slowly into stride, behind, headway on outside 7f out, weakened quickly over 2f out
held up rear of mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, no impression on winner, stayed on
slowly into stride, behind, never on terms
held up in rear, headway 7f out, ridden and pressing leaders, no extra final 100 yards
chased leaders on outside, led 10f out, headed over 8f out, soon weakened, well behind over 1f out
prominent, lost place over 10f out, well beaten final 2f
led early, held up in touch, outpaced over 3f out, no impression
mid-division, not much room over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no impression on winner, pressed for 2nd briefly inside final furlong, stayed on same pace final 100 yards
mid-division, headway over 9f out, led over 8f out, not much room over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace from over 1f out
prominent, led over 10f out, soon headed, chased leaders, not much room over 2f out, soon switched left, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, easily
soon led, headed over 10f out, lost place over 5f out, not clear run over 2f out, kept on final furlong, went 4th towards finish
Diamond Bay won a lower grade race at Windsor in July and is 5lb higher but several of these placed over track and trip last time. Lion Face finished third while Spring Glow was beaten only a neck last month but MUTARABBY looks set to take advantage of a slide down the weights on his recent second and John Butler’s charge gets the vote in an open affair. Maketh Believeth’s recent second came over 2m and Liberty Warrior is preferred upped in trip with headgear applied.
Cuban Hope (IRE) 28-1 (10-2) Dwelt, raced keenly, held up last, weakened inside final 3f, tailed off and eased, last of 6, 18 3/4l behind Bague D'or (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Mutarabby (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Midfield, headway going well over 2f out, soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed 1f out, kept on well final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Loving Dash (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Lexington Force (FR) 15-2 (9-6) Held up in mid-division, driven over 2f out, never threatened, 6th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Cadeau D'or (9-6) at Ffos Las 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Where's Tom 33-1 (8-11) Always rear-division, pushed along and struggling over 3f out, never a factor, tailed off, 10th of 13, dist behind East Asia (8-13) at Goodwood 2m hcp (4) sft in May.
Proton (IRE) 66-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 5f out until 4f out, not much room well over 2f out, soon weakened, hanging left over 1f out, last of 9, 14 1/4l behind Carp Kid (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Frozen Waters (IRE) 11-1 (9-13) Reluctant to leave stalls, detached in rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on, never dangerous, 7th of 14, 11 3/4l behind Tralee Hills (9-9) at Newbury 1m 3f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Liberty Warrior (IRE) 4-1 (9-13) Raced in mid-division, pushed along at 3f, made late headway, snatched third final strides, 4th of 9, 1 1/4l behind Tilsitt (9-12) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Spring Glow 10-3fav (9-10) Tracked leaders out wide, headway between horses over 1f out went 2nd every chance throughout final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 11, nk behind Summertime Romance (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp fll (5) pol in Aug.
Buxted Too 12-1 (9-0) Held up well off the pace in last pair, headway on inside over 2f out, plugged on in modest 4th, weakened into 5th towards finish, 5th of 8, 7 1/4l behind State Of Bliss (9-10) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Maketh Believeth (IRE) Evensfav (9-7) Led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 3, 1/2l behind Evaluation (8-10) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Alpha King 13-2 (8-13) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden when carried head high 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Fast Steps (8-13) at Epsom 1m 1f stks (4) gd in Apr.
Diamond Bay 5-2fav (9-7) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, steady headway when switched left 2f out, kept on well final furlong, led final strides, won at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (6) gf in Jul beating Lisdarragh (8-7) by nk, 9 ran.
Lion Face (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, ridden and every chance disputing lead inside final furlong, headed and no extra in 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Rafiot (10-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
