held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, just held
soon led, hung right and headed over 1f out, gradually weakened
prominent, ridden and every chance from well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
with leader, ridden to challenge over 2f out, lost action over 1f out, weakened quickly, soon pulled up
held up in rear, some late headway over 1f out, never on terms
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon ridden and one pace
reared start, rider was late taking off blindfold, always behind, tailed off
behind, hung right throughout, never dangerous
behind, some late headway, never nearer
held up in touch, effort over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure
prominent, hard ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, never able to challenge
chased leaders, hard ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
held up in touch, under pressure halfway, ran on final furlong, nearest finish
mid-division, hard driven over 1f out, never nearer
chased leaders, ridden and ran on to lead inside final furlong, held on well
chased leaders, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
Milton Bradley has his team firing on all cylinders at present so Mythical Blue and Triple Dream have to be to the fore of our thoughts but it may be worth taking a chance with KAY TWO. He hasn't been at his best this season but the handicapper has finally relented and he's now on the same mark as when last successful a year ago. His claimer is good value for his 5lbs and he's a tentative suggestion in an open race although it's a little offputting that he hasn't shone on his two previous runs on the track. Servoca did run well here last time but is still a maiden on turf so looks one for each-way support as is Luminous Gold who comes here on the back of a couple of decent efforts. Sharpened Edge has run some sound races in defeat this season but she has had some hard races and of more interest is Step It Up who was in front of Luminous Gold at Newmarket and has the services of a good lad. Mythical Blue will find it harder to make all than he did at Goodwood and a stronger contender may be Triple Dream who didn't enjoy much luck in running when coming off the pace at the same track. There are any number of answers to this conundrum but our answer is Kay Two.
Servoca (CAN) 16-1 (8-5) Held up, headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Rulesn'regulations (8-6) at Ascot 6f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Sep.
Bertoliver 33-1 (8-4) Prominent, under pressure well over 1f out, soon weakened, 14th of 16, 10l behind Cheveton (8-9) at Haydock 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Sep.
Fantasy Explorer 20-1 (8-8) Mid-division, ridden and headway well over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 17, 12l behind Evens And Odds (8-11) at Newmarket 6f hcap (2) gf in May.
Kay Two (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) With leader, weakened over 1f out, towards rear, never dangerous, last of 9, 9l behind Haajes (8-8) at Ffos Las 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Sep.
Zowington 28-1 (8-7) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, struggling final 2f, 12th of 15, 12l behind Aldermoor (8-4) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
The Tatling (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Soon pushed along in rear, last of 9, 17l behind Le Toreador (9-4) at Leicester 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sep.
Sharpened Edge 8-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, ridden and edged left over 1f out, kept on and hung left inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Haajes (8-8) at Ffos Las 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Sep.
Brunelleschi 15-2 (8-8) Tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, soon one paced, 5th of 11, 5l behind Good Gorsoon (8-7) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sep.
Triple Dream 2-1fav (9-7) Chased leaders, not much room half way, every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Even Bolder (9-0) at Goodwood 5f all hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Rocker 8-1 (8-13) Held up, driven and effort over 2f out to over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 5l behind Idle Power (8-6) at Epsom Downs 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Sep.
Whiskey Junction 6-1 (9-1) Led, headed 2f out, still challenging when not much room between horses entering final furlong, unable to quicken, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Colorus (8-0) at Yarmouth 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sep.
Sands Crooner (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, nearest finish, 6th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Lenny Bee (9-3) at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
Luminous Gold 9-2fav (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, headway and switched left over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Ocean Blaze (9-8) at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep.
Step It Up (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Held up, headway chased leaders after 2f, ridden 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd close home, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Ocean Blaze (9-8) at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep.
King Of Swords (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Go Go Green (9-0) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep.
Even Bolder 8-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, led over 1f out, edged left under pressure, ridden out, won at Goodwood 5f all hcp 0-70 (5) gf beating Namir (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Magical Speedfit (IRE) 8-1 (8-6) Towards rear, effort on outside 2f out, beaten over 1f out, 6th of 9, 6l behind Colorus (8-0) at Yarmouth 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sep.
Mythical Blue (IRE) 7-4fav (9-1) Made all, ridden 2f, ran on gamely, won at Goodwood 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep beating Edith's Boy (8-4) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
