tracked leaders, lost place over 8f out, not much room over 3f out, went 4th inside final furlong, one pace
steadied start, held up in rear, headway on outside over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, chased winner over 1f out until entering final furlong, kept on
prominent early, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on
held up towards rear, pushed along 4f out, headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led until over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway when not much room over 1f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, stayed on, not trouble winner
chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
slow to break, mid-division on inside, hit rail over 9f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in mid-division, ridden on outside over 2f out, no impression, well beaten over 1f out
Genesius is usually in the mix without winning and Further Measure is a similar type fitted with cheekpieces today. But DARK ISLAND opened his account with a victory over 1m3f here on only his second start handicapping and Heather Main’s charge gets the vote with scope for further progress. Dubai Leader is also unexposed but Al Azhar has yet to win on the all-weather.
Further Measure (USA) 11-2 (10-0) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Andaleep (10-2) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Koeman 28-1 (9-12) Off the pace in last pair, never on terms, 10th of 13, 15 1/4l behind Sooghan (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Zhang Fei (FR) 40-1 (9-5) Broke well, held up in touch, effort and switched right 2f out, beaten over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 13, 7 3/4l behind Nao Da Mais (10-0) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Dubai Leader 18-1 (9-2) Raced wide, led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Unspoken (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Secret Potion (GER) 125-1 (12-0) Soon racing in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 16, 25 1/4l behind Zikany (11-5) at Goodwood 2m hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Beautiful Crown 18-1 (9-9) Always in rear, last of 13, 16l behind Andaleep (10-2) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Genesius (IRE) 13-2 (9-12) Close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Lexington Knight (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Gustav Holst (IRE) 28-1 (9-10) Off the pace and always towards rear, 9th of 14, 28 1/4l behind Tin Fandango (8-12) at Newbury 2m hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Dark Island 8-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out, won at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Sep beating Ve Day (9-5) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Al Azhar (IRE) 7-1 (9-10) Raced wide in touch, ridden 2f out, never nearer, 6th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Lexington Knight (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Oct.