led, headed 4f out, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out, tailed off
close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace from over 1f out, lost 3rd near finish
tracked leaders, ridden and lost place 3f out
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed near finish
dwelt, towards rear, pushed along 5f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 3rd near finish
in rear, ridden 2f out, never near leaders
tracked leader, led 4f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, driven inside final furlong, rallied gamely to lead again near finish
led to post, pushed along in rear, ridden 6f out, headway under pressure 4f out, tracked leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
keen, in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace from over 1f out
Only a short-head separated Medina Sidonia and La Fritillaire when the former won over 2m1f here last month. Monjeni and Riptide were further behind while Giant Redwood was a well-beaten third over track and trip back in June. Duke Of Diamonds looks likely to stay the trip after going close over 2m at Yarmouth but LEONCAVALLO (NAP) is preferred. The latter won five times over hurdles for John Ferguson last year and returned to the Flat with a victory over 2m on the Turf course at Lingfield. There should be more to come from him in this code and the Godolphin charge gets the vote.
Giant Redwood (IRE) 12-1 (9-11) Prominent, driven and outpaced over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out, 10th of 11, 14 1/4l behind Be Perfect (9-12) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Duke Of Diamonds 2-1jfav (9-2) Stumbled and went right start, tracked leader, under pressure over 3f out, stayed on to challenge well inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 4, shd behind Bertie Moon (9-11) at Yarmouth 2m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Medina Sidonia (IRE) 4-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, not much room briefly over 1f out, stayed on to challenge inside final furlong, led post, won at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp (5) gf in Sep beating La Fritillaire (9-0) by shd, 8 ran.
Leoncavallo (IRE) 2-5fav (9-3) Tracked leader, shaken up to challenge over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) gf in Jul beating For Goodness Sake (9-2) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Riptide 8-1 (9-11) Held up towards rear, headway on outside 4f out, driven 3f out, soon outpaced, weakened 2f out, 7th of 8, 11 3/4l behind Medina Sidonia (10-0) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Tuscan Gold 20-1 (9-8) Rousted out of stalls and slowly into stride, in rear and soon started pulling hard, closed after 4f, weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 29 3/4l behind Medina Sidonia (10-0) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
La Fritillaire 12-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, edged right, pressed inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 8, shd behind Medina Sidonia (10-0) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Madam Lilibet (IRE) 14-1 (9-8) Pushed along in rear, reminders after 3f, soon detached, never on terms, 12th of 15, 26 1/2l behind Transpennine Star (9-9) at Carlisle 1m 6f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Monjeni 5-1 (8-6) Held up, not much room over 3f out, headway when not clear run over 1f out or inside final furlong, never able to get on terms, 5th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Medina Sidonia (10-0) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
