in touch, effort on outside over 3f out, weakened 2f out
led, pushed along over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened and eased
held up, driven 3f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
keen and soon tracking leader, led on inside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on
tracked leaders, chased winner from over 2f out, kept on
held up, brief effort 3f out, never dangerous
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A competitive ten runner field going to post for this and Penang Cinta is selected to land it. David Evans' charge drops back to the ten furlong trip having not been able to close down the leaders over twelve furlongs. The drop back to ten should suit while he is favourably weighted with Latin Scholar who beat him at Windsor on his penultimate start. The easy surface is the concern as throughout his 30 race career he has not raced on ground any easier than good. Latin Scholar is 8lb higher for that Windsor victory last time where he was produced with a perfectly timed challenge by his rider. Open to further improvement and with Alan King's flat string remaining in fine form, Latin Scholar will take plenty of beating. Roodolph is vulnerable to anything with a turn of foot in the closing stages and does not look to hold anything on the assessor. Dr Brass was suited by the step up in trip last time but raced rather lazily and as a consequence blinkers are now on. Ballora was the subject of very strong support at Salisbury on Wednesday but failed to get involved. This is his first attempt at this trip but the easy ground is a cause for concern. Scary Movie should be watched in the market as he looks to be steadily improving. Penang Cinta is the selection to land it.
Friends Hope 20-1 (9-7) Chased leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 17l behind Cosmea (8-7) at Newbury 1m 2f fll hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Kapellmeister (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 5f out, weakened over 4f out, tailed off, last of 10, well behind Birkside (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcap (5) pol in Dec.
Latin Scholar (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, held up, headway 3f out, led 1f out, edged left final furlong, just held on, won at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul beating King Supreme (9-3) by a ns, 13 ran.
Penang Cinta 7-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon one pace, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Cheshire Prince (9-2) at Chester 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Dr Brass 10-3fav (9-6) Held up towards rear, pushed along 5f out, headway 3f out, one pace final 2f, 3rd of 7, 8l behind Times Vital (9-2) at Haydock 1m 3f 3yo hcp (5) hvy in Jul.
Master Mahogany 5-1 (9-0) Chased clear leaders, headway over 3f out, chased winner 2f out, no impression final furlong, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Clear Sailing (9-10) at Nottingham 1m 2f app hcp (5) sft.
Scary Movie (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right, every chance inside final furlong, edged left close home, ran on, 2nd of 10, hd behind Themwerethedays (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn aut (6) pol in Jun.
Roodolph 7-2 (9-6) Prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 8l behind Quince (9-7) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Dragon Slayer (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up, ridden over 3f out, hung left over 1f out, soon went 3rd, never dangerous, 3rd of 6, 11l behind Clear Sailing (9-10) at Nottingham 1m 2f app hcp (5) sft.
Ballora (FR) 5-2 (8-12) Took keen hold tracking leaders, pushed along 3f out, went moderate 3rd over 1f out, 3rd of 5, 5l behind Stalking Shadow (9-2) at Salisbury 1m 3yo hcp (4) gs.
