towards rear, headway and switched right entering final furlong, ridden and ran on, nearest finish
in touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, no impression after
led, pushed along and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden 3 lengths clear inside final furlong, idled towards finish
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden entering final furlong, kept on same pace
close up, pushed along 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
keen tracked leaders, ridden to chase clear winner inside final furlong, no extra and lost two places close home
held up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, ran on
awkwardly away, towards rear, never a factor
raced wide in touch, pushed along and weakened over 1f out
in rear, pushed along 2f out, never nearer
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Good Effort finished in front of 2019 winner Judicial and Soldier's Minute when winning last year’s renewal and has leading claims once again. He beat the French raider Manjeer at Deauville in August while Harry's Bar travels over from Ireland with every chance at the weights but Misty Grey found EXALTED ANGEL (NAP) too good in Listed company here back in February. The latter was beaten only a head at the All-Weather Championships subsequently and Karl Burke’s charge should make a bold bid back on this surface for the first time since. The remainder have plenty to find on these terms though The Last Lion returns from stud duties having won the Group 1 Middle Park for Mark Johnston as a two-year-old way back in 2016.
Judicial (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Mid-division, nudged along under 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on into 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Tis Marvellous (9-2) at Beverley 5f lst stks (1) gf in Aug.
Bahrain Pride 5-2jfav (9-10) Keen led, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Spycatcher (9-10) at Newmarket 6f stks (3) gd in Oct.
Exalted Angel (FR) 20-1 (9-10) Raced near side, outpaced and always towards rear, last of 16, 7 1/2l behind Mokaatil (8-4) at Epsom 5f hcp (2) gs in Jun.
Good Effort (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Bmpd early,checkd,3-4w, last of 4, 12l behind Following Sea (8-6) at Belmont Park 6f stks fst in Oct.
Harry's Bar 10-3fav (9-13) In rear and took keen hold, briefly short of room and switched right 2f out, soon ridden, 7th 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 9, 4l behind The Highway Rat (9-13) at Dundalk 5f Grp 3 stks (1) pol in Oct.
Manjeer (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) In rear early, headway 2f out, kept on, nearest at finish, 5th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Alpen Rose (8-11) at Dresden 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Sep.
Misty Grey (IRE) 11-4fav (9-0) Raced wide in touch, headway when edged left entering final furlong, ridden and ran on, not reach leaders, 3rd of 9, 1/2l behind Exalted Angel (9-0) at Lingfield 6f lst stks (1) pol in Feb.
Soldier's Minute 9-2 (9-2) Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, never threatened, last of 6, 3 3/4l behind Royal Crusade (9-2) at Kempton 6f stks (2) pol in Oct.
The Last Lion (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Made all, pushed along over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, ran on, gamely, won at Newmarket 6f Grp 1 stks (1) gf in Sep beating Blue Point (9-0) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Bimble (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Raced wide in touch, headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on one pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 1 1/2l behind She Do (9-0) at Newmarket 6f lst fll stks (1) gd in Oct.
Jouska 14-1 (8-12) Raced keenly towards rear, clipped heels and unseated rider after 1f, at Doncaster 6f lst stks (1) sft in Nov.
Fivethousandtoone (IRE) 11-4 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on, went 3rd well inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Tommy de Vito (8-6) at Kempton 6f hcp (2) pol in Oct.
