led near side group, headed over 2f out, soon short of room and lost place, ridden and rallied inside final furlong
towards rear far side, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
towards rear near side, never on terms
tracked leader far side, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
tracked leaders near side, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f our
in touch near side, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on one pace
tracked leaders near side, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on one pace final furlong
in touch far side, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on one pace
prominent near side until ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders far side, pushed along and every chance over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
prominent near side, ridden and every over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up near side, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, carried head high, ran on
prominent far side, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader near side, ridden to lead overall over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong
in rear far side, pushed along halfway, never nearer
keen to post, towards rear near side, pushed along 3f out, never on terms
raced far side, led overall , headed over 2f out, remained prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
It was soft ground when Marshal Dan beat Hodler at Leicester but faster underfoot when Repertoire scored at Windsor and Marlay Park won at Epsom. Hierarchy is upped in trip while Liamarty Dreams drops down in distance and Pontefract winner Hiromichi steps up in class. Lunatick has yet to win a handicap so a chance is taken on KING OF FURY improving now handicapping having placed in all three outings so far, including on soft going at Leicester last time.
Marshal Dan (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Tracked leader centre, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Leicester 7f hcp (3) sft in Oct beating Hodler (9-2) by 2l, 7 ran.
Hierarchy (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Well outpaced in rear, pushed along and looked struggling over 2f out, headway near side of group and hung right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd final strides, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Gisburn (9-5) at Goodwood 6f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Repertoire 10-1 (9-12) Held up in last pair, headway tracking leaders going well looking for room 2f out, went between horses over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon quickened clear, readily, won at Windsor 1m hcp (4) gd in Oct beating Cabinet Of Clowns (9-13) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Love De Vega (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out, soon behind, last of 11, 8 1/2l behind Gisburn (9-5) at Goodwood 6f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Bay Breeze 80-1 (9-7) Led near side group until over 4f out, well beaten by other groups final 2f, 22nd of 25, 17 1/4l behind Wobwobwob (9-9) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Hodler (GER) 3-1 (9-2) In touch stand side, switched to rear of centre group 4f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, switched left approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Marshal Dan (9-1) at Leicester 7f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Marlay Park 10-3 (9-12) Off the pace in last pair, headway towards near side over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Bresson (10-0) at Epsom 7f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Bernardo O'Reilly 11-2 (9-10) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, no response, 5th of 10, 12l behind Roach Power (9-1) at Haydock 6f hcp (3) hvy in Sep.
Al Marmar (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 15, 18 1/2l behind Chasing Aphrodite (9-13) at Ascot 1m hcp (3) gd in May.
Hieronymus 7-2jfav (9-12) Raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Caragio (9-11) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Little Boy Blue 18-1 (9-10) Chased leaders out wide, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, no chance with winner and lost two places towards finish, dropped to 5th post, 5th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Bresson (10-0) at Epsom 7f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Dirtyoldtown (IRE) 15-2 (9-4) Went right start, led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd turning in, ridden and weakened quickly over 1f out, last of 10, 12l behind Cover Up (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Lunatick 10-3 (9-9) Raced keenly tracking leader, challenged near side rail going well 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner final 110 yards, just held on for modest 2nd, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Alpha Crucis (9-11) at Goodwood 1m hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Hiromichi (FR) 9-2fav (9-11) Dwelt, front mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, headway well over 1f out, ridden and led 1f out, ran on and asserted final 110 yards, readily, won at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) gs in Oct beating Global Spirit (9-8) by 2 1/4l, 16 ran.
Ivory Madonna (IRE) 17-2 (9-5) Prominent, pushed along and could not go pace of leader over 1f out, plugged on in distant 2nd, 2nd of 12, 4 1/4l behind Summer Of Love (9-5) at Kempton 7f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
King Of Fury (IRE) 11-8fav (9-5) Keen, led, pushed along and joined over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, stayed on one pace, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Royal Jet (9-5) at Leicester 7f stks (5) sft in Oct.
Shandy Star (IRE) 33-1 (9-9) Led stand side trio, chased leader when groups merged over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 6 1/2l behind Look Back Smiling (10-0) at Doncaster 7f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Liamarty Dreams 13-2 (10-0) Mid-division, headway going well on outside over 1f out, soon ridden and outpaced, kept on in 3rd, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Beccara Rose (9-0) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) sft in Sep.
