led, edged right halfway, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway 2f out, effort over 1f out, never able to challenge
held up in rear, headway halfway, soon chasing leader, led over 2f out, stayed on well closing stages (hand timed)
prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, gradually weakened
chased leaders, every chance from 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
dwelt, always in rear, tailed off
behind, some late headway, never nearer
Basilica came out best in a Warwick seller last time and should go well again but Beat The Bell failed to land the odds in a similar contest at Yarmouth when last seen. CELTIC SULTAN just edges it at the weights as he drops down in class and can land this if anywhere near his best as Kingswinford and Zing Wing have been struggling of late and the newcomer Solars Sun makes little appeal making his debut at this level.
Basilica 12-1 (8-6) Broke smartly made all, ridden over 1f out, edged right final furlong, ran on, won at Warwick 6f sell stks (6) gd in Aug beating Blue Jack (8-13) by 2 3/4l, 8 ran.
Beat The Bell 4-6fav (9-6) Awkward leaving stalls, chased winner, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Ansells Pride (8-13) at Lingfield 6f sell stks (6) gf in Aug.
Kingswinford (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, edged left soon after, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 10, 8l behind Prime Exhibit (9-4) at Newbury 7f clm stks (5) gd in Aug.
Celtic Sultan (IRE) 18-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Roninski (9-3) at Redcar 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Zing Wing 14-1 (9-8) Dwelt, towards rear, no impression when not clearest of runs inside final 2f, 9th of 13, 7l behind Paphos (9-6) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jul.
Solars Sun Footstepsinthesand gelding out of Solar Flare.
Queen Hermione (IRE) 200-1 (9-9) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out, 9th of 10, 22l behind Proximity (9-0) at Windsor 1m mdn flls stks (5) sft in Jul.
Bravo Belle (IRE) 100-1 (8-9) Always in rear, last of 9, 14l behind The Big Haerth (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f sell stks (6) pol in Nov '10.