led 10f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in touch towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong
led 2f, pushed along to lead again 2f out, ridden and ran on
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
close up, pushed along to chase winner 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong
keen in touch in rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
NonRunner
Raymond Tusk is fitted with blinkers after a couple of disappointing efforts while the progressive Autumn War faces a different and more difficult task today having completed a double over 1m6f in lesser company at Wolverhampton. SCARLET DRAGON (NAP) is at home at this level having won the Duke Of Edinburgh handicap at Ascot back in June and wasn’t beaten far when fourth over track and trip on his return from a lay-off. He gets the nod with winning partner Hollie Doyle back on board. Cardano went close at Newcastle last time but Centroid is preferred back up in distance after a recent second to Oslo.
Raymond Tusk (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Prominent, disputed lead going well 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Island Brave (9-3) at Newcastle 2m stks (2) pol in Dec.
Scarlet Dragon 11-1 (9-12) Dwelt keen held up, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Al Zaraqaan (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Cardano (USA) 8-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, headway to narrowly lead 2f out, headed over 1f out but battled back throughout final furlong, just denied, 2nd of 8, hd behind Myseven (9-6) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Summeronsevenhills (USA) 5-1 (9-2) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, no extra, 4th of 5, 3l behind Omnivega (9-10) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Centroid 11-2 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Oslo (8-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Combine (IRE) 7-4fav (9-11) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, driven and stayed on towards finish, last of 5, 2 3/4l behind Casa Loupi (8-9) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Autumn War (IRE) 2-1fav (9-8) Slowly into stride, held up in 4th, good headway on outside chasing leader over 1f out, led final 110 yards, stayed on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec beating Thai Terrier (9-7) by nk, 6 ran.