltic Blue 66-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, headway entering final furlong, ran on, never nearer, 5th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Middle East Pearl (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo mdn stks (5) in Nov.
Souk Al Tahab (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Gold Flash (9-5) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol.
Balayage (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Slowly into stride, in rear, not clearest of runs from 2f out, until over 1f out, stayed on steadily inside final furlong, shaken up and went 3rd last strides, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Belvoir Diva (9-0) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn fll (4) pol.
Brean Golf Birdie 66-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, effort over 2f out, never dangerous, last of 9, 10l behind Engaging Smile (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) pol in Nov.
Chasing Rubies (IRE) Tamayuz filly out of Laureldean Lady.
Lady Vellyn 100-1 (9-0) Led, headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 15th of 17, 27l behind Arcano Gold (9-5) at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn (5) gd in Nov.
Born To Be Bad (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Started slowly, held up last, pushed along halfway, headway into one paced 4th final furlong, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Volunteer Point (9-0) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol.
