awkward and slowly away, towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish
tracked leaders, hampered and edged right over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong
towards rear, wide and headway when hampered over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged left and ran on
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
raced wide, tracked leader, ridden and edged right over 1f out, weakened final furlong
awkward and went right start, towards rear, never on terms
in touch, pushed along over 1f out, no impression
raced wide, in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out
soon led, ridden and headed when edged right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon every chance, led briefly inside final furlong, ran on
in rear, reminders 3f out, never near leaders
Lawmans Blis scored over a longer trip at Wolverhampton while She's A Mirage won at the same track to finally open her account on the all-weather. Wallaroo is another recent winner at Wolverhampton while Sun Festival has scored twice at Brighton this year. But HOT TEAM placed at Leicester earlier in the week and having landed a double off higher marks last season, he gets the nod.
Velvet Vulcan 22-1 (9-10) Close up, chased leader 2f out, ridden before 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 7 3/4l behind Thomas Equinas (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Lawmans Blis (IRE) 7-2 (9-11) Set steady pace, quickened pace 2f out, soon 3 lengths clear, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sep beating Dame Sarra (9-0) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Sun Festival 9-2 (9-12) Led, pressed for lead and ridden over 2f out, soon headed, kept on one pace entering final furlong, 4th of 8, 6l behind Bearwith (10-1) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Hot Team (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Slowly inside stride, held up off the pace in last trio, headway chasing leaders 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, no chance with winner, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Bay Of Naples (9-6) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Wallaroo (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Led, headed just inside 2f out, pushed along when dropped to fifth inside final furlong, weakened near finish, 5th of 8, 6l behind Thomas Equinas (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Streetstorm 12-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, wandered well over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Port Erin (9-5) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Aug.
She's A Mirage 17-2 (9-1) Bumped start, soon prominent, pushed along 3f out, went clear with one other 2f out, ridden and led final 110 yards, kept on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Aug beating The Pug (9-8) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Scramble 25-1 (9-8) Slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair, good headway on inside over 1f out, soon ridden chasing leaders, disputing lead inside final furlong, weakened final 110 yards, 4th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Angel Of Antrim (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Aug.
College Wizard 18-1 (9-9) Held up in mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Oscar Doodle (9-9) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f stks (6) pol in Aug.
Vertical 22-1 (9-11) Raced wide, tracked leader, pushed along 5f out, weakened over 3f out, 9th of 10, 23 3/4l behind Lailah (9-11) at Yarmouth 1m 3f stks (6) gd in Aug.
Sunset In Paris (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Towards rear, headway going well over 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, not pace to challenge, 4th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Nivelle's Magic (9-1) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Lilla Cross 200-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along well over 2f out, soon lost touch, last of 11, 26 3/4l behind Zafaan (9-9) at Doncaster 1m hcp (6) gd in May.
