difficult loading, restless in stalls and slowly away, always behind
chased leader until ridden 2f out, weakened quickly
chased leaders on outside, weakened well over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in last pair, good headway between horses over 1f out, finished well, not reach leaders
mid-division, good headway on inside over 2f out, 2nd over 1f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, led well inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner last strides
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd last strides
held up towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong
led, ridden over 1f out, strongly pressed and kept on final furlong, headed well inside final furlong, weakened near finish
held up towards rear, angled out over 2f out, good headway on outside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led last strides
took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened
held up and always towards rear
chased leaders, pushed along and went 2nd 2f out until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Golden Guest is having only his second start on the all-weather but has never won beyond 7f on Turf. Squire is starting to slip down the weights and could be interesting but Fullon Clarets is best watched after a year on the sidelines. Precious Angel was second over course and distance in August when a pound higher and has been running over longer trips since but AFRICAN BLESSING is taken to build on a recent second at Chelmsford. That was only the gelding’s second run over a mile so there may be more to come and a draw against the inside rail can’t harm his chances.
Ogbourne Downs 33-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, weakened final 100 yards, 9th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Fastar (9-3) at Sandown 1m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Fullon Clarets 2-1 (9-2) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon faded, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Unforgiving Minute (9-2) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (6) pol in Oct.
Squire 8-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, ridden and hung left inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 4l behind Av A Word (9-4) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Music Major 66-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 14, 29 1/4l behind Fastar (9-3) at Sandown 1m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Lacan (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 9th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Easy Code (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Choral Clan (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on, not trouble leaders, 5th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Easy Code (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Luang Prabang (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Mid-division centre, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 16 1/4l behind Glorious Poet (9-8) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Scribner Creek (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Ourmullion (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
African Blessing 12-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, 2nd 5f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Pass The Cristal (9-1) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Golden Guest 9-4fav (9-11) Prominent on outer, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Armagnac (9-6) at Thirsk 1m hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Isstoora (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) In touch, headway when short of room and bumped over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 5th of 8, 6l behind Kitty Boo (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m mdn fll stks (5) pol in Sep.
Precious Angel (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Led 2f, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Flood Defence (9-4) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gd in Sep.
Muthraab Aldaar (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 6 1/2l behind Lord Reason (9-6) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
South Sea Belle (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, always behind, 10th of 13, 11 3/4l behind Ventura Blues (9-12) at Kempton 1m hcp fll (5) pol in Sep.
