tracked leaders, chased leader over 1f out, pushed along to lead inside final furlong, edged right and ridden close home
led early, tracked leader, led again entering final 2f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, soon edged left, rallied close home
dwelt, keen in touch towards rear, wide and headway 3f out, soon pushed along, ridden and weakened final furlong
slowly away, in rear, pushed along 4f out, never on terms
in touch towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never nearer
close up, pushed along over 1f out, weakened over 1f out
raced wide early, soon led, ridden and headed entering final 2f, outpaced by leading pair final furlong
in rear, pushed along over 2f out, late headway final furlong, never nearer
Believe In Stars ended last season with a victory on the all-weather and makes a belated reappearance. KING LEAR has the more recent form having opened his account with a convincing four-length success at Nottingham and there should be more to come over this extra distance. Lope De Light showed some promise when third at Chelmsford on his debut when ahead of Highland Song but Coco Royale disappointed when drawn wide at Kempton.
Believe In Stars (IRE) Evensfav (9-4) Slowly into stride, soon recovered but ridden along early, went 2nd 8f out, led 2f out, stayed on, won at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Sep beating Deferred (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
King Lear (IRE) 11-10fav (9-7) Chased leader, pushed along and led 2f out, ridden and drifted left to rails over 1f out, soon went clear, stayed on well, won at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Aug beating Ayyab (9-2) by 4l, 9 ran.
Underlay 80-1 (10-2) Always behind, last of 7, 13 1/2l behind African Star (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf in Aug.
Grey Owl Australia gelding out of Dijlah.
Highland Song (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Held up off the pace towards rear, tenderly handled and plugged on final furlong, never involved, 8th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Al Anoud (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
Larkhill (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Raced keenly in mid-division out wide, pushed along 5f out, soon beaten, 6th of 9, 37 1/2l behind Naqeeb (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f stks (4) pol in Aug.
Lope De Light 22-1 (9-7) Held up off the pace towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway on inside rail under pressure over 1f out, hung left and kept on inside final furlong, went modest 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Al Anoud (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
Coco Royale 4-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, led 10f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 5th of 12, 13 1/2l behind Mistressofillusion (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f fll stks (3) pol in Aug.
