tracked leader, led going well over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, easily
held up in last pair, headway on outside chasing leaders 3f out, ridden and one pace in 3rd over 1f out, dropped to 4th last strides
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, ridden and beaten over 2f out
led until over 2f out, pushed along and lost 2nd soon after, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
raced keenly, held up in 5th, headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and one pace over 1f out, no chance with winner
chased leaders on inside, outpaced over 2f out, plugged on again inside final furlong, went modest 3rd final strides
chased leaders on outside, ridden and went 2nd approaching final 2f until inside final 2f, hung left and weakened inside final furlong
Coul Kat won a shade cosily at Chepstow last week but is taking on stronger opposition here under a penalty. Burristo is likely to be thereabouts again and is preferred to surprise Lingfield winner Gordonstoun but this looks a good opportinty for IMPULSIVE ONE. William Haggas’ top weight was probably a bit unlucky making his handicap debut at Windsor off this mark a week ago and should again beat Shady Cove and Mark Of Respect. Tanglewood Tales and Eagles Dare need to up their game.
Impulsive One (USA) 5-2fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, ran on well and carried left inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 9, hd behind Sixntwothrees (9-0) at Windsor 1m (5) gd in Sep.
Mark Of Respect (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Missed break, raced in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, went left over 1f out, made no impression and weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 12 1/2l behind Sixntwothrees (9-0) at Windsor 1m (5) gd in Sep.
Shady Cove 10-1 (9-3) Slowly away, held up in rear, ridden along 2f out, plugged on final furlong, 6th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Sixntwothrees (9-0) at Windsor 1m (5) gd in Sep.
Burristo (IRE) 11-2 (8-13) Held up, pushed along and closed on outside over 2f out, went 2nd and edged right inside final furlong, no impression on winner, kept on, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Soft Whisper (9-9) at Salisbury 1m (5) gs in Aug.
Coul Kat (IRE) 2-1fav (9-7) Last pair, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish, comfortably, won at Chepstow 1m (6) gd in Sep beating Devil's Cub (8-13) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Tanglewood Tales 9-1 (9-0) In touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 10 3/4l behind Pleasant Man (9-0) at Haydock 1m stks (4) sft in Sep.
Eagles Dare 8-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride, behind switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, kept on, 4th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Devil's Cub (8-8) at Bath 1m (6) gs in Aug.
Gordonstoun (IRE) 18-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, soon switched left and closed, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Lingfield 7f (6) gs in Aug beating Spirit Of Rowdown (8-1) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
